Indigenous Resources Guide

Information on this page can be used as a resource to fulfill organizational goals. The Union of Ontario Indians retains the copyright to the resources. In the event that a number of copies need to be made, permission can be obtained by emailing marci.becking@anishinabek.ca

Catherine T. Kwantes; Wendi L. Adair; and Leanne Gosse
This book is designed to introduce employees and organizations in Canada to the worldviews and workplace experiences of Indigenous employees in Canada. The book consists of two main sections: (1) organizational resources and (2) an individual employee training program. The organizational resources include 3 manuals. These manuals have information and tools for assessing and supporting cultural safety for Indigenous employees, resources for developing mentorship networks for Indigenous employees, and documents for organizational outreach to Indigenous communities in the form of hosting a Career Day

Explore the distribution of the population with Aboriginal identity across Canada in 2016 using the interactive, visual data tool.

[English] Health Canada works with First Nations, Inuit, other federal departments and provincial and territorial partners to support healthy First Nations and Inuit individuals, families and communities. Includes strategic plan.

The Faculty Toolkit from The Learning Portal of College Libraries Ontario was created to increase knowledge and understanding of Indigenous culture and perspectives. "Do you want to learn strategies for creating space to learn, explore, grow and create relationships and environments that promote diversity and inclusion? You have found the correct space!" TLP

This links to a site from the University of Saskatchewan University Library.

The Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) is a database of full-text electronic resources such as articles, e-books, theses, government publications, videos, oral histories, and digitized archival documents and photographs. The iPortal content has a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.

Jordan's Principle makes sure all First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Funding can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that First Nations Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those with disabilities may have.
Jordan's Principle is named in memory of Jordan River Anderson. He was a young boy from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba.

Welcome to Maamwi. The Maamwi Hub is inspired by the TRC 94 Calls to Action to ensure that the 24 Colleges of Ontario lead in the education of both staff and students on Indigenous history, culture, knowledge, and current Indigenous worldviews. The word "Maamwi" means "Together" in Anishinaabemowin, one of the widely spoken Indigenous languages in the territory currently referred to as Ontario. The Maamwi hub comprises of 5 major sections (About, Discover, Inquire, Inspire, and Empower) with each section categorized thematically.

An interactive, visual tool to locate First Nation reserves, Tribal Councils, political organizations and land covered by treaties.

The main Statistics Canada subject page covering population, health and well-being, demographics, education, crime, language and culture and more.

Resources that are culturally authentic, historically accurate and respectful of the diversity of the identities and experiences of First Nations, Métis and Inuit will encourage recognition of Aboriginal peoples and affirm their contributions to Canadian history as documented in the holdings of Library and Archives Canada. The assessment tool for validating appropriate content introduces critical thinking and analysis when locating and using both primary and secondary sources. The following checklist assists the researcher to consider how resources present Aboriginal documentary heritage, in text and imagery.

The WNCP employed researchers from the Aboriginal Education Research Centre (AERC) at the University of Saskatchewan to conduct a research project entitled Cultural Authenticity and Historical Accuracy (2009). The research project resulted in the document, Guidelines for Assessing and Validating Teaching and Learning Resources for Cultural Authenticity and Historical Accuracy of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Content (2009). The guidelines are based on an analysis and synthesis of current WNCP provincial and territorial (regional) strategies used to assess and validate First Nations, Métis and Inuit content in teaching and learning resources.