LibGuides: Student Life: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit

Orange Shirt Day - September 30

September 30

Treaty Week

Ontario Treaty Recognition Week

First week in November

Resources available on the VLC

Teacher Resources

Teachers CLICK HERE for more Resources & Ideas

Ask your School's LCI for thepassword to access "Internal" Resources

Cherish the languages....

Algonquin Word of the Day
Indigenous languages—Learning and teaching resources
Six Nations Public Library - Language Resources
CKRZ Language Lessons
Ojibwe, Mohawk, Cayuga and Onondaga Languages
Assembly of First Nations Guide to Respecting Indigenous Languages
CBC Indigenous - Original Voices
Click on a region to learn about its languages. Click on a language to learn more
Canadian Language Museum
Clickable panels for 3 exhibits available: 'Speaking the Inuit Way', Cree: The People's Language; and 'Beyond Words'

Local and Current Events & Issues

Remembrance Day

NFB Feature: Forgotten Warriors

Reclaiming, retelling and revisioning Indigenous stories - CBC Unreserved
The relationship between Indigenous people and the movies dates back to the very start of movies themselves. But as cinema increased in popularity, becoming one of western culture's primary storytelling media, stories about Indigenous peoples became filtered through a non-Indigenous lens.

Chaudière Falls

Ottawa Valley Watershed

Lynn Gehl
Lynn Gehl Ph.D.
Gii-Zhigaate Mnidookwe, Algonquin Anishinaabe, Mekina Ndoodem

Algonquin History in the Ottawa River Watershed

Team Mascot Debate

First Nations, Métis and Inuit In Canada

Native Land
Indigenous Friends
First Voices
Assembly of Se7en Generations
"Assembly of Seven Generations (A7G) is an Indigenous owned and youth-led, non-profit organization focused on cultural support and empowerment programs/policies for Indigenous youth while being led by traditional knowledge and Elder guidance."
The Journey Together Ontario’s Commitment to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
First Nation Communities - Interactive Map
First Nations Seeker
First Peoples of Canada
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, LAND, AND THE LAW IN CANADA
University of Toronto Libraries
Métis Nation of Ontario
First Nation Profiles
Government of Canada - Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Includes a link to an interactive map.

Events @UCDSB

The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) hosted two special First Nations, Métis and Inuit gatherings on traditional Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe territories.

The two gatherings entitled Truth and Reconciliation Commission + 1 (TRC+1): A Gathering for Reflection and Renewal were held Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Naismith Memorial Public School in Almonte, and Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Rothwell-Osnabruck School in Ingleside.

In total, nine hundred students, along with a number of local dignitaries, participated in events spread over four days. (Read more)

Post Secondary Education Opportunities

IndigiTECH
"IndigiTECH offers Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) individuals a 12-week full-time education program, 3 weeks of professional development courses, 12-week paid full-time internship opportunities, and ongoing support to develop career pathways in the fields of Web Development, UX Design, Client Care, and Business and Marketing

Free laptops and digital art pads can be provided, as well as assistance with nutrition and child care. "
Indspire--Bursaries and Scholarships