Resources

We thank you for joining us to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day and participate in the annual Elders Story Project event. We hope the following resources will help you extend your learning and understanding. 

Online

Reports and Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
nctr.ca/records/reports

About Treaty 7
historymuseum.ca/history-hall/negotiating-treaty-7

About the Blackfoot Confederacy
blackfootconfederacy.ca/nations

About the Tsuut’ina First Nation
tsuutina.com

About the Iyarhe Nakoda
stoneynakodanations.com

About Inuit in Canada
itk.ca

Books

The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7
based on the testimony of over 80 Elders from the five First Nations involved in Treaty 7

Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada
by Michelle Good

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
by Bob Joseph

Akak'stiman: A Blackfoot Framework for Decision-Making and Mediation Processes
by Dr. Reg Crowshoe and Sybille Manneschmidt

True Reconciliation
by Jody Wilson-Raybould