Indigenous Interest

• Media Release: PhotoVoice Exhibit Celebrates Indigenous Youth
• Read the recommendations of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Challenge yourself to stop using language and talk that perpetuates harmful stereotypes. Here is a helpful guide
• Learn 21 things you may not have known about the Indian Act

Reports

• Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages (4th ed. 2022)
• Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Enquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
• National Center for Truth and Reconciliation: Reports
• In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care
• How Did We Get Here?: A Concise, Unvarnished Account of the History of the Relationship Between Indigenous Peoples and Canada
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIP)

Articles

• Nuxalk First Nation Repatriates Totem Pole from Royal BC Museum – Michael John Lo for Capital Daily
• Coast Salish Foods of Today: Evolving Toward a New Path – Jared Qwustenuxun Williams for the Discourse Cowichan
• Healing From ‘Incredible Sickness’: Cree Author Clayton Thomas-Müller Talks Environmental Justice – Julia-Simone Rutgers for The Narwhal
• Beyond Red Dress Day: Seven Calls to Action for Allies – Brielle Morgan for IndigiNews
• Investigation: Birth Alerts – Anna McKenzie, Bayleigh Marelj, Brielle Morgan for IndigiNews
• Inside the Pacheedaht Nation’s Stand on Fairy Creek Logging Blockades – Sarah Cox for The Narwhal
• Resources on Allyship and Solidarity – Unist’ot’en Camp
• How to Talk to Your Racist Relatives about Indigenous Rights – Andrea Smith for The Tyee

Publications

• oteh nîkân – A Magazine of LGBTQ2S+ Indigenous Writing
• Place: Indigenous Youth Voices – Literacy Central Vancouver Island
• Special Issue: Indigenous Knowledges – Kula Journal of Knowledge Creation, Dissemination and Preservation Studies University of Victoria
• Challenging Racist “British Columbia” – Asian Canadians on Vancouver Island and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
• Whose Land Is It Anyway?: A Manual for Decolonization – edited by Peter McFarlane and Nicole Schabus (Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC)
• Indigenous Repatriation Handbook – Royal BC Museum and the Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llanagaay

Films Available at the Library

Sqaawaay K’uuna = Edge of the Knife directed by Gwaii Edenshaw and Helen Haig Brown – DVD
Haida Gwaii, 1800’s. When a man accidentally causes the death of the son of his best friend, the man is wracked by grief and runs off into the woods.

Maker of Monsters: the Extraordinary Life of Beau Dick directed by LaTiesha Fazakas – DVD
Beau Dick worked within an ancient tradition and rose to the ranks of international success within the white cube world of contemporary art.

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open directed by Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers – Streaming Video: Kanopy
When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.

Watch Online

Why Are Land Acknowledgements Important? – Naomi Bob, Indigenous Voices on Reconciliation
Youtube: 2:35

Annie Pootoogook – Cape Dorset Freezer – National Gallery of Canada
Youtube: 2:44

Featured Artist: Rena Point Bolton – Museum of Anthropology
Youtube: 3:45

How to Steal a Canoe – Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Youtube: 4:09

Ma-Nee Chacaby Talks About Two Spirit Identities – OurStories eTextbook
Youtube 5:16

Learning Kwak’wala – Carswell Film and the T’lisalagi’lakw Elementary School
Youtube 6:21

Talking to Kids About Residential Schools – Monique Gray Smith
Youtube. 9:25

The Power of Indigenous Foods – Jared Qwustenuxun Williams
Tedx on Youtube 11:15

Robin Kimmerer: Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass – Robin Wall Kimmerer for Bioneers
Youtube 21:23

Reader of the Week– Darryl McLeod for the Vancouver Island Regional Library
Youtube 33:41

Tanya Tagaq Live at Massey Hall
Youtube 38:26

Colonialism is Life and Death – Tanya Talaga
Yotube 59:52

Eden Robinson: Reading and Conversation – Vancouver Island Regional Library
Youtube 1:07:12

Virtual Bestseller Author Talk with Brandi Morin – Vancouver Island Regional Library
Youtube 1:25:14

Kayak to Klemtu – Tricoast Worldwide, directed by Zoe Leigh Hopkins
Youtube 1:31:36

nipawistamasowin: We Will Stand Up – directed by Tasha Hubbard
NFB 1:38:49

First Nations & Indigenous Relationships – T’Sou-ke Nation
District of Sooke, 3 videos

