CO-LEARNING RESOURCES
CO-LEARNING RESOURCES
Territorial acknowledgement (Government of Canada)
This job aid provides ideas and tips on how to acknowledge Indigenous territories before meetings. There is a downloadable PDF available on this page.
Territories by Land www.whose.land/en - Click on Where am I? and allow location services to see what territory you are on or native-land.ca
Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples & Traditional Territory by the Canadian Association of University Teachers - includes acknowledgements used by universities in Canada.
A Treaty Guide for Torontonians
"an artful examination of the complex intercultural roots of treaty relationships in the place we now call Toronto. From the Two Row Wampum and Dish with One Spoon to the Treaty of Niagara and the Toronto Purchase, we trace the history of treaty making between Indigenous nations, and between Indigenous nations and the Crown. Part of Jumblies Theatre + Arts’ multiyear Talking Treaties project, A Treaty Guide inspires an active approach to treaty awareness through embodied learning tools. Land-based activities, theatrical exercises, and drawing and writing prompts help readers find their own relationship to this history, and to take up their treaty responsibilities in the present."
Toronto Acknowledgements PDF (TDSB)
Virtual Land Acknowledgements by the University of British Colombia
Online Meetings by Engineers of Canada
Roseanna Deerchild and Hayden King discuss tension about the politics of territorial acknowledgements. Unreserved Podcast (CBC)
Beyond territorial acknowledgments
Posted on September 23, 2016 by âpihtawikosisân
Indigenous Ally Toolkit aims to fill knowledge gap
The toolkit is broken down into three steps that non-Indigenous people can take to have a better relationship with Indigenous people.
The first step focuses on best practices for folks who feel inclined to join Indigenous causes. It recommends making sure one’s involvement is not driven by ego or funding possibilities, and to not hijack space from Indigenous voices. ... Step two of the tool kit provides a breakdown of proper terms, grammar and common misconceptions. ...
As for the ultimate goal of the Indigenous ally toolkit? It’s listed in the third step – have allies absorb the knowledge within, and then take action.
The Indigenous Ally Tool Kit PDF
How Canada set up Aboriginal treaties to keep First Nations down
Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization
About: http://fpse.ca/decolonization_manual_whose_land_is_it_anyway
Book: http://fpse.ca/sites/default/files/news_files/Decolonization%20Handbook.pdf
Ontario Government Indigenous Education Resources
Indigenous Canada - University of Alberta MOOC
Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson 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. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions
Canada’s citizenship study guide for newcomers is getting an ‘unvarnished’ makeover. Here’s how it’s evolved — from 1947 to today (TorontoStar, June 26, 2021)
New Canadians to pledge honour for Indigenous treaties
February 2, 2017
"We call upon the government of Canada to replace the Oath of Citizenship with the following: I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, her heirs and successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada, including treaties with Indigenous peoples, and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen."
until June 2021
I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, her Heirs and Successors and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.
New citizenship oath to acknowledge rights of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples October 22, 2020
Proposed change: I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada, including the Constitution, which recognizes and affirms the Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, and fulfill my duties as a Canadian citizen.”
Ottawa approves new truth and reconciliation legislation on National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 22, 2021
New Canadians will soon have to affirm their commitment to respecting treaties with Indigenous peoples when they are sworn in as citizens. ... Bill C-8, will change Canada's oath of citizenship to include a new line acknowledging the country's treaties with Indigenous communities.
New citizens will be asked to affirm their commitment to Canadian law, "including the Constitution, which recognizes and affirms the Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples."
That change reflects the 94th and final recommendation in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's landmark 2015 report.
Pronouns Matter - some pronouns and a grammar and usage guide
Rainbow Health Ontario: Discussing Trans and Gender Diverse People
Rainbow Health Ontario: Glossary - This LGBT2SQ terms and definitions Glossary was created by The 519 Church Street Community Centre, with some additional terms added to this website by Rainbow Health Ontario.
The Gender Unicorn - The Gender Unicorn is an infographic that illustrates four main concepts: gender identity, gender expression, biological sex, physical and sexual attraction.
What does it mean to be Two Spirit - who can use this term to describe their identity and how they use it.
Canada - Imported Conflict?
In 2011, the federal government launched a $10 million initiative to advance its understanding of the causes of terrorism. As part of that project, the Mosaic Institute has released its study examining the perceptions and reality of imported conflict in Canada. The Agenda asks: To what extent do residents from conflict zones bring that tension with them?
In this video the participants discuss the study which concluded that although 57% of Canadians believe that people who come from areas where conflict exists do import that conflict, this does not actually happen but people do import trauma and can be retraumatized by systemic racism.
Key findings from page 9 of THE PERCEPTION & REALITY OF “IMPORTED CONFLICT” IN CANADA
A majority of Canadians believe that people who have experienced conflict hold onto intercommunity tensions after coming to Canada, and many fear that those tensions may result in violence.
However, the findings from our study show that communities of Canadians who come from conflict – regardless of community, conflict or generation – repudiate violence in Canada as a means of resolving or responding to conflict.
While Canadians often remain invested in the overseas conflicts to which they have personal, family or community connections, living in Canada dramatically transforms their perceptions of those conflicts, as well as their view of possible solutions. These transformations reflect Canadian modes of dealing with diversity and fostering social cohesion.
Systemic racism and exclusion that prevent people from fully participat- ing economically, socially, or politi- cally in Canadian life can cause them to withdraw attachment to Canada. Similarly many Canadians continue to suffer from untreated conflict-related trauma, and untreated trauma can impede people’s ability to integrate and begin to reframe their perspectives of conflict. These challenges, not “imported conflict” per se, damage social cohesion.
"As an Immigrant Kid, You Have This Internalized Racism”: Why Adjusting to a New Life in Toronto was Difficult
torontoist.com/2017/04/immigrant-kid-internalized-racism-adjusting-new-life-difficult
A new map from the Toronto Star reveals that in every single part of Toronto police stop more black people than white people—on average 3.2 times more often.
www.thestar.com/news/crime/knowntopolice/2012/03/07/interactive_map_black_and_white_differences.html
More about race and policing www.thestar.com/specialsections/knowntopolice
medium.com/@RethinkingSchools/sacrifice-zones-5c7de6fda27c#.ea72y1m6a
An English language teacher uses Naomi Klein’s concept of sacrifice zones — from This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate — to help her immigrant students understand connections between oppression in their home countries and in the United States.
Running an economy on energy sources that release poisons as an unavoidable part of their extraction and refining has always required sacrifice zones — whole subsets of humanity categorized as less than fully human, which made their poisoning in the name of progress somehow acceptable.
Exclusive: Mozilla CEO Eich says gay-marriage firestorm could hurt Firefox (Q&A): http://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-ceo-gay-marriage-firestorm-could-hurt-firefox-cause-q-a/
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Resigns After Protests from Gay Marriage Supporters: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/mozilla-ceo-resigns-calif-gay-marriage-ban-campaign/story?id=23181711
Justine Sacco, Fired After Tweet on AIDS in Africa, Issues Apology (December 2013): http://abcnews.go.com/International/justine-sacco-fired-tweet-aids-africa-issues-apology/story?id=21301833
How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life (February 2015): www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html
Thatcher axed by BBC's One Show: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7868401.stm
Carol Thatcher made other offensive remarks in 'golliwog' incident: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/06/carol-thatcher-multiple-golliwog-remarks