Indigenous Studies

Print

Databases

See: rhsa Virtual Library

• • The Canadian Encyclopedia:

    • Residential Schools/ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada/ Indigenous Peoples in Canada

  • Canadian Points of View / Aboriginal People

  • Global Issues in Context / Indigenous Peoples' Rights

Websites - General - Canadian

• • Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)

  • Canadian Museum of History/Indigenous Peoples

  • First Nations in Canada (Gov't website)

  • Library and Archives Canada/ Aboriginal Heritage

  • Assembly of First Nations

  • Treaties/Ontario.ca

  • Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada

  • The Wartime Contributions of Canada's First Peoples

Toronto History

• • The Indigenous History of Toronto (University of Toronto)

  • First Story Toronto: Exploring the Aboriginal History of Toronto

  • TDSB Aboriginal Education Centre

  • Native-Land.ca (Map of North American Indigenous Tribes with links)

  • Article: `Toronto tour takes a walk through Toronto`s Indigenous history`

  • Ontario Treaties (Gov`t website detailing treaties in Ontario)

Residential Schools

• • The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

    • Resources / links

  • Where are the Children? The Healing Legacy of Residential School

  • CBC: A History of Residential Schools in Canada

  • Indian Residential School Survivor Society

  • Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada

  • Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada/Reconciliation

The Sixties Scoop

• • Deepening Knowledge / Sixties Scoop (OISE Resource page)

  • "Identity Lost and Found: Lessons from the 60s scoop" (Journal Article PDF)

  • "The Sixties Scoop & Aboriginal Child Welfare" (UBC)

  • The "Sixties Scoop": A Dark Chapter in Canadian History

  • Family secrets after the Sixties Scoop Aboriginal adoption program survivors look for their past.

  • The Sixties Scoop Literature Review

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women & Girls

• Final Report | MMIWG

• National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (US)

Indigenous Art & Artists

• • Native Dance

  • 10 Indigenous Artists You Need to Know Right Now

  • National Gallery of Canada / Indigenous Art

  • Aboriginal Artists in Canada

  • 10 Indigenous Artists Forging Community Ties

  • 15 Stunning Aboriginal Artworks From Across Canada

Audio-visual

• • CBC GEM | Indigenous Stories Collection

  • TVO An Indigenous View of Canada

  • Podcast: Missing and Murdered | Finding Cleo / Season 1 / Season 2

  • 4-Part Series: 8th Fire: Aboriginal Peoples, Canada & The Way Forward (See: Curio.ca for episodes or DocZone)

  • Why Indigenous Art Matters (Christine Sokaymoh Frederick)

  • Documentary Films: National Film Board

    • Indigenous Cinema

  • Kanopy | Indigenous *Must have a Toronto Public Library card to access videos

Teaching Resources for Teachers

• OISE Deepening Knowledge (teacher resources)

• Resources for Teachers of Aboriginal Students (Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples)

• TPL: Read Indigenous

• Indigenouslis.ca Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Children's and YA Book Lists