94 Days for Reconciliation Campaign – Canada Roots Online
Youtube Playlist: 94 Videos

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Youtube Channel: 120 Videos (French and English)

Learning with Syeyutsus TRC 57 Speaker Series
An Indigenous learning series featuring Canadian authors and thought leaders

Streaming

Indigenous Voices and Reconciliation – National Film Board of Canada

Native American Heritage – Kanopy

Indigenous – British Columbia’s Knowledge Network

Indigenous – CBC Corner

Podcasts

Kuper Island – Duncan McCue for CBC
An 8-part series that tells the stories of four students: three who survived and one who didn’t. They attended one of Canada’s most notorious residential schools – where unsolved deaths, abuse, and lies haunt the community and the survivors to this day.

Red Feather Podcast – Aimee Chalifoux and Janelle Minoza for Literacy Central Vancouver Island
Hosted by the Literacy Central Vancouver Island Indigenous program coordinators this podcast is intended to connect speakers and listeners with themes of Indigenous literacy and wellness.

All My Relations – Matika Wilbur and Adrienne Keene
On each episode hosts Matika Wilbur (Tulalip and Swinomish) and Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation), delve into a different topic facing Native peoples today, bringing in guests from all over Indian Country to offer perspectives and stories. We dive deep, play some games, laugh a lot, cry sometimes, and hope that you’ll join us on this journey together.

Book Women – Tanya Ball, Sheila Laroque and Kayla Lar-Son
This podcast is by and for Indigenous peoples who have an interest in editing, publishing, and writing Indigenous stories. The hope is to inspire Indigenous peoples to share their stories in whatever medium that they enjoy.

Our Stories: Indigenous Book Club – National Arts Centre
In partnership with Goodminds.com (a First Nations-owned family business), every episode dives in to a discussion with an Indigenous author and a guest-host about their book. Covering poetry, prose and plays with authors like Norma Dunning and Drew Hayden Taylor.

The Historical Natives – Mackenzie Taylor and Josef Stafford
A horror-themed podcast that covers Native American history, culture, language, and folklore. Founded by a sibling duo from the Whitesand First Nation and currently based on the land of the Lək̓ʷəŋən people, who wanted to learn more about their culture.

Nation to Nation – Todd Lamirande for APTN
Nation to Nation takes a weekly look at the politics affecting Indigenous people in Canada. Join Host Todd Lamirande as he connects you with the decision-makers in Ottawa and across the country.

Toasted Sister – Andi Murphy
After contact, Indigenous foodways and knowledge were devastated, nearly destroyed and replaced with foods that are far from the people. Andi Murphy talks to Native chefs and foodies about what Indigenous cuisine is, where it comes from, where it’s headed and how it’s used to connect them and their communities to their origins and traditions.

Our Native Land  – Tchadas Leo for CHEK News
Join our host, Tchadas Leo as we explore all things Indigenous and First Nations! Our Native Land features fun interviews and compelling discussions about Indigenous and First Nations cuisine, culture, heritage, and more from Vancouver Island and around the world.

Indigenous Brilliance – Karmella Cen Benedito De Barros for Room Magazine and Massy Books
The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast is an important project of the larger Indigenous Brilliance Collective, and features innovative and exciting episodes, highlighting the multi-disciplinary voices of Indigenous women, Two-Spirit, and Indigiqueer artists as we discuss cultural resurgence in Indigenous arts. Hosted by creatives jaye simpson and Karmella Benedito De Barros, the podcast carves out space for the celebration and witnessing of this beautifully visionary community.

News Sources

• Ha-Shilth-Sa – Newspaper of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, since 1974
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• IndigiNews Vancouver Island – Created through a partnership between APTN and The Discourse
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• Capital Daily: Indigenous – News stream of Capital Daily for Indigenous news from Victoria and Vancouver Island.
• Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) – National source for Indigenous news
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• CBC Indigenous – National source for Indigenous news
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Discussion and Activism

