Resources

We hope that the experience of watching CIVILIZED will inspire you to make a difference in your community.

A Call to Action

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission published 94 Calls to Action, aimed at addressing the legacy of residential schools and advancing reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada.

Here are some things you can do to help achieve reconciliation:

Read the 94 calls to action

Reconciliation is a process of healing. It requires constructive action on addressing the ongoing legacies of colonialism, and must create a more equitable and inclusive society. All Canadians, as Treaty peoples, share responsibility for reconciliation.

Learn

Research First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in your area to understand their history and contributions to society.

Donate

Donate generously to Indigenous charities:

Indian Residential School Survivors Society provides essential services to Residential School Survivors, their families, and those dealing with Intergenerational traumas.
Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo Immersion School aims is to help preserve the traditions and cultures of the Rotinonhsion:ni/Hodinohso:ni. with a curriculum based on the tenets of the Hodinohso:ni Thanksgiving Address.

Support

Support Indigenous artists, writers, musicians and performers.

Indian Horse is a feature film about the residential school system, based on the novel by Richard Wagamese.
Kuper Island is an eight-part podcast telling the stories of four children at one of Canada's most notorious residential schools, hosted by Duncan McCue.
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph is essential reading to understand our history and the lasting impact it has today.
Tanya Tagaq is a Canadian Inuk throat singer, songwriter, novelist, actor, and visual artist from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut.