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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

Jacqueline Guest

Laureate 2013, Children’s Books

Richard Wagamese

Laureate 2012

Laureate 2003

Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson

Laureate 2019

Laureate 1996

Tomson Highway
(also musician)

Laureate 2002

Laureate 1992

Leanne Betasamoske Simpson

Taiaiake (Gerald) Alfred

Laureate 2006

Laureate 2004

Laureate 2005

Leonard G. Flett

Laureate 2002

Joshua Whitehead

Billy-Ray Belcourt

Laureate 2019

Richard Van Camp

Terese Marie Mailhot

Books

by Gerald St. Germain

Walking in the Woods: A Metis Journey

by Herb Belcourt

by Tracey Lindberg

by Barbara Hager
Laureate 2019

The Shoe Boy: A Trapline Memoir

by Duncan McCue
Laureate 2017

Learning from a Kindergarten Dropout

by William Commanda

Path with No Moccasins (autobiography)

by Shirley Cheechoo
Laureate 2008

Indigenous Storywork

by Jo-Ann Archibald
Laureate 2000

by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
Laureate 1999

Songs for the People: Teachings on the Natural Way

by Art Solomon
Laureate 1994

The Winter We Danced

by the Kino-nda-niimi Collective

The Education of Augie Merasty

by Joseph Auguste Merasty

by Edmund Metatawabin with Alexandra Shimo

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

by Jesse Thistle

The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel’s People, the Metis Nation

by Jean Teillet

From the Barren Lands

by Leonard G. Flett
Laureate 2002

Indians on Vacation

by Thomas King

Jonny Appleseed

by Joshua Whitehead

by Tommy Orange

All Our Relations

by Tanya Talaga

Heart Berries: A Memoir

by Terese Marie Mailhot

Motorcycles and Sweetgrass

by Drew Hayden Taylor

Son of a Trickster

by Eden Robinson

by Eden Robinson

Academic Books

Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities,

Co Authored by Peter Dinsdale (Laureate 2019) and Jerry P. White

Taking Back Our Spirits: Indigenous Literature, Public Policy and Healing

by Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew
Laureate 2016

Infested Blankets: Canada’s Constitution – Genocide of Indian Nations

by Eric William Robinson
Laureate 2010

Freedom and the Indigenous Constitutionalism

by John Borrows

A Knock on the Door

by Phil Fontaine, Aimee Craft and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter

by Daniel Health Justice

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of the Plants

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

A New History of Aboriginal- White Relations

by John Sutton Lutz

Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

by The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Canadian Geographic’s Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Metis and Inuit Issues in Canada

by Chelsea Vowel

Music

Laureate 2019

Laureate 2014

Laureate 2010

Laureate 2003

The Band, Robbie Robertson

Laureate 2003

Buffy Sainte- Marie

Laureate 1998

Laureate 1996

Laureate 1994

Indigenous Music

A Tribe Called Red

Spirit Sands Singers

Christie Lee Charles

Winston Wuttunee

Laureate 2013

Willie Thrasher

Black Belt Eagle Scout

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

Ideas – CBC (Roberta Jamieson, Kent Monkman, Gabrielle Scrimshaw)

Thunder Bay (by Canadaland)

Stories from the Land

All My Relations

Métis in Space

Art

Laureate 2018

Laureate 2014

Sapling and Flint

An award winning Indigenous Jewelry manufacturer

Dakota Brant
Laureate 2011

Jewelry maker
Laureate 2011

Joane Cardinal-Schubert

Artist
Laureate 2007

Gerald McMaster

Artist
Laureate 2005

Sculptor
Laureate 2005

Osuitok Ipeelee

Sculptor
Laureate 2004

Artist
Laureate 2004

Artist
Laureate 2002

Artist
Laureate 2002

Artist
Laureate 2002

Sculptor
Laureate 2000

Painter
Laureate 1999

Artist
Laureate 1998

Artist
Laureate 1997

Kenojuak Ashevak

Artist
Laureate 1995

Robert Davidson

Artist
Laureate 1995

Sculptor
Laureate 1994

Rebecca Belmore

Faye Heavyshield

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

Marianne Nicolson

Catherine Blackburn

Kablusiak Nasogaluak-Carpenter

Films / TV

1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus (eight-part docu-drama series)

by Barbara Hager
Laureate 2019

Blackstone (tv show), Mixed Blessings (tv show)

produced by Ron E. Scotts
Laureate 2015

Noongom (tv show)

hosted by Gabrielle Fayant
Laureate 2015

by Richard Wagamese
Laureate 2012

Wapos Bay (TV Show)

written by Dennis Jackson
Laureate 2009

Silent Tears

by Shirley Cheechoo
Laureate 2008

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), Children of Alcohol, Foster Child (Film)