• Learning with Syeyutsus: Speaker Series -In response to the Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools’ goal of Truth & Reconciliation and Canada’s TRC Call to Action #57, School District 68, in partnership with UBC press, have curated a speaker series covering a range of topics including true histories, pedagogies, self-determination, land resurgence and stories to spark ideas for further exploration and deeper learning on your own, with your family and/or your work colleagues.
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• Coast Protectors – Coast Protectors is proudly hosted by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC). “We call upon our friends and allies to stand with us to defend our land, our water, and our air, from Trudeau’s Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project.”
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• The Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour (SNIWWOC) – Non-profit organization founded in Victoria, BC,  committed to the empowerment of women.
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• ŚW̱,ȻENEṈITEL: Indigenous Foods Systems Initiative – Supports Indigenous-led, community and place based initiatives through grants, programs, and resources within the territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ, Lekwungen, Tsuk, and Pacheedaht.
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• RAVEN Trust – RAVEN raises legal defense funds to assist Indigenous Peoples who enforce their rights and title to protect their traditional territories.
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• IllumiNative – Created and led by Native peoples, IllumiNative is a new nonprofit initiative designed to increase the visibility of – and challenge the negative narrative about – Native Nations and peoples in American society. U.S. based.
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Indigenous Bookstagram

Follow these influencers on Instagram for book recommendations and more!

• Anishinaabekwe Reads – @anishinaabekwereads
  “sasha she/they. Urban White Earth Anishinaabekwe. Professor. Lifelong book nerd. Living in Teejop. Cat, rabbit, dog, and plant parent”
• Nootka Reads – @nootkareads
  “Ren | Book Blogger. Indigenous Literature. Nuu-Chah-Nulth. Author and Book Reader.”
• Floury Words – @floury_words
  “Victoria she/her/hers- Boujee Lummi. HS ELA teacher. Books, bakes, gardening, plants and my cat. PNW.”
• Native Girls Reading – @nativegirlsreading
  “Mallory Whiteduck she/her. #nativelitchallenge2023.Living in the Hudson Valley, NY/ from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg. PhD, Assistant Professor.”
• Thunderbird Woman Reads – @thunderbirdwomanreads
  “Dani she/her. I like to read. Dog Creek First Nation @indigenousreadingcircle co-founder”
  
• Erin’s Library – @erins_library
  “Erin – Xáalnook. She/her. Lingit Alaskan. @IndigenousReadingCircle co-founder. #erinslibraryreviews.”
  
• Black Walnut Books – @blackwalnutbooks
  “Hillary – Black Walnut Books. Glens Falls, NY. Queer Owned. Indigenous Owned. BIPOC and Queer Focus. Home of Indigenous and Lit Book Club.”
• DH Trujillo – @dh.trujillo
  “Dani. Bookstagram. she/her. Xicana and NDN. Lizards Hold the Sun – Spring 2023.”

Language and Communication

Informal language learning support through social media

• Haida Emojis – Haida Emoji App, Ready for Download on the Apple Store! A Haida take on Emoji. Including Chilkat, Long Ago Story emoji and Haida language expressions!
• Hul’q’umi’num’ Word of the Week – Video resources created by the Cowichan School District.
• Kwak̓wala – Page for the sharing of Kwak’wala language resources. “The more we share, they more we save :)”
• Quuquuatsa Language Society – “‘Quuquuatsa’ translates as ‘the language we speak’ and our vision is to have a fluent Nuu-chah-nulth society/community.”
• Haida Language Learners – This page will follow the journey of those who are studying/ living the Haida language & culture
• Ojibwe Language Resources -Anishinaabemowin language resources available through the Bemidji State University.
• Jared Qwustenuxun Williams – Salish food sovereignty chef, sharing Quw’utsun (Cowichan) history and Hul’q’umi’num words and phrases via social media.
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Library Links

The Indigenous Interest Page on the VIRL website is your source for new releases from the VIRL Indigenous Collection, local events, and database access.

FirstVoices – Internationally recognized online platform for Indigenous communities to share and promote their languages, oral cultures and linguistic histories.

Indigenous People of North America – Sources collections from across Canadian and American institutions, providing insight into the cultural, political and social history of Native Peoples from the seventeenth into the twentieth century.

Points to the Past – Your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, made up of nearly 200 million pages of digitized historical content – maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, and much more.

Courses

• Indigenous Canada – Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada.
• Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education – In this Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) created by UBC, engage with Indigenous knowledge keepers, educational leaders, and resources to enhance your understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work.
• Home on Native Land – A free, self-guided course for those who are committed to living in a fair country. Join Anishnaabe comedian Ryan McMahon in conversation with leading First Nations thinkers, artists, and legal experts in a series of videos and lessons, and prompts for self-reflection.

