Indigenous Resources
Previous Sessions
The Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Oral Histories on Trial
with Bruce Granville Miller
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday April 10, 2024
The Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Cherokee Earth Dwellers: Stories and Teachings of the Natural World with Christopher
with Christopher Teuton
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday March 27, 2024
The Syeyutsus Speaker Series
You Are Treaty, Too: Revisiting Chief Spence’s Call to Action
with Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday March 8, 2024
The Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Beyond Rights: Reconciliation & Treaty Relationships
with Carole Blackburn
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday February 21, 2024
The Syeyutsus Speaker Series
The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School
with Sam George & Jill Goldberg
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday February 7, 2024
The Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Meeting My Treaty Kin: A Journey Toward Reconciliation
with Heather Menzies
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday January 24, 2024
The Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Umeek, Dr. Richard Atleo – Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
At the Library
Learning Kits – Residential Schools
This learning kit contains RPL resources to learn about the history and legacy of Residential Schools.
Learning Kits – Métis
These learning kits contain RPL resources to explore the history of Métis communities and culture.
Learning Kits – Coast Salish
These kits contain RPL resources to learn more about the diverse groups of Indigenous peoples and First Nations living along the Northwest Pacific Coast in BC.
Indigenous Perspectives Collection – Kids
RPL resources for children on and about Indigenous perspectives.
Indigenous Perspectives Collection – Adults
RPL resources for adults on and about Indigenous perspectives.
Resources
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Permanent home for all statements, documents, and other materials gathered by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
University of British Columbia – X̱wi7x̱wa Library
Provides links to First Nations resources in many subject areas.
Native-Land.ca
An interactive map of North and South America that shows the ancestral homelands of various Indigenous groups. Search for a geographic region by name or postal/zip code to learn more about the history of those lands and the people who traditionally lived on them.
Connections Community Services
Working to educate and collaborate with the broader community to share Indigenous Knowledge and Culture.
KnowBC
Know BC is home to the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, an authoritative resource on BC past and present that features more than 4,000 articles and 1,500 accompanying photographs, maps, charts and tables, as well as sound and video clips.
Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples
The Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work and research tool on 119 different peoples/ethnic groups.
Métis Nation BC
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
The national representational organization protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada.
First Nations Education Steering Committee
FNESC has a mandate to support First Nations students and advance First Nations education in BC.
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
Native Education College
Offers various programs in academic upgrading, business, health sciences, social sciences and humanities, or fine arts. Most certificate and diploma programs are transferable to other post-secondary schools in British Columbia.
Indigenous Education Department
The purpose of the IED is to prioritize improved educational outcomes for Indigenous learners by promoting practices informed by Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing
CBC Indigenous News
First Peoples Map of BC
Explore and contribute to the interactive map of the Indigenous Languages, Arts and Heritage in B.C.
Residential School Conversations (Children)
Shin-chi's Canoe
Campbell, Nicola I.
When We Were Alone
Robertson, David
Shi-shi-etko
Campbell, Nicola I.
When I Was Eight
Jordan-Fenton, Christy
The Train
Callaghan, Jodie
Stolen Words
Florence, Melanie
Residential School Conversations (Adults)
Call Me Indian
Sasakamoose, Fred
Five Little Indians
Good, Michelle
Genocidal Love
Fox, Bevann
Nishga
Abel, Jordan
Inconvenient Skin
Koyczan, Shane
From Bear Rock Mountain
Mountain, Antoine
National Indigenous Peoples' Day
What Was Said to Me
Peter, Ruby Sti'tum'atul'wut
Call Me Indian
Sasakamoose, Fred
From the Ashes
Thistle, Jesse
The Science of the Sacred
Redvers, Nicole
Legacy
Methot, Suzanne
From Where I Stand
Wilson-Raybould, Jody
Indigenous Books (Staff Picks)
Peyakow
McLeod, Darrel J.
Indigenous Filmmakers and Actors
Robinson, Gary
First Nations Self-government
Wolf Collar, Leroy Paul
Inconvenient Skin
Koyczan, Shane
Paying the Land
Sacco, Joe
Nishga
Abel, Jordan
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series Booklist
Beyond Rights
Blackburn, Carole
Mischief Making
Levell, Nicola
Meeting My Treaty Kin
Menzies, Heather
Tsawalk
Atleo, Eugene Richard
Oral History on Trial
Miller, Bruce Granville
