Indigenous Resources

Resources for Adults

• Treaty Texts (Includes Treaty 6 Information) 
• Truth & Reconciliation Commission 
• CFLA TRC Report 
• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada 
• Indigenous Services Canada 
• Windspeaker 
• NFB Indigenous Cinema
• Rupertsland Institute Teaching and Learning Resources 
• Reclaiming Power and Place: an executive summary of the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls 
• National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education (NCCIE) 
• ATA Stepping Stones Resources
• Metis Nation of Alberta
• Bear Paw Media and Education (includes print materials, videos, podcasts and webinars designed specifically for Indigenous people, organizations working with Indigenous populations, educators, students and academics engaged in research with Indigenous communities and the general public)
• Treaty Talk and Treaty Walk (videos)
• Turtle Island Safer Spaces Resources

Resources for Kids

• Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom Center Virtual Library
• Thinking Indigenous Online Indigenous Education K-8

Indigenous Canada (free course)

Indigenous Canada is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada.
From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.

Indigenous Canada is for students from faculties outside the Faculty of Native Studies with an interest in acquiring a basic familiarity with Indigenous/non-Indigenous relationships. 

Register for the Indigenous Canada course

Voices of the Land

Voices of the Land is a digital public space that supports communities to create, share, discover, and celebrate Indigenous content online. It was developed by libraries throughout Alberta with support from the Government of Alberta’s Public Library Services Branch. This work is guided by a steering committee from libraries across the province. It is the culmination of collaboration with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and community members.

Voices of the Land is an expansion on Voices of Amiskwaciy, which was developed by the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) in consultation and collaboration with Indigenous communities and individuals in Edmonton.

Voices of amiskwaciy

Stories from Indigenous Edmonton

The Edmonton Public Library introduces Voices of Amiskwaciy—a digital public space to share Indigenous stories, a first for a public library in Canada.

Voices of Amiskwaciy is an initiative that supports the community to create, share, discover and celebrate local Indigenous content online. EPL will support the skill-building needed for communities and groups who would like to create and manage their own collections and learn how to do digital storytelling.

It is guided by the values of ongoing consultation and collaboration with Indigenous communities in the spirit of reconciliation. This website will be accessible to all Canadians and will provide the opportunity for dialogue in the reconciliation process.

Voices of Amiskwaciy is a space owned by the Indigenous community. Amiskwaciy is short form of amiskwaciy-wâskahikan, which translates to “Beaver Hills” in Cree and refers to the Edmonton region. 

Website

Header image: Hand made hand drums, the solid blue color one is an Inuit hand drum, courtesy of Paulla Adamitz from Sucker Creek 1st Nation

(Photo: Lauri MacKinnon, 2021) Mode LaVan Photography