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RESOURCES

Learning Opportunities 

• Government of Canada - Indigenous History

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

• Beyond 94 - Truth and Reconciliation in Canada

• FNHA 

UFV Resources 

• Indigenous Student Centre
  Get cultural support, academic advice, and elder guidance, and join student events here.

• Indigenous Studies Programs

  Dive into fascinating Indigenous-focused courses for deep knowledge of history, culture, and contemporary issues.

• Scholarships and Awards
  Discover opportunities to support Indigenous students' educational goals at UFV.

Ways to Engage

• Whose land am I on?

• Indigenous Tourism BC

• APTN News

Stand Like a Cedar

Nicola I. Campbell & Carrielynn Victor

When you go for a walk in nature, who do you see? What do you hear?

Award-winning storyteller Nicola I. Campbell shows what it means "to stand like a cedar" on this beautiful journey of discovery through the wilderness. Learn the names of animals in the Nle7kepmxcín or Halq'emeylem languages as well as the teachings they have for us. 

Experience a celebration of sustainability and connection to the land through lyrical storytelling and Carrielynn Victor's breathtaking art in this children's illustrated book. (From Highwater Press)

A Day With Yayah

Nicola I. Campbell & Julie FLETT

The picture book, illustrated by Julie Flett, is based on Campbell's memory of another of her aunts, Ethel.

Ethel didn't attend residential school, and she retained her knowledge of many traditional Salish practices, including medicine making, hide tanning and food preparation.

Because of that knowledge, Campbell said Ethel would be called on to cook and babysit by many people in her community. The story, A Day With Yayah, is about an adventure Ethel took Nicola and her friends on when they were children.

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

By Bob Joseph

Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous Peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer.

Since its creation in 1876, the Indian Act has shaped, controlled, and constrained the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Peoples, and is at the root of many enduring stereotypes. Bob Joseph’s book comes at a key time in the reconciliation process, when awareness from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities is at a crescendo. Joseph explains how Indigenous Peoples can step out from under the Indian Act and return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance—and why doing so would result in a better country for every Canadian. He dissects the complex issues around truth and reconciliation, and clearly demonstrates why learning about the Indian Act’s cruel, enduring legacy is essential for the country to move toward true reconciliation.

Being Ts’elxwéyeqw: First Peoples’ Voices and History From the Chilliwack - Fraser Valley, British Columbia

Tselxwéyeqw Tribe

“Our stories identify for us the land which surrounds us and tie us to our ancestors. We find ourselves inextricably linked to the past, to the land, to the river, to each other, to the future.” —Shirley Hardman, contributor

Heart Berries: A Memoir

Terese Mailhot

Guileless and refreshingly honest, Terese Mailhot's debut memoir chronicles her struggle to balance the beauty of her Native heritage with the often desperate and chaotic reality of life on the reservation.

I Am Woman: A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism

Lee Maracle

I Am Woman represents my personal struggle with womanhood, culture, traditional spiritual beliefs and political sovereignty, written during a time when that struggle was not over. My original intention was to empower Native women to take to heart their own personal struggle for Native feminist being. It remains my attempt to present a Native woman's sociological perspective on the impacts of colonialism on us, as women, and on my self personally.

The Rumour

Joseph A. Dandurand

The Rumour is a collection of poetry that exposes many important issues of Indigenous discrimination, poverty, drug abuse, brutal violence, love, family, and complex human relationships. As a skilled painter, Joseph A. Dandurand portrays the essence of strong connections with rich Indigenous history, culture, traditions, and family values with broad but precise strokes. The poems come from author's lifetime experience living on the Kwantlen First Nation reserve and give a true picture of the resilience and the struggles Indigenous people experience in everyday life.