Reminder: this is an evergreen document, and your suggestions are always welcome. We are not experts on anything except our own lived experiences, so if you see errors or problematic content please do not hesitate to contact us so that we can make things right.
May 2025 update: this resource was initially intended to better resource non-Indigenous UTE00014 members to engage in reconcilliation with First Nations, and all of those resources are here and will continue to be augmented. We’re also going to start adding resources related to social justice more broadly: in addition to talking about reconcilliation, you’ll see anti-racism, disability justice, 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy, and intersectional feminist practices.
Learning resources:
PSAC & UTE allyship
websites & apps
podcasts, books, news & social media
Free classes, workshops, documentaries
- PSAC Indigenous Issues & Action
- August 2023: UTE in solidarity with our Indigenous members and First Nations communities
- June 2020: National Indigenous Peoples Day: violence and injustice persist
- Support for the statement issued by the commissioners of the public inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Liberatory justice resources:
- Canadian Race Relations Foundation Glossary of Terms (despite the organization name, glossary is intersectional)
First Nations and Indigenous Organizations:
- Yellowhead Institute
- NWAC – Native Women’s Association of Canada
- Idle No More Resources & Education
- Six Nations Lands and Resources
- UNION OF ONTARIO INDIANS – ABOUT US (anishinabek.ca)
- Contact Woodland Cultural Centre – Museum Hours
- Who We Are – Haudenosaunee Confederacy
- Mohawk Culture | Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (mbq-tmt.org)
- Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (mncfn.ca)
- https://apihtawikosisan.com/2016/09/beyond-territorial-acknowledgments/
- https://news.onefeather.ca/
Land acknowledgements:
- Anishinabek Nation: Land Acknowledgements
- Native Governance Centre: A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
- Native Land: Territory Acknowledgement
- Whose Land?
Labour organizations:
Podcasts:
- https://www.jengreenway.com/go-smudge-yourself-podcast
- Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to People (official Anishinabek Nation Podcast)
- https://www.niwrc.org/podcast
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/podcasts-cbc-listen-national-indigenous-history-month-1.6076495
- https://chatelaine.com/living/indigenous-podcasts-hosted-by-women/
- https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
Social media accounts:
- Influence Agency: 100 Must-Follow Indigenous Influencers in Canada (June 2022)
- OneFeather: 10 Indigenous Influencers & Trailblazers You Should Know
- CBC BC: How Indigenous social media influencers inspired podcast host on hourney of self-discovery
- AB Native News: Indigenous Canadian TikTok Influencers Spread Good Medicine Through Social Media
- Elle: 10 Indigenous Content Creators You Should Be Following (Sept. 2021)
- Ogimaa Mikana: reclaiming/renaming
Other Media:
Interesting news articles:
- Truth and reconciliation federal commitment as national day arrives – North Island Gazette (September 29, 2023)
- Residential Schools: Canada’s Shame – Al Jazeera (August 31, 2023) – video
- Is a Genocide Taking Place in Canada? Short Answer: ‘Yes’ – Native Women’s Association of Canada press release (June 19, 2023)
- Confronting Genocide in Canada – Canadian Museum For Human Rights speech transcript
- Indigenous Canada (University of Alberta)
– free course (21 hours) offered through Coursera - Take the virtual tour of the Woodland Cultural Centre
- Hamilton/Halton/Brant – First Nations activities and experiences
- Indigenous Languages Revitalization
– huge resource for language learning for many First Nations’ languages - Government of Canada: Indigenous languages learning and teaching resources
– another large compilation of language learning resources - Government of Canada: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation language resources
- University of British Columbia: Indigenous Education K-12 Language Resources
- FirstVoices
– collaborative platform for Indigenous language sharing - Birchbark Books: Indigenous Language Learning Materials
- Alberta Teachers’ Association: International Decade of Indigenous Languages
- Word of the Day – Learn how to Pronounce words from all Six Nations – Woodland Cultural Centre
- Anishinaabemdaa – a terrific Anishinaabemowin resource
- CBC: 12 films on Indigenous life in Canada
What next?
- donate your money to an Indigenous-run community organization. Some examples:
- Hamilton Regional Indian Centre (HRIC);
- Hamilton Native Women’s Centre;
- Woodland Cultural Centre;
- Indspire;
- Save the Evidence;
- Indian Residential School Survivors Society;
- Unite for Change’s Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Fund;
- Raven Trust Circle of Allies;
- Six Nations Justice;
- Canada Helps’ listing of Indigenous Charities;
- NGOBase’s listing of Indigenous NGOs and charities in Ontario
- support Indigenous-owned businesses. Some ideas:
- Project Local Love: Indigenous Makers in Ontario – 6 local small businesses to support now
- Indigenous Thrive Ontario Business Directory
- Shop First Nations
- Canadian SME: 10 Indigenous-Owned Businesses that you can support in 2022
- Site News: 16 Indigenous-owned companies helping build Canada
- Narcity.com – Indigenous-owned businesses you can support across Canada
- Two-Rivers Community Development Centre (listing of Six Nations businesses)
- Six Nations tourism article: How Best to Support Local Business in the Six Nations Community
- Six Nations tourism listing of Art Studios & Gift Shops
- Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business 2023 Indigenous Business holiday gift guide
- Downie & Wenjack Fund Holiday Gift Guide: Moving Reconciliation Forward
- Support Ontario Made: Mohawk Soap Company (Hamilton)