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Anishnawbe Health is a recognized community health centre, focusing on the needs of Aboriginal communities in Toronto. Services include consultations with Elders, Medicine People, and Traditional Healers.

From the website Feheley Fine Arts: "Annie Pootoogook began drawing in 1997 under the encouragement of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative in Cape Dorset. She quickly developed a preference for drawing scenes from her own life, and became a prolific graphic artist in the intervening years."

Website of educator, author and speaker, Chelsea Vowel.

Reviewed Resources for Students and Teachers: Apache Language Resources.

A curated list of art galleries and museums.

From the website: The ArtsLink Project is funded through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada to promote awareness and public education of the personal history and legacy of individual former students of the residential schools in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia."

A short chapter book that explores one boy’s experience learning about the environment and his culture through an Aboriginal worldview. Some illustrations.

A picture book funded by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education based on the holistic educational views of the Metis and First Nations population. This colourful picture book was created to increase early childhood literacy. Audio read-aloud available in Cree, Dene, English and Michif. This story is about all of the creatures that live on Turtle Island.

"The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is a national advocacy organization that works to advance the collective aspirations of First Nations individuals and communities across Canada on matters of national or international nature and concern."

This article uses political cartoons to examine the legacy of Sir John A. MacDonald and his relationship with Indigenous people in Canada upon settlement.

From the website: "By 2030, the population over the age of 65 will double. Retiring baby boomers will create greater demand for health, legal and social services. Aboriginal Canadians can help meet this demand. They are the fastest-growing segment of the Canadian population".

From the site: "Une relation unique avec les canards eiders traverse leur passé, présent et futur. Le duvet d'eider, la plus chaude plume au monde, permet aux Inuits et aux canards de survivre le dur hiver arctique."

The Bay of Spirits Gallery showcases paintings, prints, jewelry, carvings, masks and stone work of Aboriginal artists. Featuring artists such as Richard Bedwas, Art Thompson and Alano Edzerza.

Beatrice Deer singing 'Ilaapik' at the Summer 2010 Arctic Char Festival.

Un document PDF pour les enseignant(e)s du niveau primaire.

From the website: "With Birch Bark biting being a nearly lost art form, along with the Aboriginal cultural connections, learning about how to create Birch Bark bitings and the mathematical, scientific, social and artistic aspects behind these artworks may be very interesting and relevant to the students in your classroom."

A list of resources related to the Blackfoot Language.

From the video: "Deborah Sparrow of Musqueam First Nation demonstrates how blanket weaving can be used to teach students about science, history, geography, and math in a cross-curricular manner."

In 2015, writer and journalist Paul Seesequasis found himself grappling with the devastating findings of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission report on the residential school system. He sought understanding and inspiration in the stories of his mother, herself a residential school survivor.

There are too many stories about Indigenous women who go missing or are murdered, and it doesn't seem as though official sources such as government, police or the courts respond in a way that works toward finding justice or even solutions. At least that is the way Wren StrongEagle sees it.