In First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, Elders and traditional teachers play a prominent, vital, and respected role. Carleton University created this guide for working with First Nations to support building and creating working relationships.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be to an Indigenous Advocate? Watch this video from the Aboriginal Community Advocacy program shows the questions people are asking and the steps people are taking to be Indigenous advocates.
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Read examples of Indigenous-led movements that honour and recognize Indigenous resistance to assimilation and the status quo in their journeys to “be alive,” in Indigenous activism in Canada’s past, present and future.
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Consider donating to support Indigenous language preservation in Canada as a way to contribute to these languages and preservation of Indigenous culture. Consider the First Peoples’ Cultural Council, Indigenous languages revitalization programs at universities, cultural centres, Indigenous organizations, grassroots initiatives cultural heritage museums and more.
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Research Indigenous place names in your community and learn about the people or trailblazers that they are named in honour of. Make a social media post about what you learn/uncover and share.
Read MoreIt is important to recognize that among Indigenous peoples there are social conditions and lived realities that affect all systems in Canada. Go on social media and find three Indigenous activists with causes you believe in. Be A ConnectR, follow their social media and amplify their message.
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Read the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice and see how you can help ensure these calls are answered.
This is a good resource for Red Dress Day.
Engage with the Re-Igniting Sacred Fires project from Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan. A project that honours and commemorates the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit individuals, and raises awareness of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice, and the Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ who have been lost.
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Engage with Two-Spirit peoples by following and supporting them on social media – people like @afrobrujx, @scottwabano, and @seansnyder on Instagram, or harawiq on TikTok are great places to start.
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Support Indigenous leaders in your community. Ideas to get your started include, supporting Indigenous-run and Indigenous-led business, sharing posts by Indigenous leaders on social media, going to events with Indigenous artists, and reading works by Indigenous authors.
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Learn about, and support the work of, The Indigenous Leadership Initiative, and organization dedicated to strengthening Indigenous Nationhood and Indigenous leadership on the land.
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Indigenous scholar Lindsey Schneider is on the TED stage to talk about Whose Land Are You On? And What to Know About the Indigenous Land Back Movement? She speaks to land thriving in Indigenous hands and the real, tangible ways you can help return what was stolen.
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See how New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) works to understand intergeneration trauma and works out what to do as an individual and organization.
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Support the Heart-Song Complex Trauma Program – be part of the community is full of people who want to help create safer communities.
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Watch the replay of We Need to Talk, a public forum discussion hosted by CBC designed to shine a light on how systemic racism operates in Alberta, with an aim to put forward potential solutions, concrete actions and examples of success.
Read MoreLearn about and use Indigenous protocol, ways of interacting that respects traditional ways of knowing and being.
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Use the Meyopimatisiwin (Living a Harmonious Life) website to find teaching and learning resources by Elders, students and teachers from the Saulteau First Nation, West Moberly First Nation and Moberly Lake School in north eastern British Columbia, along with Galileo Educational Network mentors.
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Assembly of Seven Generations is an Indigenous owned and youth-led, non-profit organization focused on cultural support and empowerment programs/policies for Indigenous youth while being led by traditional knowledge and Elder guidance. Learn more about their work of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
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Check out Indigenous Cloud, an online platform created to preserve and distribute Indigenous Music.
Learn more about streaming service in this CBC story: Sask. music producer on a mission to preserve Indigenous music through streaming website, app
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Listen to The North Sound, who independently released second full-length roots-rock album, As The Stars Explode on Oct. 23
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Read and follow tea&bannock, a collective blog by indigenous women photographers, and get to know their incredible work.
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The Indigenous Youth Toolkit created by the We Matter campaign is designed to support youth manage any hard times they may be going through in life.
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Douglas Bird clothing represents strength in overcoming trauma. A powerful placement of images and words placed on garments that can be worn with pride and giving the people who wear these garments an uplifting sense of freedom.
Created by Niall Schofield empowers people whose lives have been affected by FASD. His story is one of triumph over life’s struggles through faith and determination. He knows first-hand what it takes to change your life.
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The Montreal Urban Aboriginal Network launched the Indigenous Ally toolkit in English and in French. Being an ally is about creating safe spaces by educating others on the realities and histories of marginalized people. The toolkit provides suggested steps and self-reflections for people who want to be an ally.
Read MoreTwo Spirits, One Voice is a community-based initiative that seeks to bolster supports for persons that identify both as LGBTQ and Indigenous: Two Spirit people. Start by watching their 16 minute video!
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“ayisīnowak: A Communications Guide is intended to provide individuals with a basic outline of Aboriginal protocol and governance systems in order to facilitate improved relationship building either as co-workers, through business opportunities or through inclusion in specific projects.”
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Everyone, at some point in their journey of Reconciliation, needs to read the 94 Calls to Action recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.” Or connect here to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission Final Report to read other sections and excerpts.
We have included this action in every category and every path on this website as a reminder of how important it is for us to understand the history and path of Reconciliation in our country.
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Reconciliation in Saskatchewan
Find organizations and communities who share your commitment to work towards Reconciliation and can offer opportunities for engagement.
Read MoreJordin Tootoo is the first person of Inuk descent to suit up in the NHL. Read his story and find out about the Team Tootoo Fund which he established in 2011 to give back to his community.
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Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre
National Centre for Truth and Reconcilition
Indigenous Voices Literary Award
Donating is an important mechanism for supporting artists, organizations and movements that promote Reconciliation. Image from str8-up.ca.
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Do you have questions about residential schools and reconciliation, but don’t know who or where to ask? Do you want to do your part, however big or small, to help the country heal but don’t know how?
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