Indigenous Resources

The Richmond Public Library is located on the ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples.

Calls to Action

Previous Sessions

Living Indigenous Leadership: Native Narratives on Building Strong Communities
with Tina Ngaroimata Fraser
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday June 5, 2024

Bead by Bead: Constitutional Rights and Métis Community
with Larry Chartrand
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday May 22, 2024

What does it mean to uphold Indigenous economic Relationship
with Dr. Shalene Wuttunee Jobin
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday May 8, 2024

Mischief Making: The art of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
with Nicola Levell
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday April 24, 2024

Oral Histories on Trial
with Bruce Granville Miller
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday April 10, 2024

You Are Treaty, Too: Revisiting Chief Spence’s Call to Action
with Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday March 8, 2024

Beyond Rights: Reconciliation & Treaty Relationships
with Carole Blackburn
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday February 21, 2024

The Fire Still Burns:  Life In and After Residential School
with Sam George & Jill Goldberg
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday February 7, 2024

Meeting My Treaty Kin: A Journey Toward Reconciliation
with Heather Menzies
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday January 24, 2024

Umeek, Dr. Richard Atleo – Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

At the Library

This learning kit contains RPL resources to learn about the history and legacy of Residential Schools.

These learning kits contain RPL resources to explore the history of Métis communities and culture.

These kits contain RPL resources to learn more about the diverse groups of Indigenous peoples and First Nations living along the Northwest Pacific Coast in BC.

RPL resources for children on and about Indigenous perspectives.

RPL resources for adults on and about Indigenous perspectives.

Resources

Permanent home for all statements, documents, and other materials gathered by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people

Provides links to First Nations resources in many subject areas.

An interactive map of North and South America that shows the ancestral homelands of various Indigenous groups. Search for a geographic region by name or postal/zip code to learn more about the history of those lands and the people who traditionally lived on them.

Canadian Indigenous television network.

Representative body for the Métis Nation in British Columbia.

The national representational organization protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada.

FNESC has a mandate to support First Nations students and advance First Nations education in BC.

Regional arm of the National Assembly of First Nations.

Offers various programs in academic upgrading, business, health sciences, social sciences and humanities, or fine arts. Most certificate and diploma programs are transferable to other post-secondary schools in British Columbia.

The purpose of the IED is to prioritize improved educational outcomes for Indigenous learners by promoting practices informed by Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing

The latest news and current affairs from Indigenous communities across Canada.

Explore and contribute to the interactive map of the Indigenous Languages, Arts and Heritage in B.C.

Residential School Conversations (Children)

Residential School Conversations

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Shin-chi's Canoe

Campbell, Nicola I.

When We Were Alone

Robertson, David

Shi-shi-etko

Campbell, Nicola I.

When I Was Eight

Jordan-Fenton, Christy

The Train

Callaghan, Jodie

Stolen Words

Florence, Melanie

Residential School Conversations (Adults)

Residential School Conversations (Adults)

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Call Me Indian

Sasakamoose, Fred

Five Little Indians

Good, Michelle

Genocidal Love

Fox, Bevann

Nishga

Abel, Jordan

Inconvenient Skin

Koyczan, Shane

From Bear Rock Mountain

Mountain, Antoine

National Indigenous Peoples' Day

National Indigenous Peoples Day

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What Was Said to Me

Peter, Ruby Sti'tum'atul'wut

Call Me Indian

Sasakamoose, Fred

From the Ashes

Thistle, Jesse

The Science of the Sacred

Redvers, Nicole

Legacy

Methot, Suzanne

From Where I Stand

Wilson-Raybould, Jody

Indigenous Books (Staff Picks)

Indigenous Resources

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Peyakow

McLeod, Darrel J.

Indigenous Filmmakers and Actors

Robinson, Gary

First Nations Self-government

Wolf Collar, Leroy Paul

Inconvenient Skin

Koyczan, Shane

Paying the Land

Sacco, Joe

Nishga

Abel, Jordan

Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series Booklist

Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series Booklist

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Beyond Rights

Blackburn, Carole

Mischief Making

Levell, Nicola

Meeting My Treaty Kin

Menzies, Heather

Tsawalk

Atleo, Eugene Richard

Oral History on Trial

Miller, Bruce Granville

Living Indigenous Leadership

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We would like to recognize Rachel Chong, Indigenous & Anthropology Subject Liaison Librarian, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Jessie Lampreau, Indigenous Engagement Coordinator, Thompson-Nicola Regional Library, for their guidance in the creation of this webpage.