Indigenous resources

Finding Supports Together

Below are a list of resources you may find helpful. We are always looking for ways to support the Indigenous community at Dalhousie. If you have a resource you would like us to share please let us know KW@dal.ca.

Preparing for a Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Resources at Dalhousie

• Indigenous Connection

Resources in Medicine

• 2019 Indigenous Health Primer from the Indigenous Health Writing Group of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  

Truth and Reconciliation

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada final report. 2015. Honoring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future.
• https://nctr.ca/records/reports/

Land Acknowledgements

"Dalhousie University is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. We are all Treaty people."

You may have heard this spoken, but do you know what it means? Land or territorial acknowledgments have become increasingly common in Canada, but can be challenging to do authentically. To learn more about the history of the land known as Canada, a few starting places include:

Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia - Additional Resources to Support Your Decolonization Learning Journey

https://www.csc-ns.ca/decolonization-resources/

CAUT’s Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples & Traditional Territory

https://www.caut.ca/content/guide-acknowledging-first-peoples-traditional-territory