The Calgary Public Library friends Henri and Charlie teaches the significance of the Treaty 7 land acknowledgment, which recognizes the history of the lands in southern Alberta, including Calgary.
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TakingITGlobal has an extensive database of resources showcasing youth initiatives around reconciliation. You can access publications here and check out their ongoing programming. If you’re a youth, access their grants to launch your own reconciliation initiative!
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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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Siha Tooskin Knows is a series children’s books reinforcing the importance of Indigenous culture, including Siha Tooskin Knows the Love of the Dance on why powwows are so important.
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THE GATHERING Educators from North West Community College/University of Regina Community-Based Masters Program have compiled First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) teaching resources that can be adapted for all students. While the website is focused on teachers, anyone starting their Reconciliation journey will find this to be a useful tool!
Read MoreIndigenous Youth Voices is a project that seeks to gather input from Inuit, Métis and First Nations youth across Canada on how best to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 66 to deliver programs that can empower and support Indigenous Youth. Read this CBC article about the project!
Read MoreCBC’s The Current covers a public forum held to discuss the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and how the traumas of Indigenous youth are connected to the violence against Indigenous women.
Read MoreOffice of The Treaty Commissioner Website
In March 2017, the Office of the Treaty Commissioner invited 45 youth between the ages of 18 and 30 years to gather and imagine their lives 40 years in the future—in a time when Reconciliation has been successful. Read about their vision for Reconciliation.
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Use graphic novels to introduce youth to history! Chester Brown, creator of the Louis Riel graphic novel, retells the history of the nineteenth-century Métis Rebellion lead by Prairie Métis Louis Riel.
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