September 2021 - YW Calgary
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We begin with acknowledging the land where we live, work and
learn: This place named after the rivers, Moh’kinsstis, and all
nations of the Treaty 7 region which includes the traditional
territories and oral practices of the Blackfoot Confederacy and is
home to the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai and the Amskapi Piikani
as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nations, Iyahe Nakoda First Nations,
and the Métis Nation - Region 3. Moh’kinsstis is the Blackfoot name
for this gathering place now known as City of Calgary. We are all
treaty people.
In the spirit of integrity and humbleness, we acknowledge YW
Calgary is not an expert in Indigenous and Truth and Reconciliation
matters. This toolkit was compiled by a group of staff volunteers
with limited experience in truth and reconciliation and a willingness
to learn. We are open to feedback and suggestions on how we can
improve. Please email comments to edi@ywcalgary.ca or
communications@ywcalgary.ca.
We are grateful for the role played by Tim Fox, Calgary Foundation
Vice President of Indigenous Relations, who guided our first steps
on this path to Truth and Reconciliation. Tim’s sharing of knowledge
created a foundation for us to continue this learning.
We also thank Miskanawah for sharing their list of events and
resources with us in preparation for the week.
YW CALGARYIn response to the Truth & Reconciliation
Commission’s Call to Action #80, the National Day
for Truth & Reconciliation is an opportunity for us
to listen and learn from Indigenous leaders, elders,
and knowledge keepers on their lived experiences
and perspectives. September 30 is also the annual
Orange Shirt Day, a day intended to open the door to conversations about
the tragic legacy of residential schools.
On June 3, 2021, both houses of Canada’s Parliament passed Bill C-5
recognizing September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as
federal holiday. The day provides an opportunity for everyone in Canada to
recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential
schools. (Government of Canada, 2021)
CALL TO “We call upon the federal government, in collaboration
ACTION #80 with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory
holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to
honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public
commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a
vital component of the reconciliation process.” Calls to Action, Truth and
Reconciliation Commission
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential
School Commemoration Project and Reunion 2013 events in Williams
Lake, BC. Former student Phyllis Jack-Webstad, a spokesperson for this
group, shared her story of her first day at residential school when the
bright orange shirt she was wearing was taken away.
Learn more about Orange Shirt Day here and Phyllis’s story here, and by
watching the documentary Returning Home (2021) at the upcoming
Calgary Intl Film Festival.
YW CALGARYCOURSES LISTEN
Decolonize Everything – Short courses CBC Podcast: Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild
Indigenous Canada - Free online 21-hr The Truth & Reconciliation Commission Podcast
course by University of Alberta on CBC Podcast Series: The Secret Life of Canada
Coursera 1. What do you really know about the Indian
Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Act?
Learning Series - Several free recorded 2. Meet Autumn Peltier, teen water warrior
webinars 3. Atuat Akittirq has dedicated her life to keeping
Indigenous Issues 101 Series on Inuit culture alive
apihtawikosisan 4. Meet Oronhyatekha, the Mohawk doctor who
made history
.
READ
94 Calls to Action – Truth & Reconciliation Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Commission of Canada
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward by
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Tanya Talaga
Be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel by Patti
LaBoucane-Benson
The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew
Indigenous Relations: Insights, Tips & Suggestions
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo to Make Reconciliation a Reality by Bob Joseph
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard and Cynthia F Joseph
Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga Half Breed by Maria Campbell
From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle Waterlily by Ella Cara Deloria
Firewater: How Alcohol is Killing my People (and Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous
Yours) by Harold R. Johnson Manifesto by Taiaiake Alfred
21 Things You May Not Know about The Indian A Recognition of Being – Reconstructing Native
Act by Bob Joseph Womenhood by Kim Anderson
Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese For Children
The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King When We Were Alone by David Robertson & Julie
Sôhkêyihta: The Poetry of Sky Dancer by Louise Flett
Bernice Halfe Phyllis’ Orange Shirt by Phyllis Webstad
The Break by Kathrena Vermette I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis & Kathy
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Kacer
YW CALGARY
Johnny Appleseed by Joshua WhiteheadDOCUMENTARIES CALGARY INTL FILM FESTIVAL
Quiet Killing (2018) You Are on Indian Land Calgary International Film Festival’s Indigenous
Wawahte: Stories of (1969) films here
Residential School Woodland Spirits (2007)
Survivors (2015) Sex Spirit Strength (2015) Night Raiders
We Were Children (2012) Nahanni: River of Don’t Say Its Name
Kimmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Canada’s Dark Secret Forgiveness (2019) One of Ours
(2021) Jordan River Anderson: Portraits From a Fire
We Will Be Free (2011) The Messenger (2019) Returning Home
Amisk (1977) Colonization Road (2016) Follows Phyllis Jack-Webstad, the inspiration
Acts of Defiance (1992) Becoming Nakuset (2020) behind Orange Shirt Day
Attiuk (1963) Angry Inuk (2016) Run Woman Run
Wildhood
Cesar’s Bark Canoe (1971) Inendi (2020)
. Shorts: Alberta Spirit Narratives
History of Manawan Trapped in a Human Zoo Shorts: Midnight Ravers
(1972) (2016) Shorts: Positive Vibration
The Invisible Nation The Pass System (2015) Shorts: Youth by Youth Cinema
(2007) Indictment: The Crimes of Tribal, Season 2
Kanehsatake: 270 Years Shelly Chartier (2017)
of Resistance (1993) Stories from the Land
No Address (1988) (2021)
Okimah (1998)
Power (1996) Many can be streamed
Our Nationhood (2003) for free through nfb.ca or
Six Miles Deep (2009) CBC.ca
Nîpawistamâsowin: We
Will Stand Up (2019)
BELTLINE URBAN MURALS PROJECT
Pictured here: portrait of Amy Miller,
BUMP Indigenous Artists: The Beltline Urban founder of Moonstone Creation, tribute by
Murals Project is a community-driven initiative Kamâmak And Bb Iskwew
that began in 2017. Each year, the BUMP Festival
runs throughout August with vibrant murals
popping up all over the Beltline and surrounding Kamâmak And Bb Iskwew
communities as well as mural tours, live music, Nathan Meguinis
and more! You can access a map of the 50+ Sarah Houle-Lowry
murals around Calgary with information about
each artist and piece here. Kalum Teke Dan
Keep an eye out for the following Indigenous Kay Gallivan
artists, and plan a tour to view these pieces Kevin Cardinal
around Mohkínstsis: YW CALGARYACT
Thanks to miskanawah for sharing the following:
• Learn whose traditional territory you are on
• Go further: Learn how to do “go off-script” with a land acknowledgement and
incorporate this decolonizing practice meaningfully
• How to become an ally using Calgary Foundation’s Treaty 7 Indigenous Ally Toolkit
• Email your MP & MLA to demand action to push forward the 94 Calls to Action
• Stand up to stereotypes, prejudice and racism
• Have open conversations with your family and friends
• Raise awareness in your community and online
• Make a donation to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society or another
Indigenous serving organization (like Miskanawah!)
• Make a donation to the Downie Wenjack Fund
• Consider attending the Residential School Tour hosted by the Woodland Cultural
Centre to learn more about the impacts of residential schools and how to support
survivors
SUPPORT INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES
Join non-profit organizations who are looking for volunteers, such as Aboriginal
Friendship Centre, or The Alex, to support indigenous community members.
