RESOURCE LIST: LIVING INTO RIGHT RELATIONS

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1 RESOURCE LIST: LIVING INTO RIGHT RELATIONS Check the United Church website for response to TRC Calls to Action, worship resources, reflections on the 1986 apology, Take Actions, info about the Justice and Reconciliation Fund, Acknowledgment of Territory guidelines, pertinent blogs and for info about the Healing Fund, Aboriginal Ministries Council For photos and histories of residential schools operated by the United Church of Canada Sign up for the monthly Living into Right Relations e-newsletter - new resources, upcoming events, pertinent news items and stories\ Like us on Facebook Gathering (Lent/Easter 2017 Year A issue) for worship resources on the theme of Exploring Right Relations including a Lenten Lament, and 150 th anniversary of confederation materials. Watch The Observer for a monthly feature Road to Reconciliation Mandate (November 2015 issue) on the theme of Reconciliation: What Comes after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission? - chockful of interesting articles, inspiring stories, and workshop outlines Mandate (May 2017) also on the theme of Reconciliation KAIROS for Discussion and Briefing papers, Education for Reconciliation campaign, info hub for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry, order resources on UNDRIP, 2-hour workshop guide Reflecting Together: A Call to Reconcile KAIROS Blanket Exercise to access resources and training Summary TRC Report _the_future_july_23_2015.pdf TRC 94 Calls to Action National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation houses all the TRC proceedings and documents collected. including Imagine a Canada a national youth arts initiative, and educators resources BOOKS, STUDY GUIDES Mennonite Church Canada has published two excellent resources with study guides: Wrongs to Rights: How Churches Can Engage the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Order here:

2 Yours, Mine, Ours: Unraveling the Doctrine of Discovery. Order here: Embers: One Ojibway s Meditations by Richard Wagamese. CBC Indigenous Book Club List (15 good reads) - includes An Inconvenient Indian Thomas King; and The Reason you Walk by Wab Kinew Reading list for children and adults from Legacy of Hope Muskrat Magazine lists 15 books by Indigenous authors you should read including Senator Nick Sibbeston, Basil Johnston, Lee Maracle, Chelsea Vowel, Waubgeshig Rice FILMS & VIDEOS The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code is fulsome introductory documentary. Order here: he_domination_code_.html What is the Doctrine of Discovery? Mark Charles explains in 7 minutes United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples First Aboriginal Moderator Stan McKay (15 min) and Quaker staff Jennifer Preston (40 min) discuss the journey into adoption, the importance and content of UNDRIP as a framework for reconciliation, and why the church should care. From the annual Building Bridges event sponsored by Mennonite Church Canada. An Elder in the Making Chris Hsiung, Producer and Director integrates history, music, ecology, Indigenous stories, and questions of identity and the meaning of becoming an elder on a Treaty 7 roadtrip documentary of reconciliation. 20 minutes. View here: Whispering the Circle Gently Back Again producer Beth Wishart-McKenzie in conjunction with Blue Quills College. Study guide available. See trailer Contact bwishmac@gmail.com The Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire. Pays tribute to Chanie Wenjack. Where are the Children? A 20-minute historical overview of the establishment and operation of the Indian residential school system. We Were Children. In this 83-minute feature film, the impact of the residential school system is portrayed through the eyes of 2 children who were forced to face hardships beyond their years. Reserve 107 Reconciliation on the Prairies. 32 min. Hidden Legacy 23-minute documentary profiles the moving stories of several people to examine the intergenerational effects of residential schools on the survivors' children. To see trailer: Other films by Lisa Jackson are good too.

