Below, please find a selection of resources that can help you in your understanding of this unit.
For all videos on the Curio.ca website you may need to set up an account. Please follow the instructions found here.
Canada: A People's History Episode 9 - From Sea to Sea
This episode talks about the events of the Red River Resistance in 1869-1879
https://curio.ca/en/video/from-sea-to-sea-1744/
Canada: A People's History Episode 10 - The Taking of the West
This episode talks about the events of the North West Resistance in 1885
https://curio.ca/en/video/taking-the-west-1745/
Wab Kinew's Walk through History
Join the host of the 8th Fire series, Wab Kinew, as he takes a walk through the history of the troubled relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada.
https://curio.ca/en/video/wab-kinews-walk-through-history-15043/
Wab Kinew's Soap Box
Wab was on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight to talk about First Nations stereotypes and why people need to stop using them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkuRCXdu5A
Wab Kinew's Heroes
Celebrating Aboriginal heroes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ul4KmHlzMc
The Emergency in Attawapiskat
In late October 2012, the First Nations community of Attawapiskat declared a state of emergency. Many residents of the isolated reserve in Northern Ontario were living in tents, trailers and temporary shelters, even as winter closed in on them. In this News in Review story we look at the desperate state of that community and why it needs help so badly.
https://curio.ca/en/video/the-emergency-in-attawapiskat-1787/
Indigenous land and resource management rights (collection of videos)
As one CBC report says, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "is setting the bar high" with his promises to recognize and implement Indigenous rights, but many have questions about what his government's approach will change. This collection looks at the modern history of Indigenous land and resource managements rights, including some of the more contentious points. Whether involving federal and provincial governments or private land developers, the same tough questions have often emerged at moments of conflict: who owns the land, who benefits from it and who gets to say when, if and how it gets developed?
https://curio.ca/en/collection/indigenous-land-and-resource-management-rights-2609/?page=1&order=alpha
Residential Schools: A Sad Chapter in Canadian History (collection of videos)
After collecting testimonies, over a six-year period, of the abuse suffered by former students of First Nations residential schools, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its summary report on June 2, 2015.
The commission concludes that residential schools were a key tool of cultural genocide against Canada's First Nations, and that only a major recommitment by the government of Canada to allow them access to equal opportunities can pave the way towards true reconciliation.
Since the late 19th century, about 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children were removed from their families and forcibly sent to residential schools. The last residential school, near Regina, closed its doors in 1996.
The commission traveled across the country not only to hear from former students of First Nations residential schools, but also to facilitate reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
This collection provides a concise overview of this dark page in Canadian history.
https://curio.ca/en/collection/residential-schools-a-sad-chapter-in-canadian-history-2027/
First Contact
First Contact takes six Canadians, all with stereotypical opinions about Indigenous People, on a unique 28-day exploration of Indigenous Canada. It is a journey that will turn their lives upside down, challenging their perceptions and confronting their prejudices about a world they never imagined.
https://www.aptn.ca/firstcontact/video/season-1/ or, if this doesn't work, you can try:
https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/first-contact-ep-1
For all videos on the Curio.ca website you may need to set up an account. Please follow the instructions found here.
Canada: A People's History Episode 9 - From Sea to Sea
This episode talks about the events of the Red River Resistance in 1869-1879
https://curio.ca/en/video/from-sea-to-sea-1744/
Canada: A People's History Episode 10 - The Taking of the West
This episode talks about the events of the North West Resistance in 1885
https://curio.ca/en/video/taking-the-west-1745/
Wab Kinew's Walk through History
Join the host of the 8th Fire series, Wab Kinew, as he takes a walk through the history of the troubled relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada.
https://curio.ca/en/video/wab-kinews-walk-through-history-15043/
Wab Kinew's Soap Box
Wab was on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight to talk about First Nations stereotypes and why people need to stop using them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkuRCXdu5A
Wab Kinew's Heroes
Celebrating Aboriginal heroes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ul4KmHlzMc
The Emergency in Attawapiskat
In late October 2012, the First Nations community of Attawapiskat declared a state of emergency. Many residents of the isolated reserve in Northern Ontario were living in tents, trailers and temporary shelters, even as winter closed in on them. In this News in Review story we look at the desperate state of that community and why it needs help so badly.
https://curio.ca/en/video/the-emergency-in-attawapiskat-1787/
Indigenous land and resource management rights (collection of videos)
As one CBC report says, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "is setting the bar high" with his promises to recognize and implement Indigenous rights, but many have questions about what his government's approach will change. This collection looks at the modern history of Indigenous land and resource managements rights, including some of the more contentious points. Whether involving federal and provincial governments or private land developers, the same tough questions have often emerged at moments of conflict: who owns the land, who benefits from it and who gets to say when, if and how it gets developed?
https://curio.ca/en/collection/indigenous-land-and-resource-management-rights-2609/?page=1&order=alpha
Residential Schools: A Sad Chapter in Canadian History (collection of videos)
After collecting testimonies, over a six-year period, of the abuse suffered by former students of First Nations residential schools, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its summary report on June 2, 2015.
The commission concludes that residential schools were a key tool of cultural genocide against Canada's First Nations, and that only a major recommitment by the government of Canada to allow them access to equal opportunities can pave the way towards true reconciliation.
Since the late 19th century, about 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children were removed from their families and forcibly sent to residential schools. The last residential school, near Regina, closed its doors in 1996.
The commission traveled across the country not only to hear from former students of First Nations residential schools, but also to facilitate reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
This collection provides a concise overview of this dark page in Canadian history.
https://curio.ca/en/collection/residential-schools-a-sad-chapter-in-canadian-history-2027/
First Contact
First Contact takes six Canadians, all with stereotypical opinions about Indigenous People, on a unique 28-day exploration of Indigenous Canada. It is a journey that will turn their lives upside down, challenging their perceptions and confronting their prejudices about a world they never imagined.
https://www.aptn.ca/firstcontact/video/season-1/ or, if this doesn't work, you can try:
https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/first-contact-ep-1