Resources

Indigenous Student Services

The Indigenous Education Council works in collaboration with Indigenous Student Services to provide a culturally supportive environment to promote academic excellence and serves as a place to balance academic learning with traditional teachings and culture.

Their role is to provide specialized services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples on campus and to develop a mutually productive relationship between TMU and the Indigenous community.

Visit the Indigenous Student Services website to learn more.

Watch the Orientation week video (external link) .

Indigenous Awareness Resources

A Narrow Vision: Duncan Campbell Scott and the Administration of Indian Affairs in Canada. E. Brian Titley
A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System. John S. Milloy
(PDF file) APTN "First Contact" TV Series Workbook (opens in new window)
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. Robin Wall Kimmerer
Canadian Public Opinion of Aboriginal Peoples. Environics Institute for Survey Research (external link)
Children of the Broken Treaty. Charlie Angus
Decolonization Handbook: (PDF file) "Whose Land Is It Anyway?" (opens in new window) Peter McFarlane & Nicole Shabus
(PDF file) Decolonization is not a metaphor - Eve Tuck, K. Wayne Yang
Determinants of Indigenous peoples’ health in Canada: beyond the social. Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, Nicole Lindsay & Charlotte Reading
“Enough To Keep Them Alive”: Indian Social Welfare in Canada, 1873-1965. Hugh Shewell
Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples & Traditional Territory (external link) (external link)
Inconvenient Indian, A Curious Account of Native People in North America. Thomas King
Indigenous Men & Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration. Kim Anderson & Robert Innes
(PDF file) "Indigenous youth exploring identities through food security in Canada and Brazil"
Migration Borders Freedom (external link, opens in new window) by Harald Bauder
Ontario First Nations Maps (external link)
Peace Pipe Dreams: The Truth about Lies and Indians. Darrell Dennis
Peace, Power, Righteousness: An indigenous manifesto. Taiaiake Alfred
Primer: Canadian Law on Aboriginal and Treaty Rights. University of British Columbia Faculty of Law – Available online
Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People (external link)
Strong Helpers' Teachings: The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions. Cyndy Baskin
(PDF file) "STRUGGLES, STRENGTHS AND SOLUTIONS: EXPLORING FOOD SECURITY WITH YOUNG URBAN ABORIGINAL MOMS " - Cyndy Ann Baskin, Bonnie Guarisco, Ruth Koleszar-Green, Nadya Melanson, Cheryl Osawamick
(PDF file) Teachings on Semah (Tobacco) - Protocol on seeking the advice of Traditional Resource people
(PDF file) The S-Word: Discourse, Stereotypes and the American Indian Woman (opens in new window)
(PDF file) The Sociolinguistics of the "S- Word": Squaw in American Placenames (opens in new window)
The Winter We Danced: Voices from the Past, the Future and Idle No More Movement. The Kino-nda-niimi Collective
They Came for the Children: Canada, Aboriginal Peoples, and Residential Schools. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
(PDF file) TRC reccomended readings and film list (opens in new window)
Treaties – Ontario.ca (external link)
Treaty No. 9. John Long
(PDF file) United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (external link)
Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-up Call. Arthur Manuel
Unsettling the Settler Within: Indian Residential Schools, Truth Telling, and Reconciliation in Canada. Paulette Regan
Wicihitowin: Aboriginal social work in Canada. Raven Sinclair, Michael Hart & Gord Bruyere
Women of the First Nations: Power, wisdom, strength. Christine Miller & Patricia Chuchryk
" (PDF file) Women of the Shining Light: Developing Collaboration Between Pregnant/Parenting Aboriginal Women with Substance Misuse Challenges, Substance Misuse Treatment Counsellors, and Child Welfare Workers." is based on a recent research project with Dr. Cyndy Baskin as co-principal investigator.

Finding Speakers

Toronto Agencies

2Spirited People of the 1^st Nations (external link)

Aboriginal Housing Support Centre (external link)

Aboriginal Peacekeeping Unit (external link)

Aboriginal Legal Services (external link)

Anduhyaun Shelter (external link)

Anishnawbe Health Toronto (external link)

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Businesses (external link)

Centre for Indigenous Theatre (CIT) (external link)

Chiefs of Ontario (external link)

Council Fire Native Cultural Centre (external link, opens in new window)

Dodem Kanonhsa’ Culture and Education Lodge (external link)

First Nations House at University of Toronto (external link)

First Nation School of Toronto (external link)

George Brown College Native Student Services

ImagineNative Film and Media Festival (external link)

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (external link)

Indspire (formerly National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation) (external link)

Miziwe Biik Aboriginl Employment and Training (external link)

NaMeRes – Native Men’s Residence (external link)

Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (external link)

Native Child & Family Services (external link)

Native Earth Performing Arts Inc. (external link)

Native Women’s Resource Centre (external link, opens in new window)

Nekenaan Second Stage Housing (external link, opens in new window)

Nishnawbe Homes Inc (external link, opens in new window) .

Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS strategy (external link)

Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centers (external link)

Southern Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (SOADI) (external link)

Wigwamen Inc. (external link)

Terminology

Developing an understanding about Indigenous history, as well as Truth and Reconciliation, must include an acknowledgement of various terms and languages, as well as their given contexts and histories. As time and cultures change, the meanings of words and their usage do too. Access the guide below to help inform your decisions on terminology.

Terminology Guide

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) is overcoming the legacy of a painful past. For years there was a lack of understanding of the concerns of its Indigenous community and little desire to accept responsibility to address these concerns. There was also a reluctance to acknowledge the harmful role played by the university’s previous namesake.

Learn more about Truth & Reconciliation