Initiatives

• Next 150 Challenge – The past 150 years of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples has been characterized by broken promises, mistreatment and misunderstanding. Become an ambassador of change and Reconciliation now — let’s listen to, learn from, and grow with each other to make Canada a better country for us all.
• Te’mexw Treaty Association – Non-profit society formed of five Coast Salish Nations – Beecher Bay (SC’IA/NEW), Malahat, Snaw-Naw-As, Songhees, and T’Sou-ke. These nations have joined together under one organization to negotiate five Nation-specific modern treaties with the federal and provincial government.
• Indigenous Foundations at UBC – Information resource on key topics relating to the histories, politics, and cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This website was developed to support students in their studies, and to provide instructors, researchers and the broader public with a place to begin exploring topics that relate to Aboriginal peoples, cultures, and histories.
• Indigenous Corporate Training Newsletter and Blog – Founded by Bob Joseph, this organization helps people work effectively with Indigenous Peoples through training and free resources.
• Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs –  Located in Vancouver, the Union of British Columbian Indian Chiefs is the go-to resource on Indigenous issues in BC. This includes latest news and press releases, online resources, plus our 4th floor private library collection.
• Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC – “We’re here to help Aboriginal peoples in BC understand their legal rights by providing legal information and connecting communities to legal support.”
• British Columbia Assembly of First Nations – Proud, progressive and innovative BC First Nations advocating for and implementing our Aboriginal Title, Rights and Treaty Rights through exercising our inherent laws and jurisdiction.
• BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres – BC Friendship Centres work to promote, develop and deliver accessible programs and services that support Indigenous peoples living in urban areas and away from home to achieve their vision of health, wellness and prosperity.
• Indigenous Tourism BC – Connect with Indigenous cultures in British Columbia. Stories about culture, art, events and wildlife
• Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters – Communities coming together in a spirit of reconciliation and hope because every child matters.
• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation – The NCTR is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of the residential school experience will be honoured and kept safe for future generations.
• Native Women’s Association of Canada – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is a National Indigenous Organization representing the political voice of Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people in Canada, inclusive of First Nations on and off reserve, status and non-status, disenfranchised, Métis and Inuit.

Arts & Culture

• Xwi7Xwa Library at UBC – Centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Its collections and services reflect Aboriginal approaches to teaching, learning, and research. Everyone is welcome to visit Xwi7xwa Library.
• U’Mista Cultural Centre – The mandate of the U’mista Cultural Society is to ensure the survival of all aspects of the cultural heritage of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw.
• Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llnagaay – We work collaboratively with communities and organizations to provide an inspiring and holistic learning experience of all things Haida Gwaii.
• The Bill Reid Centre: Online Exhibits – Articles and videos featuring fascinating selections from our vast holdings of images” Inlcudes Haida Tattoo, Northwest Coast Masks etc.
• ‘Namaxsala (To Travel in a Boat Together) – Mary Anne Barkhouse installation at the Canadian Museum of History
• First People’s Cultural Council – “As a collective voice for our communities, we help preserve our cherished languages, arts and cultures – today and for the future.” Resources for language revitalization, championing of the arts, resource for grants, and creators of an interactive language/ art/ heritage map.
• Royal BC Museum: Indigenous Material in the Archives – Record of holdings, with some available online: Vancouver Island Treaty Translations, Cowichan Petition, Kwakiutl Songs, photos, Pre-Confederation map and Indigenous Research Guide. Genealogical materials and research help also available.
• National Film Board of Canada – Films  by Indigenous creatives or made about Indigenous peoples in Canada.
• The REDress Project – Webpage for artist Jamie Black, who started the REDress Project in response to more than 1000 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
• The Witness Blanket – Installation spearheaded by Coast Salish and Kwakwak’awakw artist Carey Newman. The Witness Blanket is a national monument to recognize the atrocities of the Indian Residential School era, honour the children, and symbolise ongoing reconciliation.

