ANTI-RACISM
RESOURCES

Beginning in 2021, September 30th, previously known as “Orange Shirt Day” is now a statutory holiday in Canada known as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

On September 23, join us for a screening of Birth of a Family, another powerful film by Cree film director, Tasha Hubbard (nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up) that tells the story of four siblings who meet for the first time after being separated as infants and adopted into families across North America during the infamous Sixties Scoop.

On October 4, join us for a screening of Atautsikut/Leaving None Behind where we will watch this powerful film that documents the success of the Nunavik Inuit and Cree to set their own path by creating co-operatives to build a prosperous future. After the screening CHF BC’s CEO, Thom Armstrong, will sit down for a discussion with filmmaker, John Houston and Sokchiveneath Taing Chhoan, Senior Manager of Socioeconomic Development at Federation of Co-operatives of Northern Quebec (Ilagiisaq/FCNQ).

The following contains content about residential schools that may be triggering. Support for survivors and their families is available. Call the Indian Residential School Survivors Society at 1-800-721-0066 or 1-866-925-4419 for the 24-7 crisis line. The KUU-US Crisis Line Society also offers 24-7 support at 250-723-4050 for adults, 250-723-2040 for youth, or toll-free at 1-800-588-8717.

CHF BC mourns and stands in solidarity with all those who are feeling renewed trauma at the news concerning the site of the former Kamloops Residential School. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society has opened its support lines to provide counselling services 24/7. Please share this information within your organization so people know how to access support if they need it: in the Lower Mainland call 604-985-4464; toll free across the province call 1-800-721-0066; or visit https://www.irsss.ca/.

Please see a statement from CHF Canada’s president, Tina Stevens, here.

We also commit to the concrete action needed to address the impact of colonialism and racism in our society.  For more information:

“Non-Indigenous people: Here’s what you can do right now,” from IndigiNews outlining what settlers can do to offer concrete support.

Calls to Action

• See the 94 calls to action: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
• Sign the petition: Call for Action on Truth and Reconciliation
• Learn more at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Online courses

• Indigenous Canada – Ongoing University of Alberta online course through Coursera
• Indigenous Cultural Competence and Humility – from the Indigenous Reconciliation Group
• Cultural Safety Planning – from Nahanee Creative

Territorial acknowledgement resources

• https://native-land.ca/resources/territory-acknowledgement/
• https://apps.apple.com/us/app/native-land/id1194356597?ls=1
• https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4973371
• https://decolonizeeverything.org/

Organizations and learning

• Indigenous Co-operatives in Canada
• Yellowhead Institute – First Nations-led research centre based at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario
• Indigenous Canada – Ongoing University of Alberta online course through Coursera
• Reconciliation through Indigenous Education online through the University of British Columbia

Co-op housing and reconciliation

• Vancouver’s Kaslo Gardens Co-op’s reconciliation initiative (The co-op won CHF Canada’s 2019 Award for Co-operative Achievement for their reconciliation initiatives)
• Toronto’s Bain Apartments Co-op’s Honour Canoe Project (The co-op Won CHF Canada’s 2018 Award for Co-operative Achievement for this project)
• CHF BC’s March 2019 Member Forum on Indigenous Reconciliation

Mental Health Resources

• Mental Health Resources and Supports List — from the National Association of Friendship Centres

Recommended reading or watching

• The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
• This lecture by Tamara Starblanket, Dean of Academics at the Native Education College and author of Suffer the Little Children: Genocide, Indigenous Nations and the Canadian State.
• the Assembly of First Nations
• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
• Métis National Council
• For more information on First Nations, Inuit and Métis-led virtual activities, please visit: your local Friendship Centre

Listen to this:

• National Indigenous Peoples Month Spotify playlist
• Telling our Twisted Histories – CBC Radio podcast
• Seven Truths by Tanya Talaga, audiobook

Join in the conversation

• Twitter: @GCIndigenous and @GovCanNorth use the hashtag #NIHM2021
• Facebook: GCIndigenous, GovCanNorth and @GCIndigenousHealth
• Instagram: @gcindigenous use the hashtag #NIHM2021
• YouTube

See more anti-racism resources

Books

1. How to Be an Anti-Racist – Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
2. Me and White Supremacy – Layla Saaed
3. White Fragility – Robin D’Angelo
4. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome – Dr. Joy DeGruy
5. Race, Work and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience – Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, David A. Thomas
6. Policing Black Lives – Robyn Maynard
7. The Person You Mean to Be – Dolly Chugh
8. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

PLUS:

• 25 books about being Black in Canada
• Anti-racist books for kids and teens
• 10 Best Political Books of 2020 by Black Women – curated by Ibram X. Kendi

Articles/ Essays

• “To understand BC’s Black history, connect past and present,” from the University of British Columbia website Beyond.
• “The Pervasive Reality of Anti-Black Racism in Canada,” by  Nan DasGupta, Vinay Shandal, Daniel Shadd, Andrew Segal, and in conjunction with CivicAction
• “The Anti-Racist Starter Pack”, by Brea Baker.

Online Resources

• “Talking about Race” – National Museum of African American History & Culture
  “Toward a Racially Just Workplace” – Harvard Business Review
• IDEAL Engage Anti-Racism Toolkit handout

Videos/films

• Anti-Blackness, Imperfect Allyship & Being Antiracist (2020)
• White privilege explained with John Amaechi (2020)
• Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo (2017)
• The Banker Ladies (2020)
• Jessica Gordon Nembhard: Cooperative Economics and Civil Rights (2014)
• Jason Reynolds: Honesty, Joy and Anti-Racism| Booktube (2020)
• Judas and the Black Messiah Interview (2021) – (preview only; film streaming February 12, 2021)

Podcasts

• Creating a Shift in Bias with Diversity Expert, Delofante Atkins  (2019)
• Article with links: “8 podcasts to Deepen your Knowledge of Black History,” (2020) by Justine Goode, Vanity Fair
•  About Race
• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast