National Indigenous Peoples Day

To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, I’ve collected a few helpful resources for learning more about Indigenous cultures, practices, and perspectives.

The ongoing impacts of colonization are not just part of Canadian history, but continuing to this day. One important step toward reconciliation involves witnessing and honouring Indigenous experiences, past and present. 

Podcasts

Residential Schools

Telling Our Twisted Histories

The Secret Life of Canada

Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo

Documentaries & Films

“Birth of a Family”

"Stolen Children"

“Stories Are in Our Bones”

10 Indigenous Films

Books

“Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City” by Tanya Talaga

“Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls” by Jessica McDiarmid

“From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way” by Jesse Thistle

“Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance” by Jesse Wente

“21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality” by Bob Joseph

Free Online Course

University of Alberta: “Indigenous Canada”

More Resources

ConnectR

Saskatoon Public Library: Recommended Lists: First Nations and Métis

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation