#IndigenousReads

This is an annual campaign, most recently run in December 2020, that “encourages reconciliation by increasing Canadians’ understanding of Indigenous issues, cultures, and history” (2020) through reading. The campaign invites Canadians to read Indigenous authored literature and join in the conversation to share what they have read using on social media using #IndigeousReads. It was implemented by the Government of Canada in their work towards reconciliation

@Decolonial.Meme.Queens

Decolonial Meme Queens is a meme-based Instagram account. The account engages in the popular social media trend of memes; an image with text overlaying it, to create a narrative for the emotion/feeling that is displayed in the image, they are intended to be humorous. Decolonial Meme Queens produce easily accessible and digestible memes that relate to the topics of reconciliation,

@notoriouscree

James Jones is a Nehîyaw (Cree) dancer and influencer who first rose to prominence on TikTok with viral hoop dancing videos. Jones regularly posts videos of dances with infographics that challenge preconceived notions about Indigenous peoples and history in Canada.

âpihtawikosisân Blog

The website âpihtawikosisân (the Plains Cree word for Métis) is a blog written by Chelsea Vowel, a Métis woman from the Cree territory of Lac St. Anne, Alberta, who is currently living in Montréal and teaching Inuit youth at an adolescent center. She is interested in Indigenous law, Plains Cree language, and education, and the blog explores topics such as Indigenous-created media, how to carry out solidarity work, and the debate around holding an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society Journal Blog

This is the blog counterpart to an academic journal with the same name, “which centers and privileges various forms of Indigenous knowledges, epistemologies and methodologies for the purpose of decolonization at all levels.” The blog’s intention is to create a dialogue between academics and wider community members about how to work towards decolonization in our communities. It works against the idea that there is a one-way exchange with academic work where scholars publish knowledge and readers/audiences read and absorb it.

#STOLENSISTERS

#STOLENSISTERS is a hashtag active on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram that is attached to posts related to missing and murdered Indigenous women. It is a good way to access links to recently written articles and blog posts, and information about ways that people are taking actions towards justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women.

#MMIWG

#MMIWG is a hashtag active on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets used to document posts relating to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. It is a good way to access recent posts on Facebook and Twitter relating to this issue,

Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada (LRWC): First Nations’ Rights

The LRWC is “a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law by providing support to human rights defenders in danger.” The non-profit society was founded in 2000 and is based in Vancouver, BC. The LRWC hosts events and engages in public education around First Nations Rights in Canada.

Two Row Times

The Two Row Times is an Indigenous newspaper that aims to reach out to Aboriginal communities across Canada and the United States. Though the publications have articles written for or about other Indigenous nations, the Two Row Times is primarily for Haudenosaunee community members. It is currently distributed in every reserve in Ontario, as well as many non-Native communities as well.

Turtle Island News

Turtle Island News is Canada’s only national Native weekly newspaper, published every week at the Grand River Territory of the Six Nations in southern Ontario. It is a politically independent newspaper that is wholly owned and operated by Linda Powless, who had a lot of experience working in mainstream media from the CBC to national newspapers. The publication now has a circulation of about 20,000 newspapers weekly, and is “Canada’s most respected national native weekly newspaper with a growing national and international readership.”

Mediasmarts.ca

Mediasmarts.ca was started in 1994. It is a not-for-profit organization helping to improve online and digital literacy among both children and adults. Though it focuses on many different aspects of digital literacy, the website contains sections and articles on challenging media representations of Aboriginal peoples. They list the many stereotypical images and perceptions in film, and the way these are emphasized when we see or hear about Aboriginal peoples in the news or in publications.

Reporting in Indigenous Communities: Riic.ca

Started in 2011, Reporting in Indigenous Communities is a website that offers a guide and numerous articles aimed at “Helping journalists tell better Indigenous news stories.” Not only does it include guides and advice on how to accurately and ethically create informative and true news stories, it also includes other links and checklists to inform journalists.

Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA)

The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society is an Aboriginal communications society dedicated to serving the needs of Aboriginal people throughout Canada. Incorporated in 1983 under the Alberta Societies Act, AMMSA has been able to reach out and maintain Indigenous audiences like few others societies have.

CBC News – Indigenous

CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) is a national public radio and television broadcaster in Canada. CBC Indigenous focuses on the latest news and current affairs from Indigenous communities across Canada. The news covers a variety of topics, including current issues and events in Indigenous communities.

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)

The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is a cable television network made by, and for Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. It is often seen to be the first of its kind not only in Canada, but throughout the world as well.  APTN has a wide number of television shows, ranging from the news to children’s television shows.

Indian Country News

Indian Country Communications is an independent, Aboriginal owned and reserve-based television and news website based in Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. Although it is based in the United States, its location allows for the sharing of Indigenous news from both the United States and Canada.

Nunatsiaqonline.ca

Nunatsiaq News is based in Iqaluit and it is one of the most highly read newspapers in Nunavut and other parts of Northern Canada. Though Nunatsiaq News was once only a newspaper, a website for the paper has been created so that the events, issues, and editorials mentioned in their newspaper can be accessed in an online format as well. In addition to promoting Indigenous news, the newspaper and the website provide links to many support lines, many oriented towards Inuit and other northern youth.

F.A.I.R. Media

F.A.I.R Media is an abbreviation for “For Accurate Indigenous Representation Media”. It is a group on the social networking site Facebook, launched in June of 2010. The creators believe that Indigenous Peoples reserve the right to define how and where they are represented in popular culture. They state that “Stereotypes and culture mockery harms our children”

Idle No More

Idle No More (INM) is an ongoing Indigenous-lead social movement that began in December 2012. The Idle No More manifesto states:

Idle No More calls on all people to join in a peaceful revolution, to honour Indigenous sovereignty, and to protect the land and water.