National Truth and Reconciliation Day Resources

LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY RECONCILIATION MATTERS

94 Calls to Action

From the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada, read the public report online.

Whose Land Are You On?

Visit Native-Land.ca to look at a digital map and access resources on different territories, languages and much more.

About the Indian Act

Read the CBC article on “21 things you may not know about the Indian Act”.

Anti-Indigenous Racism

Read the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health’s article for understanding more on the subject in the Canadian context.

xʷəlməxʷqən Cultural Society

“A variety of language lessons to help you improve your hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ learning, whether you are just starting out or if you are fluent.”

Indigenous Canada Course

Indigenous Canada is a free 12-module course from the Faculty of Native Studies (University of Alberta). Through interdisciplinary lenses, this course invites you to build foundational knowledge about Indigenous histories and gain a deeper understanding of contemporary realities at global, national, and local levels.

Media

• Films
  • We Were Children
  • The Unforgotten
  • Now Is the Time
  • Indian Horse
  • Yintah
• Television
  • Reservation Dogs
  • Rutherford Falls
  • North of North
• Books
  • Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Wall Kimmerer
  • Five Little Indians – Michelle Good
  • Johnny Appleseed – Joshua Whitehead
  • Red Paint – Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe
  • Indian Horse – Richard Waganese
  • The Theory of Crows – David A. Robertson
  • Namwayut – Robert Joseph
  • The Knowing – Tanya Talaga
  • Decolonization and Me – Kristy McLeod & Phyllis Webstadt
• Audio
  • Indigenous Canada on CBC Radio
  • Reclaimed on CBC Radio
  • Think NDN on Co-op Radio
  • Media Indigena Podcast
  • Don’t Call Me Resilient Podcast

For Kids

• The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstad (6-9yrs)
• When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson (4-8yrs)
• My Name is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling (9-12yrs)
• I Am Not A Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis (7-11yrs)
• When We Play Our Drums, They Sing! by Monique Gray Smith & Richard Van Camp (9-13yrs)
• The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (13+yrs)
• Little Shoes by David Robertson (3-7yrs)

Donate

You can donate to the Indigenous Programming at Britannia by visiting CanadaHelps.org & select Indigenous Programming from the dropdown menu.

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/99781

Participate

Britannia Community Centre Indigenous-led Programming supports the learning of diverse Indigenous Cultural Knowledge, Protocols, Arts and History. Learn more here.