Indigenous-Owned Bookstores

• Support and amplify Indigenous-owned businesses in your community
• Strong Nations – Nanaimo (online)
• Massy Books – Vancouver
• Iron Dog Books – Vancouver
• Theytus Books – Penticton
• Goodminds.com – Online bookseller
• Raven Reads – Book subscription box

Donate

• Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) – The Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS) is a provincial organization with a twenty-year history of providing services to Indian Residential School Survivors.
• Lil’ Red Dress Project – “We appreciate all contributions. The less funds we spend on materials and supplies, the more money goes towards creation and installation of missing person signage. “
• Native Women’s Association of Canada – “Your donations will help our communities deal with their unique challenges during this unprecedented time.”
• Support Network for Indigenous Women & Women of Colour (SNIWWOC) – “Together, we can improve the health of women of colour and indigenous women in Canada.”
• RAVEN Trust – “RAVEN is the only registered charity in Canada providing access to justice for Indigenous Nations to pursue groundbreaking challenges to defend environmental rights.”
• Legacy of Hope Foundation – “The Legacy of Hope Foundation has already educated and inspired thousands of people across Canada and, with your generous support, we will reach thousands more.”
• Urban Native Youth Association – “Throughout our programs, UNYA helps Indigenous youth connect with culture, build confidence and skills, and reach their fullest potential. Your contributions make it possible for UNYA to engage more Indigenous youth, provide them with culturally-relevant services and support, and create space for these young people to thrive.”

Reading Lists

• Government of Canada Indigenous Reading List
• Canadian Indigenous Resource List – Secondary
• Reading List: Antiracism and Allyship Articles
• First Nations Communities Read

Other Online Resources

• B.C.’s Career Guide for Indigenous People – Developed by WorkBC
• When Rivers Were Trails – Online point-and-click adventure game

DVDs at the Library

Beans directed by Tracey Deer – DVD
In 1990, two Mohawk communities enter into a 78- day armed standoff with government forces to protect a burial ground from developers. This crisis is lived through the eyes of Tekehentahkhwa (“Beans”), a young Mohawk girl whose perspective on life is radically changed by the events.

Fire Song directed by Adam Garnet Jones – DVD
Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager in Northern Ontario, is struggling to support his family in the aftermath of his sister’s suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between his family’s home and his own future.

Three Feathers directed by Carla Ulrich – DVD
Flinch, Bryce, and Rupert have been sent by their Elders to live nine months on the land. There, the young men learn to take responsibility for their actions and acquire the humility required to return home.

The Grizzlies directed by Miranda de Pencier – DVD
In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students’ lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse.

Watch Online

The Mountain of SGanna – Christopher Auchter
A magical tale of a young man who is stolen away to the spirit world, and the young woman who rescues him.
NFB: 10:05

Notorious Cree: Hip Hop Powow James Jones and Marika Sila– Crimson Coast Dance Society
Youtube: 34:28

Trickster – CBC
TV series based on the acclaimed novels by Eden Robinson.

N’we Jinan Digital Series – N’we Jinan
Video series. Different lengths.

Redx Talks – The Avatriix Network (Iiniistsi Treaty Arts Society)
Vimeo. Video series. Different lengths.

Watch – 4Rs Youth Movement
Series of videos. Different lengths.

TikTok

Indigenous youth representing their cultures in an authentic way at a grassroots level.

@sherry.mckay – Sherry McKay (Nish Bish. deadly auntie)

@scottwabano – Scott Wabano (two spirit. cree. just slivin’ life)

@indigenous_baddie – michelle chubb (jingle dress dancer. swampy cree. pîsims mama. 25,  wpg.)

@ohkairyn – Kairyn Potts (natoka sioux. twitch streamer. two spirit.)

@brettstoise – Brett Mooswa (Indigenously Indigenous)

@brandon.johnny – Brandonskj (Coast Salish – Brandigenous)

@shinanova – Shina Nova (Proud Indigenous. Throat singer)

@drewblaney – Drew Blaney (Tla’amin, Coast Salish)

Podcasts

• Young and Indigenous – Podcast created by the youth advisory committee at the Northwest Indian College.
• The Secret Life of Canada– CBC podcast. A history podcast about the country you know and the stories you don’t.
• Telling Our Twisted Histories – Kaniehti:io Horn for CBC
  Words connect us. Words hurt us. Indigenous histories have been twisted by centuries of colonization. Host Kaniehti:io Horn brings us together to decolonize our minds– one word, one concept, one story at a time.

