Indigenous Initiatives

The eagle flies the highest in the sky, and in a coast salish story people would seek guidance from the eagle to gain knowledge of faraway places. This representational eagle wing relief was created to bring the knowledge to students as they seek guidance in their studies. -- Marissa Nahanee

  Key resources and services

Indigenous Curriculum Resource Centre
Learn how and why to decolonize and Indigenous your curriculum
Virtual representations of Indigenous Knowledges and places
Learn about several Indigenous communities and community-centred projects
Traditional Territories
Start your decolonizing journey with a land acknowledgement and positionality statement
Indigenous Digital Media Grants
View, listen, and read about the projects supported by the grants

  News

Indigenous Initiatives, Project 57: Unlearning and learning together

Decolonization requires all of us to engage in learning and unlearning. The Decolonizing the Library Working Group (DLWG) invites everyone to learning alongside us with Project 57. This project is a response to the TRC Call to Action 57, which calls on "federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to provide education to public servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples." 

Over 57 weeks the DLWG has been sharing information about a topic related to Indigenous Peoples, communities, and culture. We’re covering terminology, identity, SFU’s local Nations, and cultural events such as the powwow. Some weeks cover the impacts of colonization and colonial policy, such as the Indian Act for example.  

Visit the Library Insider blog for the Decolonizing the Library Working Group's posts on Project 57.

Many thanks to MLIS Co-op student Caprice Pybus for their support in this project.

TRC Call to Action 57:  
We call upon federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to provide education to public servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal–Crown relations. This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism. 

 

 Contact

Contact Jenna Walsh, Indigenous Initiatives Librarian, for questions and collaborations related to:

  • the Department of Indigenous Studies
  • Indigenous research methods
  • Indigenous data sovereignty
  • Indigenous thesis support.

Contact Ashley Edwards, Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian, for questions and collaborations related to:

 

For inquiries about Indigenous initiatives beyond these areas, please email lib-indigenous@sfu.ca.

  Decolonizing the Library Working Group

Formed in 2018, this Group's focus is on guiding the Library's response to the Aboriginal Reconciliation Council's report, Walk This Path With Us.