National Indigenous History Month
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June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to celebrate Indigenous history, heritage, diversity, and culture of the many diverse Indigenous communities. It is an ideal time to reflect on the many contributions Indigenous people have made in Canada and around the world. To honour and celebrate, we invite you to take a closer look at the links suggested by Indigenous Affairs as well as additional resources listed below. We welcome you to join and connect with events within your community!
Indigenous Affairs is here to support you in your journey. Please feel free to reach to Unit Coordinator, Sarah Jacko at Indigenous@nosm.ca.
Read more about:
- Indigenous History
- Indigenous History Makers
- Treaties in Canada: Education Guide
- Key Moments in Indigenous History Timeline
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
On June 21 it is National Indigenous Peoples Day!
Click this link to view events happening across Canada, including Northern Ontario.
Books
- The Inconvenient Indian, A Curious Account of Native People in North America, Thomas King
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plant, Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies, Renee Linklater
- A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879-1986, John S. Milloy
- From the Ashes: My Story of Being Metis, Homeless, and Finding My Way, Jesse Thistle
- The Creators Game: Lacrosse, Identity, and Indigenous Nationhood, Allan Downey
- Decolonizing Education: Nourishing the Learning Spirit, Marie Battiste
- Drawing Out Law: A Spirits Guide, John Borrows
- A Promise is a Promise, Michale Kusugak & Robert Munsch
- Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body and Spirit, Jo-Ann Archibald
- Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese
- As Long as the Rivers Flow, James Bartleman
- The Drum Calls Softly, David Bouchard
- Seven Fallen Feathers, Tanya Talaga
- Medicine to Help Us: Traditional Plant Use, Christi Belcourt
- Reclaiming Tom Longboat: Indigenous Self-Determinization in Canadian Sport, Janice Forsyth
- I am woman, Lee Maracle
- Edible and Medicinal Arctic Plants: An Inuit Elders Perspective, Aalasi Joamie, Rebecca Hainnu and Anna Ziegler
- Whose Land is it Anyway: A Manual for Decolonization, Pamela Palmater
- My Silent Drum, Ovide Mercredi
- Treaty 9, Making the Agreement to Share the Land in Far Northern Ontario 1905, John S. Long
- Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call, Arthur Manuel
- Braiding Legal Orders, Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, John Borrows, Larry Chartrand, Oonagh E. Fitzgerald and Risa Schwartz
- Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Metis & Inuit Issues in Canada
- Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Colonized Classrooms: Racism, Trauma and Resistance in Post-Secondary Education, Sheila Cote-Meek
- Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods, Shawn Wilson
- Jonny Appleseed, Joshua Whitehead
- The Right to be Cold: One Woman’s Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet, Sheila Watt-Clouthier
- Half-Breed, Maria Campbell
Podcasts
Expand your understanding of Indigenous history beyond the month of June by listening to some amazing and insightful Indigenous podcasts.
Watch a documentary or movie
- The Eighth Fire
- We Were Children
- Indian Horse
- People of a Feather
- Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
- The Grizzlies
- Reel Injun
Websites
Indigenous Language: Anishinaabemowin
Attend a webinar
Indigenous Canada is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada.
Social accountability is one of the NOSM University’s core values. This means that NOSM University is dedicated to addressing the priority health concerns of the people and communities of Northern Ontario, including over 100 Indigenous communities of Northern Ontario.