The Assembly of First Nations has developed the It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit as the basis of a comprehensive strategy to reach out to First Nations students, teachers, schools, communities and the Canadian public at large. The resource is designed to bring together First Nations and non-First Nations people and foster a spirit of cooperatoin, understanding, and action. Contains 18 different teaching guides covering diverse topics and exercises : The Blanket exercise; pre-contact Indigenous history descriptions; cultural competency guidelines; First Nations holistic life learning methods; performance indicators checklist; First Nations languages descriptions; tips for engaging the community; discussions of violence against women; and many more.

A graphic novel about Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, who dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left her home to attend residential school and high school in a small town in Manitoba. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially met with silence and indifference, her tragic murder resonates loudly today. Betty represents one of almost 1,200 Indigenous women in Canada who have been murdered or gone missing. This book is a true account. Content may be disturbing for some viewers.

Indigenous Nationhood is a selection of blog posts by well-known lawyer, activist and academic Pamela Palmater. Palmater offers critical legal and political commentary and analysis on legislation, Indigenous rights, Canadian politics, First Nations politics and social issues such as murdered and missing Indigenous women, poverty, economics, identity and culture. Palmater’s writing tackles myths and stereotypes about Indigenous peoples head-on, discusses Indigenous nationhood and nation building, examines treaty rights and provides an accessible, critical analysis of laws and government policies being imposed on Indigenous peoples. Fiercely anti-racist and anti-colonial, this book is intended to help rebuild the connections between Indigenous citizens and their home communities, local governments and Indigenous Nations for the benefit of future generations.

An in-depth and bilingual guide to respectful terminology. Current and explanatory, this resource clarifies which terms are in and which terms are out, and why.

Provides a brief history of the marginalization of Indigenous women. Discusses traditional roles and power of Indigenous women and critiques the gendered discrimination of the Indian Act. A fantastic introductory resource giving a detailed yet general picture of the history of violence against Indigenous women in Canada, linked to specific legislation, with an extensive bibliography for further reading.

A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama. Together, but separated, they experience important milestones: the first day of school, first dance, first date, a wedding, and new life. A free-verse story of love, loss, and acceptance told in alternating voices, Missing Nimama, shows the human side of a national tragedy. An afterword by the author provides a simple, age-appropriate context for young readers. Includes a glossary of Cree terms. Typeset in a dyslexia-friendly font. *Long-listed for the Michigan Reading Association's "Great Lakes Great Books" 2007, Selected for the CCBC Our Choice 2006

This memoir is an activist response to the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2spirit people. Morningstar Mercredi describes how systemic colonialism and racism affected her as a first-generation descendent of Residential school survivors. As a mother, she was determined to come to terms with her personal struggles and realized how severe the impact of her parents' experience had been on herself and her family. Morningstar takes the reader through her survival and the afatermath of the trauma she endured as a child. Her adamant warrior spirit was not broken. She attributes this to her maternal lineage. Recounting sexual abuse, family violence, poverty, racism, and overcoming her own alcoholism, her inherent strength to survive a myriad of historical atrocities is powerful. Her experience mirrors that of generations of First Nations people, Métis people and Inuit.

Several national hotlines for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking and more. This is an American resource, but some of the numbers are 1-800, and a similar phoneline for Canadian callers is included on this list as well.

The Advocacy Curriculum is a great resource for social workers or teachers. The two part curriculum provides basic and comprehensive information on violence against Indigenous women and is paired with an advocacy skills section. Can also be used for public education, cross training initiatives, in-services and tream building. This is an American resource, but we think the information is still valuable for Canadian teachers.

In 1993, the remains of a young woman were discovered at Nagami Bay, South Indian Lake, Manitoba. Out of that important archeological discovery came this unique story about a week in the life of Pīsim, a young Cree woman, who lived in the mid-1600s. In the story, created by renowned storyteller William Dumas, Pīsim begins to recognize her miskanow - her life's journey - and to develop her gifts for fulfilling that path. The story is brought to life by the rich imagery of Leonard Paul, and is accompanied by sidebars on Cree language and culture, archaeology and history, maps, songs, and more. *Winner of the Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA) 2014 Public Communications Author; Shortlisted for the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration, 2014