Alexander College acknowledges that the land on which we usually gather is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work in this territory. Questions about the vocabulary used (traditional, ancestral, unceded)? See UBC’s “What is a land acknowledgment” post for more information.
A land acknowledgment is a statement which acknowledges Indigenous presence and the history of colonialism within a specific environment. Acknowledgments function as a gesture of respect and education; these acknowledgments ask settlers (both recent and historical) to situate themselves within an ongoing history of colonialism.
Learn more about the Nations on which you conduct your studies at AC by exploring their websites:
Musqueam Nation (xʷməθkwəy̓əm)
Squamish Nation (Skwxwú7mesh)
Tsleil-Waututh Nation (Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh)
| Title | Author | Call# | Book Cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marrow Thieves | Dimaline, Cherie | PS 8607 .I53M37 2017 |  |
| Empire of Wild | Dimaline, Cherie | PS 8607 .I53E47 2019 |  |
| Red Rooms | Dimaline, Cherie | PR 9199.4 .D56R43 2013 |  |
| A Gentle Habit | Dimaline, Cherie | PR 9199.4 .D56G46 2015 |  |
| Islands of Decolonial Love | Simpson, Leanne | PS 8637 .I4865 I75 2015 |  |
| Monkey Beach | Robinson, Eden | PS 8585 .O35143M65 2001 |  |
| Grass Dancer | Power, Susan | PS 3566 .O83578G73 1995 |  |
| Indian Horse | Wagamese, Richard | PS 8595 .A363I64 2012 |  |
* Want to reserve one of these titles? Email library@alexandercollege.ca with your student # and the book title.
These e-Books are available in the online library collection. Click the title to access the resource.
Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands
Carter, Sarah and Patricia Alice McCormack 2011
A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System
Milly, John and Mary Jane McCallum 2017
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir
Merasty, Joseph Auguste and David Carpenter 2017
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey Through the Minefield of Indigenous Health Care
Geddes, Gary 2017
Barman, Jean 2019
Violence Against Indigenous Women: Literature, Activism, Resistance
Hargreaves, Allison 2017
Metis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People
Hogue, Michel 2015
Metis Pioneers: Marie Rose Delorme Smith and Isabella Clark Hardisty Lougheed
MacKinnon, Doris Jeanne 2018
Inuit Stories of Being and Rebirth: Gender, Shamanism, and the Third Sex
d’Anglure, Bernard Saladin 2018
Our Ice Is Vanishing / Sikuvut Nunguliqtuq: A History of Inuit, Newcomers, and Climate Change
Wright, Shelley 2014
Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories From Turtle Island
McCall, Sophie et al. 2017
Living on the Land: Indigenous Women’s Understanding of Place
Kermoal, Nathalie J. et al. 2016
Indigenous Education: New Directions in Theory and Practice
Tomlins-Jahnke, Huia, Sandra D. Styres, Spencer Lilley, and Dawn Zinga 2019
Indigenous Communalism: Belonging, healthy Communities, and Decolonizing the Collective
Smith-Morris, Carolyn 2019
Indigenous Visions: Rediscovering the World of Franz Boas
Blackhawk, Ned and Isaiah Lorado Wilner 2018
Indigenous Cities: Urban Indian Fiction and the Histories of Relocation
Furlan, Laura M. 2017
Indigenous Rights: Changes and Challenges in the 21st Century
Sargent, Sarah 2016
Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration
Inner, Robert Alexander and Kim Anderson 2015
Healing Histories: Stories from Canada’s Indian Hospitals
Meijer Drees, Laurie 2013
McLeod, Neal 2013
Keetsahnak / Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters
Anderson, Kim, Maria Campbell and Christi Belcourt 2018
Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism Against Indigenous Children in Canada
Shaheen-Hussain, Samir 2020
Arrows in a Quiver: From Contact to the Courts in Indigenous-Canadian Relations
Frideres, James S. 2019
Turner, Nancy J. 2020
Tidridge, Nathan 2015
Appropriating Guilt: Reconciliation in an Aboriginal Canadian Context
Rymhs, Deena 2006
The Battle at Maple Bay: The Dynamics of Coast Salish Political Organization through Oral Histories
Angelbeck, Bill and Eric McLay 2011
Indigenous Resistance and Racist Schooling on the Borders of Empires: Coast Salish Cultural Survival
Marker, Michael 2009
Vallejo, Jessie M. 2019
Commons, Enclosure, and Resistance in Kahnawá:ke Mohawk Territory, 1850-1900.
