Resources
- IndsightsIn 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released their comprehensive 6-volume final report outlining 94 “calls to action” that were identified to further the path to reconciliation between Canadians and Indigenous peoples
Several calls to action speak to education and more specifically, highlight the need for Indigenous voices to become part of the mainstream curriculum
To realize this recommendation, there is a need for engaging content widely accessible to educators in a breadth of studies - Indigenous Resources in the Open LibraryDiscover the Indigenous resources in the Open Library. Resources are either: about Indigenous experiences, folx or subject matter, by Indigenous creators, or creators linked with Indigenous institutes.
Respectful Research
- Ojibwe People's DictionaryThe Ojibwe People's Dictionary is a searchable, talking Ojibwe-English dictionary that features the voices of Ojibwe speakers. It is also a gateway into the Ojibwe collections at the Minnesota Historical Society. Along with detailed Ojibwe language entries and voices, you will find beautiful cultural items, photographs, and excerpts from relevant historical documents. Whenever possible, we provide examples of documents in the Ojibwe language.
- University of Toronto Syllabic Writing SystemThis guide introduces books, web sites, and other materials in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), encompassing the Ojibwe, Odawa, Chippewa, and Saulteaux languages.
- TK LabelsThe TK and BC Labels are an initiative for Indigenous communities and local organizations. Developed through sustained partnership and testing within Indigenous communities across multiple countries, the Labels allow communities to express local and specific conditions for sharing and engaging in future research and relationships in ways that are consistent with already existing community rules, governance and protocols for using, sharing and circulating knowledge and data. Communities customize their TK & BC Labels. To do this you will need to use the Local Contexts Hub which allows community control over customization and delivery to institutions, data repositories and other organizations.
- How should I cite Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers?Lorisia MacLeod, James Smith Cree Nation, is an Indigenous scholar and instruction librarian who developed templates to cite Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers that allow authors to provide both an in-text citation and a reference. Ms. MacLeod worked with NorQuest College's Elder in Residence and the staff of the Indigenous Student Center to develop the templates.
- More Than Personal Communication Templates For Citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge KeepersIn this project report, I introduce the citation templates for Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers that I created in partnership with the staff of the NorQuest Indigenous Student Centre. These citation templates have been adopted/linked to by twenty-five institutions across Canada and the United States. They represent an attempt to formalize something that Indigenous scholars have been doing for decades: fighting to find a better way to acknowledge our voices and knowledges within academia.
- Indigenous Peoples: Language Guidelines (by UBC)Includes terms to use and avoid when writing and speaking about Indigenous peoples.
- Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion: Inclusive Language Guidelines (by American Psychological Society)These inclusive language guidelines are written for those working to champion equity, diversity, and inclusion in the spaces that they learn, teach, work, or conduct research.
- Research Guidelines with Indigenous Peoples (by Sheridan College)This document is designed to provide Sheridan faculty, staff and students with suggested practices to guide their research when working with Indigenous Peoples and to establish a set of standards to ensure that all research activities are undertaken with care and respect.
Learning Portal - Inquire: Research Protocols Hub
- Inquire: Research Protocols
Research protocols are codes of conduct to ensure that research practices and methodology used when conducting research relating to Indigenous population is done ethically and responsibly.