3 The Fallen Feather 94 min doc provides an in-depth critical analysis of the driving forces behind the creation of Indian Residential Schools. Order here: Muffins for Granny 88 min. Looking to understand her loving but troubled grandmother, McLaren interviews seven First Nations elders about their experiences in residential schools. See movie trailer FrontRunners: Niigaanibatowaad 48 min Nine of the ten young men chosen for the 1967 Pan Am Games torch run were from residential schools. This film is about the segregation of the Aboriginal athletes and the despair and abuse suffered in the school system. The 7 th Generation Our Ancestors Prayed For 19 min doc commissioned by First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. Children and youth have a voice and can teach others about reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the importance of culturally-based equity for Aboriginal young people. View here: Also see other 10-min or less vignettes including United Church Youth Teach About Reconciliation See website for 7 Free Ways to Make A Difference Trick or Treaty? This feature documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) profiles Indigenous leaders in their quest for justice as they seek to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. By tracing the history of their ancestors since the signing of Treaty No. 9, these leaders aim to raise awareness about issues vital to First Nations in Canada: respect for and protection of their lands and their natural resources, and the right to hunt and fish so that their societies can prosper. Anything by Alanis Obomsawin. see listing of her work: Check out Bearpaw Media video catalogue excellence in Aboriginal film making for 30 years. First Nations Films Since 1998, creating and distributing award-winning television documentary films for, by and about Indigenous peoples. CBC Top Indigenous Films (several international, and a couple years old, but a good list nevertheless) including Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance and Smoke Signals CHILDREN AND YOUTH RESOURCES The Sharing Circle. Theresa Meuse-Dallien Stories about First Nations Culture Fatty Legs. Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton Margaret s story of attending residential school in Aklavik. A sequel by same authors: A Stranger at Home. For ages 9-12 Shi-Shi-Etko. Nicola Campbell A little girl preparing to leave her West Coast family and home for residential school. Also made into a 6-minute film And a lesson plan to go with it at Shin-chi s Canoe. Nicola Campbell Shi-shi-etko s brother also goes to residential school. Project of Heart Website full of resources for all ages to learn about residential school history using a variety of materials and strategies.

4 Sorry: Why Our Church Apologized. Maggie McLeod, Stan McKay, Bill Phipps, and Carolyn Pogue Download from Missing Nimama by Melanie Florence A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama, experiencing important milestones. (See May 2017 Mandate for book review) I am Not a Number. Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer Second Story Press. ISBN Thunder Boy Jr. Sherman Alexie. Little Brown Books for Young Readers Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that s all his own WEBSITES: Righting Relations: Adult Education for Social Change. Collection of online learning resources that you can download. There is a Western, Central, Eastern, and National Hub of folks engaged in the work. Circles of Reconciliation Circles For Reconciliation based in Manitoba aims to establish trusting, meaningful relationships between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous peoples through small grassroots gatherings in 10 discussion circles. See the website for helpful protocols and themes for circle sharing. Beyond Whiteness: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack provides a list of 50 privileges. New Journeys: Decolonize the airwaves! Many podcasts created and hosted by Indigenous people that aim to tell stories from an Indigenous perspective. From true crime to current affairs, sci-fi analysis to music storytelling, this list covers a wide range of Indigenous podcasters putting out ground-breaking content for your ears. Including CBC s Unreserved. Reconciliation Canada actively provides programs and initiatives to inspire positive change in communities throughout Canada (based in Vancouver). Their current programs and initiatives include: Reconciliation Dialogue Sessions and Action Plans Economic Reconciliation Action Plans Reconciliation-Based Leadership Training & Core Competencies Assessments Public Awareness and Education WEBINARS Produced by UCC: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women with Dawn Harvard (Native Women s Association of Canada) and April Wiberg (Stolen Sisters) May Indigenous-Women-Girls.pdf Free, Prior, and Informed Consent with John Dillon (KAIROS) and gsidetanamoogk (Wabenaki Nation)

5 June 2015 We are all Treaty People with Chief Wilton Littlechild and former Moderator Bill Phipps October 2015 Speaking from the Heart: Stories of Healing Feb 2016 Part 1: Something Went Wrong with Dr. Patricia Vickers, BC First Nations Health Authority Part 2: Restoring Spiritual Balance with Dr. Ray Aldred, VST Indigenous Studies Centre An alternative understanding of repentance Youth Sowing Seeds of Friendship with Rodney Smith-Merkley (Bay of Quinte) and Leeann Shimoda (WAMPUM program) April 2016 Strengthening Youth Ministry: Practicing Reconciliation & Introducing Residential Schools with Youth with Eric Hamlyn and Amy Crawford programs/101-practicing-reconciliation-introducing-residential-schools-with-youth February 2017 Compiled by Cecile Fausak, Feb 2017 Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice Animator, United Church