Donor Resources

Donor Resources

The following resources (books, music, podcasts, art, film, poetry, websites and events) are listed for your information, and are meant to assist in furthering your understanding of the rich culture & history of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.  Please note that these resources have not been endorsed by Indspire, however, they will be updated periodically.

Authors

Books

Academic Books

Music

Radio/ Podcasts

• Michif Hour on CKCU FM (Gabrielle Fayant Laureate, 2015)
• Unreserved (CBC Radio)
• Reclaimed (CBC Music)
• The Secret Life of Canada
• APTN Infocus with Melissa Ridgen
• APTN Nation to Nation with Todd Lamirande
• APTN Face to Face with Dennis Ward
• APTN Investigates
• Missing and Murdered with Connie Walker
• The Henceforward
• This Land hosted by Rebecca Nagle
• Canadian Indigenous Peoples Radio
• CFWE-FM
• ELMENT FM
• CKRZ FM
• Ideas – CBC (Roberta Jamieson, Kent Monkman, Gabrielle Scrimshaw)

Art

• Greg Hill (2018 Laureate)
• Kent Monkman (2014 Laureate)
• Sapling and Flint, an award winning Indigenous Jewelry manufacturer (Dakota Brant 2011)
• Corrine Hunt, Jewelry maker (2011 Laureate)
• Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Artist (2007 Laureate)
• Gerald McMaster, Artist (2005 Laureate)
• Joe Jacobs, Sculptor (2005 Laureate)
• Osuitok Ipeelee, Sculptor (2004 Laureate)
• Susan Point, Artist, (2004 Laureate)
• Alex Janvier, Artist (2002 Laureate)
• Freda Diesing, Artist (2002 Laureate)
• Ohito Ashoona, Artist (2002 Laureate)
• Art Thompson, Sculptor (2000 Laureate)
• Allen Sapp, Painter (1999 Laureate)
• Daphne Odjig, Artist (1998 Laureate)
• Kiawak Ashoona, artist (1997 Laureate)
• Kenojuak Ashevak (1995 Laureate)
• Robert Davidson (1995, Laureate)
• Bill Reid (Sculptor, 1994 Laureate)

Films / TV

• 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus (eight-part docu-drama series by Barbara Hager 2019 Laureate)
• Blackstone (tv show), Mixed Blessings (tv show), produced by Ron E. Scotts (Laureate 2015)
• Noongom (tv show), hosted by Gabrielle Fayant (Laureate, 2015)
• Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese (Laureate 2012)
• Wapos Bay (TV Show) written by Dennis Jackson (Laureate 2009)
• Silent Tears, by Shirley Cheechoo (Laureate 2008) (short film)
• Bearwalker by Shirley Cheechoo (Laureate 2008)
• Taken (TV show) by Lisa Meeches (Laureate 2007)
• Spirit World: The Story of the Mi’Kmaqs, directed by John Joe Sark
• North of 60, Tina Keeper (Actor, Laureate 2004)
• Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, (movie) produced by Zacharias Kunuk (Laureate 2002)
• Come Alive (tv series), Childre of Alcohol, Foster Child (Film) Gil Cardinal (Laureate 1997)
• Christmas in Moose Factory, Incident at Restigouche, Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Metis Child Alanis Obomsawin
• Bee Nation (Lana Slezic)
• 8^th Fire: Wabs Walk Through History
• CBQM (Dennise Allen)
• Colonization Road (Michelle St. John)
• Edge of the Knife (Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown)
• First Stories: Two-Spirited (Sharon A. Desjarlais)
• Foster Child (Gil Cardinal)
• Lumaajuuq (Alethea Arnaquq-Baril)
• Nimmikaage (Michelle Latimer)
• The People of Kattawapiskak River (Alanis Obomsawin)
• NFB Indigenous Cinema
• The Grizzlies

Poetry

• This Wound is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt (Laureate, 2019)
• Zondra Roy, Spoken Word Poet (Laureate, 2016)
• Homecoming by Zondra Roy
• Rita Joe, Poet (Laureate 1997)
• Calling Down the Sky by Rosanna Deerchild
• Totem Poles and Railroads by Janet Rogers
• Witness, I am by Gregory Scofield
• Passage by Gwen Benway
• Burning in this Midnight Dream by Louise Bernice Halfe

Other Websites and Shareable Documents

https://reconciliationcanada.ca/resources/shareable-documents/

• Indigenous (CBC News)
• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
• Reconciliation Canada
• CBC (for kids)
• Celebrating Indigenous Peoples in Canada, Learning and Activity Guide (Government of Canada)
• KAIROS Blanket Exercise
• First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

 Events

• Pow Wows throughout Canada
• Indigenous Events throughout Canada
• Native Canadian Center of Toronto
• Imaginative Film Festival Toronto
• Indigenous events in Toronto
• Indigenous Events in Alberta
• Pow Wows in Quebec
• Pow Wows in Ottawa
• Pow Wows in BC
• Pow Wows in Saskatchewan
• Pow Wows in Manitoba
• Aboriginal Music Week in Manitoba
• Pow Wows in the East Coast
• Pow Wows in New Brunswick