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Indigenous Collections & Resources

We recognize that Wapiti Regional Library and Branch Libraries are situated within the Territories of Treaties 5 and 6, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.  We pay our respects to the indigenous peoples and affirm our relationship with one another.

 

Truth and Reconciliation Resources

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada http://www.trc.ca/index.html

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation https://nctr.ca/

Reconciliation Canada https://reconciliationcanada.ca/

Shattering the Silence: The Hidden History of Indian Residential Schools in Saskatchewan free eBook https://www2.uregina.ca/education/saskindianresidentialschools/
 

Health Support Services for Former Indian Residential Schools Students

An Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of his or her residential school experience.

You can also call the Crisis Line to get information on other health supports provided by the Health Canada Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program.


Saskatchewan and Treaty Six Resources

Saskatchewan Office of the Treaty Commissioner http://www.otc.ca/

Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre https://sicc.sk.ca/

Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples Committee https://www.lssap.ca/

Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia https://teaching.usask.ca/indigenoussk/index.php

Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations https://www.treatysix.org/

Treaty 6 Education  https://treaty6education.lskysd.ca/treaty6.html


United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html


Saskatchewan Public Library Indigenous Material

To browse a wide range of Indigenous material available through your local library, click here.

 

Indigenous Content Lists

First Nations Communities Read List Adult and Young Adult