INDIGENOUS READS
Online Reading Challenge
UPCOMING EVENTS
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The Canadian Library Project: in Support of MMIWG
The Canadian Library Project is a community - driven art installation that uses Indigenous-inspired fabrics to cover books, honoring the lives lost. Names of the missing and murdered will be displayed on the spines, as a powerful memorial.
Acknowledging history and ongoing injustices is vital. This event provides a platform to share and remember their stories.
Join us to watch This River, a short documentary about families searching for missing Indigenous loved ones. Then take part in wrapping books in Indigenous-inspired fabric, adding the names of those lost, as a memorial of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S).
Sundays June 8, 15, 22, 29 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | MA Board Room
Drop In! No registration required.
Presented in partnership with thecanadianlibrary.ca project.
Virtual Lunch & Learns
National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation (NCTF)
Join us for a week of immersive virtual Lunch & Learns webinars hosted by the Centre for Truth & Reconciliation.
Un-learn the myths of colonial history in Canada through expert-led sessions, followed by engaging Q&As. These 40-50 minute webinars are open to the public and will be hosted via Zoom Webinar and streamed on YouTube.
From September 22 - 23 | 12:00 PM | Online
Available in English, French, and ASL interpretation.
Visit full list of webinars at Centre for Truth & Reconciliation Lunch & Learn Webinars
Author Event
In Conversation with Michelle Good
Join us for a special conversation with Michelle Good, the award-winning author of Five Little Indians and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
Michelle will read from her latest work, Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada, and share insights into her path to becoming a writer.
Tuesday September 9 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Online (Zoom)
Presented with the Public Libraries of York and Durham Region.
Registration opens August 2, at aurorapl.ca
──── AUTHOR BIO ────
Michelle Good
Michelle Good is a Cree writer, poet, and lawyer, and a proud member of the
Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
She spent over 25 years working with Indigenous organizations before earning a law degree and advocating for
residential school survivors.
Her debut novel, Five Little Indians, won multiple awards
including the Governor General’s Literary Award and Canada Reads 2022.
In 2023, she released Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada,
a nonfiction collection exploring Indigenous experiences in modern Canada.
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ONLINE RESOURCES
Whose Land
Learn about the land you are on. Includes Land Acknowledgements, stories from communities across Canada and FAQs.
Indigenous Services Canada
Supports for Indigenous peoples to independently deliver services and address the socio-economic conditions in their communities.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents include the Final Report, Publications, Transcripts & Exhibits, Submissions from Parties with Standing and Legal Notices and Records. The National Family Advisory Circle are volunteers who provide advice to the National Inquire.
Indigenous Canada
A 12-lesson Online Course (MOOC) from the University of Alberta, Faculty of Native Studies, that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. This course can be taken online for free by choosing the audit option on Coursera.
https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html
Orange Shirt Day
The Orange Shirt Society was formed to create awareness of the individual, family
and community inter-generational impacts of Indian Residential Schools with the
purpose of supporting Indian Residential School Reconciliation and promoting
the truth that EVERY CHILD MATTERS. Includes speakers, resources and events.
National Indigenous History Month
A Government of Canada site that includes learning resources, images, and events.
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1466616436543/1534874922512
Native Land
A Canadian non-profit website and mobile app that has created a searchable global map of Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties. Please note that this map does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of any Indigenous nations. To learn about definitive boundaries, contact the nations in question.
Native Land
A Canadian non-profit website and mobile app that has created a searchable global map of Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties. Please note that this map does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of any Indigenous nations. To learn about definitive boundaries, contact the nations in question.
