Indigenous Education Month

To recognize the importance of building opportunities at Algonquin College for engaging with Indigenous knowledges, histories, and contemporary realities, the Indigenous Pedagogy and Curriculum Consultants in Learning & Teaching Services wanted to share a list resources for you to explore. This is an opportunity to reflect on how Indigenous perspectives are shared within your curricula, and to recognize how Indigenous education helps to build more equitable classrooms and communities for all.

The list encourages you to explore resources at Algonquin College and elsewhere, in print and online, that relate to the following:

  • Treaties Education
  • Truth & Reconciliation
  • Curriculum, Pedagogy & Research
  • Media & Arts
  • Indigenous Organizations & Events

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

Algonquin College Land Acknowledgement
https://www.algonquincollege.com/tri/land-acknowledgement/
Algonquin College Library – Aboriginal Studies Library Guide
https://algonquincollege.libguides.com/aboriginal-studies
Mamidosewin at Algonquin College (for students)
https://www.algonquincollege.com/mamidosewin/events-and-activities/

TREATIES EDUCATION

The Algonquin Land Claim
https://www.ontario.ca/page/algonquin-land-claim
Indigenous Voices on Treaties
https://www.ontario.ca/page/videos-indigenous-voices-treaties#section-12
Native-Land.ca – An interactive map of Indigenous languages, treaties, and traditional territories
https://native-land.ca/
Ontario Treaties
https://www.ontario.ca/page/treaties
Trick or Treaty? (video)
https://librarysearch.algonquincollege.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/ssjb94/alma991004389184907306

TRUTH & RECONCILIATION

National Center for Truth and Reconciliation (website)
https://nctr.ca/records/reports/
Indigenous relations: insights, tips & suggestions to make reconciliation a reality (e-book)
https://algonquin.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/ssjb94/alma991000454929707322
Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Secondary Settings: Student Experiences (report)
https://indspire.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JMGD_003_IND_TR_REPORT_FINAL_V3_NOV15_V3.pdf

CURRICULUM, PEDAGOGY & RESEARCH:

Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World through Stories (book)
https://uofmpress.ca/books/detail/centering-anishinaabeg-studies
Decolonizing Education: Nourishing the Learning Spirit (e-book)
https://librarysearch.algonquincollege.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/ssjb94/alma991000335949707322
Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (book)
https://librarysearch.algonquincollege.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/ssjb94/alma991000335959707322
Faculty Toolkit – The Learning Portal, Colleges Libraries Ontario
https://tlp-lpa.ca/faculty-toolkit/indigenous-inclusion
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada (e-book)
https://algonquin.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/17t9s9l/cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC4832580
Indigenous research: theories, practices, and relationships (e-book)
https://librarysearch.algonquincollege.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/ssjb94/alma991000476979707322
Pulling Together: A Guide for Curriculum Developers
https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/indigenizationcurriculumdevelopers/chapter/building-relationships/

MEDIA & ARTS

Arts of Engagement: Taking Aesthetic Action in and Beyond the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (e-book)
https://librarysearch.algonquincollege.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/17t9s9l/cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781771121705
Coded Territories: Tracing Indigenous Pathways in New Media Art (book)
https://librarysearch.algonquincollege.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/17t9s9l/cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC4952072
Isuma TV (video streaming)
http://www.isuma.tv/
Indigenous Pop: Native Music from Jazz to Hip Hop (book)
https://librarysearch.algonquincollege.com/permalink/01OCLS_ALGON/ssjb94/alma991003852244707322
MEDIA INDIGENA- Indigenous current affairs podcast
https://mediaindigena.com/podcast/
National Film Board – Indigenous Cinema (video streaming)
https://www.nfb.ca/indigenous-cinema/?&film_lang=en&sort=year:desc,title&year_min=1939&year_max=2022
ON-SCREEN PROTOCOLS & PATHWAYS: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories
https://iso-bea.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/On-Screen-Protocols-Pathways.pdf
Reporting in Indigenous Communities: Helping Journalists Decolonize Journalism (website)
https://riic.ca/

INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS & EVENTS:

Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
https://www.algonquinsofpikwakanagan.com/
Asinabka Festival
https://asinabkafestival.org/
Indigenous Knowledge Gathering at Humber College (hybrid events, November 16-18th, 2022)
https://humber.ca/indigenous/IKG
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
https://www.itk.ca/
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
https://kitiganzibi.ca/
Métis Nation of Ontario
https://www.metisnation.org/
NAC Indigenous Theatre
https://nac-cna.ca/en/indigenoustheatre
Wabano Centre
https://wabano.com/programs-and-events/