Truth & Reconciliation: why and now what?

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Here are some helpful resources to take you on this journey just a bit more!

Resources

HR Resources:

Video:

First Contact is a reality-TV documentary made by APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network), that follows a group of (strongly opinionated!) folks who have had minimal exposure/interaction with Indigenous people, as they go on a month-long tour to different Indigenous communities across Canada. 2 seasons, 3 episodes (45 min) each. (Note: you might need to sign up for a free subscription to “Lumi,” the APTN online streaming site, to watch this. But it’s worth it!).
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up. An important perspective on the 2018 trial of Gerald Stanley for the 2016 shooting death of Colten Boushie. (98 min)
A general overview of Canada’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission, presented through some interviews with Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the TRC . (28 min)
A Moment in Crime episode 5: The First Nations casino that changed Saskatchewan’s gambling laws

Reading:

Bob and Cynthia Joseph: 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act (2018)
Carol Ann Hiltion: Indigenomics (2022)
Alison Tedford Seaweed: The Canadian Business Owner’s Guide to Reconciliation (2023)
Native-Land.ca (Resource dedicated to learning about where you live)
Read brief biographies of key personalities involved in signing the Treaty
Chelsea Vowel: Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada (2016)
Ibram X. Kendi: How to be an Antiracist (2019)
Harold Cardinal & Walter Hildebrandt: Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan (2000)

Podcasts: