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National Indigenous Peoples Day
Chloe Sjuberg
Assistant Communications Coordinator, 丁香园AV Public Square
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Sunday, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Respective to the conversations we are having about racial violence right now, it is crucial that we continue to include the long history of injustice towards Indigenous people in Canada and the inequities and colonial violence they still experience today. This year marks five years since the released its final report on the history and ongoing impacts of the abuse and trauma Indigenous children experienced in Canada鈥檚 residential school system.
We are continuing to pause our Distant, Not Disengaged event programming to reflect as a team and do internal work to ensure our events and organizational practices contribute to dismantling racism against Black people, Indigenous people and all people of colour. Next week, rather than hosting an event of our own to recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day, we are going to put our efforts toward honouring and engaging with the work of Indigenous people. We invite you to join us in doing so. Here are some ideas:
National Indigenous Peoples Day Resources
Events
Here are several free online events taking place next week (all times in PT):
- 鈥� Hamilton Film Festival | June 17 at 4:00 pm
- 鈥� Vancouver Public Library | June 18 at 3:00 pm
- 鈥� Future Ancestors Services | June 18 at 3:00 pm
- 鈥� Feminists Deliver | June 18 at 4:00 pm
- | June 21 at 4:00 pm
The Virtual Edition features a variety of online events and activities taking place from now until June 21.
Register for , an online conference on diversity and inclusion taking place through July, with add-on workshops taking place June 22-26. 鈥� some of the sessions with an Indigenous focus include Decolonizing Practices on July 4 and Real Talks on Global Indigenous Perspectives on July 5.
Books/Reading
Here are some lists of books by Indigenous writers for readers of all ages:
has a recommended reading list and even educational memes you can share.
Explore the (start with the executive summary and the calls to action).
Activities
- Learning and activity guide for children:
- Learn how to make fry bread with the
- 鈥� includes recommendations for podcasts, films, music, comedy and more
- Stream full episodes of TV shows from
- offers resources including a workbook (), a four-week online seminar on the workbook that begins on June 30, and a board game (S铆nulkhay and Ladders).