Playlists

• Indigenous – Curated by Jayli Wolf on Spotify
• Indigenous: First Nations – Metis – Inuit – Curated by Dustin Riel McGladrey on Spotify
• Reclaimed – CBC Music
• Indigenous Canada – CBC Music

• Assembly of Seven Generations – An Indigenous owned and youth-led, non-profit organization focused on cultural support and empowerment programs/policies for Indigenous youth while being led by traditional knowledge and Elder guidance
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• Indigenous Youth Roots – National, Indigenous, youth-led organization that collaborates with communities to provide programs, grants and opportunities grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and being and designed to strengthen and amplify the voices of Indigenous youth.
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• We Matter Campaign – A place to help Indigenous youth get through hard times, whether you need support yourself or want to support someone you know.
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• IndigiGeeks – Young Métis, Inuit, and First Nations are already digital content consumers but with the tools IndigiGeeks offers, they can become content creators and unleash their creative potential digitally. Links to Indigenous-created video games. Part of the Creative Technology Association of British Columbia.
• N’we Jinan –  A non-profit organization that develops, implements, and executes artistic and educational programs in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities and schools. This growing roster of programs, including a mobile recording studio, professional artist teaching residencies, and a year-end cross-country festival celebrates and showcases Indigenous voices.
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• Indigenous Climate Action –  Our work inspires, connects and supports Indigenous Peoples, reinforcing our place as leaders in climate change discourse and driving solutions for today and tomorrow. Our work is grounded in four main pathways: Gatherings, Resources and Tools, Amplifying Voices and Supporting Indigenous Sovereignty.
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Recommended Reading

• 17 Books for Kids and Young Adults to Read for National Indigenous History Month – CBC Books
• Government of Canada Indigenous Reading List – Government of Canada reading list.
• First Nations Communities Read – Reading list developed by Strong Nations and the First Nations library community in Ontario

Explore Online

• Ruler of the Forest – Electronic book created by SD 79 with text and audio in English and Hul’q’umi’num
• Hul’q’umi’num’ Sxwi’em – Stories in the Hul’q’umi’num’ language. Browse through the collection of videos, transcriptions, translations, lessons, and more.
• Wild Woman (Ttho xe’luts) – Online ebook created by Mabel Mitchell and John Jim as part of the Stz’uminus Readers Project.
• Voices of the Canoe – the Museum of Anthropology

At the Library

Raven Tales – DVD series
Raven Tales is series of 26, half-hour, CGI (Computer-Generated Imaging) animated television programs, targeted at school-age children and their families to introduce the stories of the adventures of Raven.

Spirit Bear and Children Make History – DVD
This film tells the true story about how Spirit Bear and his friends stood up for First Nations children and helped make Jordan’s Principle a reality.

Watch Online

Richard Hunt Interview (from Orcas: Our Shared Future) – Royal BC Museum
Youtube: 2:24

Flight of the Hummingbird – Created by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Youtube: 2:34

Maq and the Spirit of the Woods – Created by Phyllis Grant
NFB: 8:00

Raven Adventures – Treaty 6 Productions
Youtube. Series of 7 videos.

Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show (English and Hul’q’umi’num)
APTN. TV series

Library Audiobooks

You Hold Me Up – Monique Gray Smith (preschool – grade 2)

The Secret of the Dance – Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow (grade 4 up)

The Sea in Winter – Christine Day (ages 8-12)

The Barren Grounds – David A. Robertson  (Misewga Saga, Book 1 – ages 10 and up)

Online

Indigenous Education + Haida Word of the Week – School District # 50 Haida Gwaii

Try these fun activities!

• VIRL Cultural Literacy Kits: Coast Salish, Metis and Kwakwaka’wakw. Books, games, puppets and puzzles.
• Michelle Stoney Colouring Pages: Michelle Stoney is a Gitxsan/Cree artist from northern BC who has shared her artwork through Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools.
• Twinkl activities:
  • First Nations, Inuit and Métis Celebration Colouring Pages
  • Indigenous Inventions Activity
  • Remarkable Indigenous People of Turtle Island (Canada) Display Posters
• Time to Colour: A collection of Indigenous colouring pages from the Woodland Cultural Centre
• First Nations Health and Wellness Colouring Books: created by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
• Indigenous words colouring pages: from the National Arts Centre
• You Can Learn Ditidaht!:The online classroom was created in 2018 by a team of determined elders, teachers, linguists, and community members at the Ditidaht Community School.