The Outside Circle Research
Note-taking: Start with a focus!
Choose questions about your topic
Who (is involved, is affected, is concerned)?
What (is the process, is the standard, are the materials)?
When (in the day, in the year, in history, in what sequence?)
Where (geographic boundaries, landmarks, regions, buildings)
Why (reasons, circumstances, goals, objectives)?
Why does it matter? ( different stakeholders, for now and for the future)
Record your sources on the purple sheet (print or digital)!
- this web page aggregates recent news stories relevant to indigenous people and issues.
multiple topics here, including Sixties Scoop, Land Claims, Treaties, UN Declaration
use the left side navigation to browse the site
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
database of articles from multiple sources\Canadian focus
specific Indigenous issues section
need password if using outside of school network
get password here.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
many, many links to good source of information
use Control-F to find article about intergenerational effects
Wabano Centre: Indigenous Health and Wellness
First Nations Health Authority
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
Facing History Organization
Projects to support First Nations children's living conditions, medical care, and education
Project to engage Indigenous youth through sports and recreation
Idle No More: Indigenous Movement to repair the Nation to Nation relationship and to protect the water and the land.
Documentaries and News Reports
special Indigenous Voices section
Go here to get instructions for accessing Curio for the first time.
Indigenous Issues Research: Special Consideration
Like any issue that involves groups with competing perspectives, discussions about Indigenous history and rights in Canada can become very heated with emotion. Since the topics you are researching might be about trauma, you must be very thoughtful about the sources you choose to use. Searching on the internet may produce many inaccurate, biased, and insensitive websites, blogs, and commentaries. Try to avoid personal sites and blogs; prefer sites that are affiliated with educational groups, Indigenous knowledge-holders, or NGOs. Give more weight to authentic Indigenous voices.
