For more information
For additional resources related to reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenous Knowledge, visit the Indigenous Knowing Guide and the Indigenizing Citations at Camosun Guide.
For resources related to residential schools and the Sixties Scoop, visit the Orange Shirt Day, IST Indigenous Studies: Sixties Scoop and Residential Schools guides.
Caution: Many of the resources in this guide contain discussions or representations of violence and trauma which may be painful for readers – please exercise care.
If you need help: The KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides 24-hour phone support for Indigenous people in BC. The KUU-US Crisis Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-588-8717. Individuals can also call the Youth Line at 250-723-2040 or the Adult Line at 250-723-4050.
The Indian Residential School Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419 is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their or a loved one's residential school experience.
Camosun students can access help from the Counselling Centre. For resources related to emergency and after hours support, on-campus support, and other information, visit the Counselling Centre Resources webpage.
Living on the Land: Indigenous Women's Understanding of Place by 
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No Surrender: The Land Remains Indigenous by This link opens in a new window
Whose Land Is It Anyway?: A Manual for Decolonization by This link opens in a new window
The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy by This link opens in a new window
The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-settler Relations by This link opens in a new window
A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada by This link opens in a new window
Reconciliation in Practice: A Cross-cultural Perspective by This link opens in a new window
Pathways of Reconciliation: Indigenous and Settler Approaches to Implementing the TRC's Calls to Action by This link opens in a new window
Everyday Acts of Resurgence: People, Places, Practices by This link opens in a new window
Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by This link opens in a new window
Keetsahnak / Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters by This link opens in a new window
Honouring the Strength of Indian Women: Plays, Stories, Poetry by This link opens in a new window
Violence Against Indigenous Women: Literature, Activism, Resistance by This link opens in a new window
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by 
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Thomas King, 2017
Call number: E 77 K566 2017
John Lutz, 2008
Call number: E 78 C2 L88 2008
Dave Elliott Sr., 1990
Call number: E 99 S2 E44 1990
Bob Joseph, 2018
Call number: KE 7709 J67 2018
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, 2019
E-book and in print: E 78 C2 A387692 2019
Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ron Derrickson, 2015
Call number: E 78 C2 M3369 2015
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015
E-books: Volumes 1 through 6
Settler: Identity and Colonialism in 21st Century Canada by This link opens in a new window
Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada by This link opens in a new window
Residential Schools and Reconciliation: Canada Confronts its History by This link opens in a new windowUnsettling Canada: A National Wake-up Call by This link opens in a new window
Unsettling the Settler Within: Indian Residential Schools, Truth Telling, and Reconciliation in Canada by This link opens in a new window
Canada at a Crossroads: Boundaries, Bridges, and Laissez-faire Racism in Indigenous-settler Relations by This link opens in a new window
