Decolonizing Canada Resources
The decolonization of Canada requires both non-Indigenous and Indigenous peoples living on this land. However, the Canadian non-Indigenous community will need to do much more work to face the truth of the history and state of Treaty, what has been lost and broken, and how they have benefited. It will take the investment of a lot of time and effort to fully understand the implications of Treaty, reaching through the present and far into the future. However, this investment is worthwhile and ultimately critical for the important work of building a healthier relationship and brighter outlook for all Treaty people.
“Whether you have ancestors that were colonizers or colonized, we are all colonized people. And so this work of decolonization is really work that we need to come together to do with one another, equally accepting our roles, our locations, our privileges, and ways that we can start to move toward a future that looks like healing, that looks like justice, that looks like dismantling systems of oppression.”
Articles
“4 Lessons in Decolonization from Indigenous Communities for National Indigenous History Month,” KOJO Institute
“Decolonization: A Resource for Indigenous Solidarity,” Anna Soole, Métis educator, coach, consultant
“Decolonizing together: Moving beyond a politics of solidarity toward a practice of decolonization,” Briarpatch Magazine
“Ryan McMahon's 12-step guide to decolonizing Canada,” CBC Radio, from Ryan McMahon is an Anishinaabe filmmaker, writer, podcast host and comedian.
“There is a way for Canada to peacefully ‘decolonize’,” Toronto Star
Videos
Other Resources
Home on Native Land online course, The Raven Institute
Indian Horse, a film based on the award-winning bestseller by Richard Wagamese
Indigenous Peoples’ Atlas of Canada, from Canadian Geographic
Reports from the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation, including the final reports from the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
The Reconciliation Journey, Government of Canada, building a renewed relationship with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect and partnership
The Right Relationship: Reimagining the Implementation of Historical Treaties, edited by John Borrows & Michael Coyle, U of T Press
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, often referred to as UNDRIP
Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Decolonization Handbook, Peter MacFarlane & Nicole Schabus
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