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Dancing On Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Decolonizing Education: Nourishing the Learning Spirit
by Marie Battiste

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada by @apihtawikosisan

A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-Nee Chacaby

This Place: 150 years Retold. A graphic novel anthology by Various

The Clay We are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River by Susan M. Hill

Seven Generations, Seven Teachings: Ending the Indian Act. by John Borrows

The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King

The Right to be Cold by Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Indigenous Publishers Guide👇
guides.library.ubc.ca/c.php?g=307254…

Cindy Blackstock @cblackst Exec Dir. First Nations Child & Family Caring Society

Jeremy Dutcher @jdutchermusic Performer, activist, composer

Kim TallBear @KimTallBear Professor, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples

Michael Greyeyes @MichaelGreyeyes Actor, Dir., Scholar

Autumn Peltier @StephaniePelti3 Freshwater Advocate

Daniel Heath Justice @justicedanielh Indigenous lit & animal cultural history scholar

Sonya Ballantyne @honey_child Writer & Filmmaker

Robert Jago @rjjago Writer, Editor of Terra Cognita

Paul Seesequasis @PaulSeesequasis Writer, Curator & Cultural Activist

Russ Diabo @RussDiabo Indigenous Policy Analyst, Editor & Publisher of the First Nations Strategic Bulletin

Dr. Adrienne Keene @NativeApprops Writer, Professor
co-host #AllMyRelationsPodcast.

Walking Eagle News @TheEagleist Fine Indigenous News

Billy-Ray Belcourt @BillyRayB Writer, Professor

Brandi Morin @Songstress28 Journalist

Idle No More @IdleNoMore4 Grassroots Advocacy Group

ᑯᓄ || Koonoo @KoonooHan Writer, Composer, Singer

Yellowhead Institute @Yellowhead_ Critical Indigenous Policy Perspectives

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami @ITK_CanadaInuit National Inuit organization

Tungasuvvingat Inuit @TIOntario Inuit led, non-profit service provider.

Unist’ot’en Camp 👉🏾unistoten.camp

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was formed to listen to survivors, communities & others affected by the Residential School system. The resulting materials now form the heart of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation @NCTR_UM

👉🏿nctr.ca/map.php

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. A universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the Indigenous peoples of the world.
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un.org/development/de…

Indigenous Canada: free online course from @UANativeStudies

A class that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada from an Indigenous perspective.

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ualberta.ca/admissions-pro…

Shekon Neechie @ShekonNeechie

An Indigenous history site conceived, created, and controlled by Indigenous historians and a venue for Indigenous historians to gather as an e-community and share their ideas or works in progress.

shekonneechie.ca

Angry Inuk by @Alethea_Aggiuq

A new tech-savvy generation of Inuit challenge long-established perceptions of seal hunting.

👉🏽unikkaat.com/projects/angry…

From @froggirlfilms @RMComedy explores the history behind stark reminders of the colonization of Indigenous territories & displacement of First Nations people and raises significant questions about “reconciliation” & what it means to “decolonize.”

colonizationroad.com

For over 60 years, the Canadian government denied many Indigenous peoples the basic freedom to leave their reserves without a pass. Nehiyaw, Saulteaux, Dene, Ojibwe & Niitsitapi elders tell their stories of living under & resisting it & the impacts today.

thepasssystem.ca/home-2/

.@ReelInjun looks at the evolution of cinema's depiction of Indigenous people from silent films to today, with clips from classic and recent Hollywood movies, and candid interviews with celebrated celebrities, activists, film critics, and historians.

👉🏾pbs.org/independentlen…

Alanis Obomsawin is one of the most acclaimed Indigenous directors in the world, she has an extraordinary body of work, more than 50 films. It includes landmark docs like Incident at Restigouche (1984) & Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993).

nfb.ca/directors/alan…

So, there you are. This list was compiled by the Secret Life of Canada team.

The beautiful illustrations created specifically for this resource were designed by Patuo’kn.

patuokn.com

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