Most of the resources on this page are the result of the work of CUPE 23 members at Burnaby Public Library. The members of the BPL Indigenous Initiatives Working Group who’s purpose is to develop and implement activities within the three development areas: Internal Learning, Organizational change, community engagement & activities for the public. We are grateful for their work and permission to share it with you.
The unceded land we are on:
*Unceded Indigenous territory or homelands refers to Indigenous lands over which no treaties have been signed between First Nations and the Crown
- Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide, Burnabyvillagemuseum.ca
- Guidelines for Indigenous Territory Land Acknowledgement in Burnaby, Burnaby.ca
- Interactive Map showing Indigenous territories, language and treaties, Whose Land
- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language place name map, Squamishatlas.com
- Making Coast Salish Territorial Acknowledgements Matter video, Coast Salish Cultural Network
- Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements, Burnaby Village Museum
Guides & Terminology:
- Indigenous Peoples: Language Guidelines, UBC
- Indigenous Peoples: a guide to terminology, usage tips & definitions, Indigenous Corporate Training
- Indigenous legends about various Vancouver landmarks, written by E. Pauline Johnson (Takehionwake), Legends of Vancouver
- Surrey First Peoples Guide for Newcomers, Littlecrane Consulting
BC History:
- Project of Heart: Illuminating the Hidden History of Indian Residential Schools in BC, The BC Teachers’ Federation
Truth and Reconciliation:
- Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action, trc.ca
- Truth and Reconciliation Report and Recommendations, Canadian Federation of Library Associations
- Reconciliationcanada.ca
- orangeshirtday.org
- Every Child Matters- Truth act one (video) and Every Child Matters – Reconciliation act two (video)
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (pdf)
- Implementing UNDRIP in Canada, Justice.gc.ca
Indigenizing Libraries:
- Library opens new chapter of indigenization, TRU
- Indigenous Strategic Plan 2016 – 2021, Mount Royal University
- Indigenizing the Library: An Interview with Kayla Lar-Son, UofA
- Being a Better Ally in Promoting Indigenous Librarianship, IndigenousLIS
After a long journey of healing, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC)’s Bentwood Box has finally made it home.
Commissioned in 2009, the Box spent years traveling the country with the TRC, collecting items from Residential School Survivors relating to their personal journeys. More recently, the Box was featured at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in an exhibit on Truth and Reconciliation.
On Jan. 25, Residential School Survivors, Indigenous Elders and the Box’s carver, Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, came together to welcome the Box to its new permanent residence at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba, where it will continue to be a symbol of hope.