Gil Cardinal
Laureate 1997

Christmas in Moose Factory

by Alanis Obomsawin

Cry from a Diary of a Metis Child

by Richard Cardinal

(Lana Slezic)

8^th Fire: Wabs Walk Through History

(Dennise Allen)

Colonization Road

(Michelle St. John)

Edge of the Knife

(Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown)

First Stories: Two-Spirited (Sharon A. Desjarlais)

(Alethea Arnaquq-Baril)

(Michelle Latimer)

The People of Kattawapiskak River

by Alanis Obomsawin

NFB Indigenous Cinema

Incident at Restigouche

by Alanis Obomsawin

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

Before Tomorrow

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk

Kayak to Klemtu

The Incredible 25^th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw

Shadow of Dumont

Inconvenient Indian

Stories from the Land TV episode

Molly of Denali

Poetry

This Wound is a World

by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Laureate 2019

by Zondra Roy
Laureate 2016

Poet
Laureate 1997

Calling Down the Sky

by Rosanna Deerchild

Totem Poles and Railroads

by Janet Rogers

by Gregory Scofield

by Gwen Benway

Burning in this Midnight Dream

by Louise Bernice Halfe

NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field

by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Laureate 2019

A History of My Brief Body

by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Laureate 2019

Injun

by Jordan Abel

Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent

by Liz Howard

Bent Box

by Lee Maracle

Other Websites and Shareable Documents

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

Events

Instagram

Join us for the Youth Resilience in the Digital Ag

Join us for the Youth Resilience in the Digital Age Virtual Conference, Feb 8 – 12! Experts from across the country will show how to create safe, equitable, accessible online environments for kids and teens. Register: http://digitalresilience.ca (link in bio)
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@BGCCAN @CTFFCE @RJeunesseCan #DigitalResilience2021 #Résiliencenumérique2021

Everyone here at Indspire was deeply saddened to l

Everyone here at Indspire was deeply saddened to learn about the passing of another member of the Indspire family. Dr. Thomas Dignan passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17th. He was passionate about education, equal access to health care, and anti-racist practice in his decades as an anaesthesiologist and primary care physician. Dr. Dignan entered the Faculty of Medicine at McMaster University and, in 1981, became its first-ever graduate of First Nations ancestry.

He was a founding member of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada and the First President of the Native Nurses Association of Canada. Among the numerous accolades he received were the Order of Canada (2018), the Order of Ontario (2006), the Queen’s Golden (2002) and Diamond (2012) Jubilee Medals, and an Indspire Award (Health, 2005).

His work as a physician, mentor, and advocate for eradicating disparities in health care for Indigenous Peoples stands as an enduring legacy which will continue to have a lasting impact. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends.

#InMemoriam #IndigenousExcellence #IndspireLaureate

We’re so excited: it’s happening TODAY! It’s

We’re so excited: it’s happening TODAY! It’s not too late for you to register for our Sharing the Journey panel discussion TODAY, Tuesday January 26, at 4:00 pm EST.

Join us and our friends at Rogers to hear from three Indigenous professionals who will share their inspiring stories and then take your questions!

Sign up at the link in our bio.

@rogers #IndigenousMedia #IndigenousExcellence #Mentorship #MentorshipMatters

We’re delighted to announce a unique new opportu

We’re delighted to announce a unique new opportunity for Indigenous post-secondary students: the Totah Cares Bursary. Created by Roberta Jamieson, outgoing President & CEO of Indspire, the Totah Cares Bursary represents a total of $50,000 over two years ($25,000 per year), with matching funds provided by the Government of Canada.

It’s designed to provide support to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis learners who have been raised by their grandparents or extended family, students who have been “in care”, or those who are pursuing studies in a children’s health-related field like child & youth care, child & youth counselling, child & family services, or youth & childcare worker.

The very first application deadline is February 1, 2021. Interested (or know someone who might be interested)? Check it out at the link in our bio!

📢 ❗️Important: if you’ve already applied for BBF during our Aug 1 or Nov 1, 2020 deadline, you DON’T need to apply again – we’re already looking at your application! :) This is for new applicants only.

#IndigenousEducation #BBF #IndigenousYouth #Education #Bursary

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