Books
- Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel
- Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body, and Spirit by Jo-Ann Archibald
- Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts by Margaret Kovach
- Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Decolonizing Education: Nourishing the Learning Spirit by Marie Battiste
Articles
- Wesley, Saylesh. (2014) Twin-Spirited Woman: Sts’iyo´ye smestı´yexw slha´:li. TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly 1.3: 338-351.
- Decolonization is not a Metaphor.
- Coast Salish Two-Spirit Pride Banner Unveiled (June 4, 2019)
For Educators and Collaborators
- MOA lesson plans
- Decolonizing Teaching Indigenizing Learning (resources for teachers)
- Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education (6 week MOOC).
- UBC Office of Indigenous Education (list of books and language apps)
- Musqueam & UBC (a number of resources about current initiatives)
- Featured collections at the X̱wi7x̱wa Library (there are a number of books for children featured on these lists)
- X̱wi7x̱wa Library Orange Shirt Day Collection Spotlight
- Orange Shirt Day resources
- cə̓snaʔəm, The City Before the City (information about the Musqueam village of c̓əsnaʔəm in the area now known as Marpole)
- Speaking Our Truth, by Monique Gray smith
- Power of a Name
- In/Relation: Educational Resources for International Students Learning Indigenous Context and Histories at UBC
- What I Learned In Class Today
- Research Guide on Decolonization & Anti-Racism
- Library Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Research Guide
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- Orange Shirt Day
- National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Final Report
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Films and books for children and youth
- Indigenous Cinema in the Classroom (Ages 6–11)
- Indigenous reading list for young adults
- The Journey Forward, Novellas on Reconciliation by Richard Van Camp & Monique Gray Smith
- Strong Nations Publishing, an Indigenous-owned publisher with a good list of books for kids at different age groups
- Indigenous-owned bookstores Iron Dog Books and Massy Books
Events
Keep an eye on the events calendar at the Indigenous Portal (at UBC). Learn more about CIS events at our calendar here.
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