Rueck, Daniel 2014
The Cultural Economy of Survival: The Mi’kmaq of Cape Breton in the Mid-19th Century
Parnaby, Andrew 2008
DANE-ZAA ORAL HISTORY: Why It’s Not Hearsay
Ridington, Robin 2014
Living Treaties, Breathing Research
Craft, Aimée 2014
MALI QUELQUELTALKO: The Writings of a Nineteenth-Century Nlaka’pamux Woman
Feriredale, Jenni 2019
WHOSE LAND IS IT? Rethinking Sovereignty in British Columbia
Claxton, Nicholas Xemŧoltw and John Price 2019
Walls, Martha 2016
Rathwell, Kaitlyn J. 2020
An elder on sea ice: an interview with Aipilik Inuksuk of Igloolik, Nunavut
Aporta, Claudio and Joh MacDonald 2011
Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark, Heidi 2012
| Title | Director | Call# | Date | DVD Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | Kunuk, Zacharias | DVD ATA | 2002 |  |
| Rhymes for Young Ghouls | Barnaby, Jeff | DVD RHY | 2004 |  |
| Angry Inuk | Arnaquq-Baril, Alethea | DVD ANG | 2017 |  |
| Reel Injun | Diamond, Neil | DVD REE | 2009 |  |
Stream more films by and about Indigenous peoples in Canada through NFB Campus and CBC Gem
When looking for resources related to Indigenous Studies, try some of these keywords in your searching :
e.g., Residential Schools AND Reconciliation
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Open access resources are resources that are available to everyone for free online. Links here will lead to sites where you can download textbooks or access journals related to Indigenous Studies.
Canadian History: Pre-Confederation by John Douglas Belshaw
An open access textbook that surveys Canadian History until 1867, including a chapter on Aboriginal Canada before Contact.
This text reviews Indigenous science topics including the historical foundations and Indigenous scientific curriculum.
Book 2 covers a metaphorical study and culturally appropriate projects based on curriulumm level (e.g. high school).
Shingwauk Narratives: Sharing Residential School History by Jenna Lemay
Shingwauk Narratives consist of a series of letters from Rev. Edward F. Wilson and Rev. George Ley King, first and four principals of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School. The letters provide details about daily life at the school, and are an important resource to understand the social and political context in which residential schools operated.
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Website for the department of the Government of Canada responsible for policies relating to Indigenous peoples.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Created by groups affected by residential schools in Canada, this site is the permanent home for statements, documents and other materials to share history and move forward.
A digital map of Indigenous territories all over the world.
First Peoples: A Guide for Newcomers
This guide, created by the City of Vancouver, is a short introduction to Indigenous communities in Vancouver and Canada. It was created specifically for individuals who are new to Vancouver.
Surrey First Peoples Guide for Newcomers
This is a 32-page guide launched by Surrey Local Immigration Partnership (Surrey LIP); it serves to provide information on the traditional protocols, histories, and current realities of Indigenous, Metis, and Inuit people in Canada. It was created specifically for individuals who are part of newcomer communities in Surrey.
Collection of historic and modern treaties by the Canadian government.
A searchable database of first nations, tribal councils, and reserves.
A website created by First Nations and Indigenous Studies at UBC to assist students, instructors, and the public on aboriginal topics (identity, land, government policy, culture, and more) in Canada.
Xwi7xwa Library Research Guides
A list of detailed Research Guides compiled by UBC’s Xwi7xwa Library. Xwi7xwa Library is UBC’s centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship.
This is a free 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. The course explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada from an Indigenous perspective.
Online WLC guides can be found here. You can also book an appointment with the Writing and Learning Centre for workshops and one-on-one learning help.
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Alexander College acknowledges that the land on which we usually gather is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory.
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