Resources

• A Journey Towards Accessibility, Perspectives from First Nations in British Columbia
• Canadian Commission for UNESCO - Reconciliation
• Case Study: Working Together in təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park
• Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in BC
• Decolonization of Park Practices
• Elevating Indigenous Governance and Leadership in Urban Parks
• Guidance Toolkit for Engagement with Indigenous Communities
• Indigenous Communities: Active for Life
• Indigenous Long–Term Participant Development Pathway
• Municipal Guide on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Commitment Card
• Operationalizing Ethical Space and Two-Eyed Seeing in Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas and Crown Protected and Conserved Areas 
• ReconciliACTION Plans from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 
• Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Holistic Approach Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
• Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action for Recreation and Parks
• ViaSport's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Resources
  
  
  

Trainings

• Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
• Indigenous Canada Course - University of Alberta
• KAIROS Blanket Exercise
• Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education - University of British Columbia
• San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
• The Path: Your Journey through Indigenous Canada - Cultural Awareness Training
• The Village Workshop Series

 

Podcasts

• ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᑦ (Inuit Unikkaangit)
• Kiwew
• Matriarch Movement
• Métis Speaker Series
• Muddied Water
• Pieces
• Telling Our Twisted Histories
• This Place
• The Secret Life of Canada

 

Videos

• 8th Fire Wab Kinew 500 Years in 2 Minutes
• Picking up the Pieces: The Making of the Witness Blanket 
• Webinar - Reconciliation and Recreation: Indigenous Perspectives

 

Territory Acknowledgement Guides

• Activism Skills: Land and Territory Acknowledgement
• Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples & Traditional Territory
• How to Write a Park-Based Land Acknowledgement
• Transformative Territory Acknowledgment Guide
• Whose Land

 

Reading List

• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
• The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
• Halfbreed by Maria Campbell
• The North-West is Our Mother by Jean Teillet
• They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars
• View the Vancouver Public Library's Reconciliation Reading List

 

Books suitable for children

• I Am Not a Number by Kathy Kacer
• Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
• A Stranger at Home by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
• Shi-shi-etko by Nicola Campbell
• When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson

 

Supports

Culturally safe resources and supports are available toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

• IRSSS Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line—1-866-925-4419
• Métis Crisis Line—1-833-METISBC/1-833-638-4722
• KUU-US—Indigenous Crisis Response Services—1-800-588-8717