Buy an Orange Shirt and art from Moonstone Creation
Buy an Orange Shirt from the Orange Shirt Society directly or through London
Drugs (who are selling official shirts with 100% going to the Orange Shirt Society)
Other indigenous businesses to support:
Original403 Native Diva Creations
Indigenous Box Indi City
Aahksoyo’p Indigenous Comfort Food Indigenous Box
Cheekbone Beauty The Equinox Box
Loretta’s Wellness Circle Raven Reads
YW CALGARYEvent Date/Time Location Link Description
CIFRS Indigenous Art September 1- Southcentre Learn More
Exhibit by Colouring It 30 Mall
Forward Reconciliation During mall
Society hours
Shadows In Time - Film September 23 Patricia A. Register
Screening by Stardale 6:30 – 9:00pm Whelan here
Women's Group and Performance
Calgary Public Library Hall - Central
Library
Loop Cultural Gathering September 25 Genesis Centre: More info Youth leaders will
by Antyx Community 2:00 – 6:00pm Multipurpose here share summer art
Arts and Diamond Room A and B projects, and there
Willow Youth Lodge will be dancing,
drumming, music,
etc.!
Pokaiks – the Children: September 25 3 Street & 8 Ave Memorial walk will
Orange Shirt Day Event 10:00am SW Downtown start from 3rd St &
by CIF Reconciliation Calgary 8th Ave SW and
Society, City of Calgary, head to Olympic
Elders Plaza for an
afternoon of
events.
Calgary International September 23 Cineplex Odeon More info
Film Festival – to October 3 Eau Claire and here
Indigenous Films some online
Calgary International September 25 Bruch Bar (200- Join here Conversations with
Film Festival – DGC 2:15pm 208 Barclay the filmmakers
Visionaries: Indigenous Parade SW) behind this festival
Film Makers Panel Virtual season’s most
talked-about films.
YW CALGARYEvent Date & Location Link Description
Time
Calgary International September 25 Bruch Bar Join here Conversations with the
Film Festival – DGC 2:15pm (200-208 filmmakers behind this
Visionaries: Indigenous Barclay festival season’s most
Film Makers Panel Parade SW) talked-about films.
Virtual
Truth and September 27 Virtual Register The programming will
Reconciliation Week by to October 1 here feature short videos
National Centre for created by Indigenous
Truth & Reconciliation storytellers, followed by
conversations with Elders,
Knowledge Keepers,
Survivors, and the
children of Survivors of
residential schools.
Truth and September 27 Virtual Register Hear Indigenous voices &
Reconciliation Week by to October 1 here engage in the
Red River College conversation around
Every Child Matters, the
Canadian Residential
School System,
intergenerational trauma,
healing, and strength.
Impacts of September 28 Virtual Register Join Calgary Foundation
Intergenerational 10:00am – facilitated here for an opportunity to
Trauma by The Calgary 2:00pm learning walk alongside one
Foundation experience another on the path of
reconciliation leading up
to the National Day of
Truth & Reconciliation on
Sep 30th
A Survivor’s Story: My September 29 Virtual Register Eugene J. Creighton will
Journey from Indian 12:00 – 1:00pm here share his story on how he
Residential School to survived 9 years at the St.
Success by The Law Mary’s Indian Residential
School, and how to take
Society of Alberta
next steps towards
reconciliation.
YW CALGARYEvent Date/Time Location Link Description
Family Practices and Oral September 29 Virtual Register here You and your family will
Learning: A family night 6:00 – 7:15pm hear storytelling, humour
for all ages by Grow with and traditional teachings
Trellis from an Elder and
community leaders, on the
eve of Orange Shirt Day.
Expanding Our September 30 Virtual Register here You are invited to join us for
Relations: Oral concepts 1:00 – 3:00pm a rich cultural experience to
of understanding by discuss the roles of
Grow with Trellis traditional care and kinship;
not just for our homes, but
for all spaces we are in.
CIFRS National Day of September 30 Southcentre Learn More Begins with family activities
Truth & Reconciliation by 10:00am – Mall to promote understanding
Colouring It Forward 8:00pm; Blessing of Indigenous culture and
Reconciliation Society and Traditional experiences, while also
educating the community
Dance at 1:00pm
about how they can play an
active role in reconciliation.
IndigiTRAILS Launch by September 30 Prince’s Honouring Residential
The Urban Society of 11:00am – Island Park School Survivors, Indigenous
Aboriginal Youth 2:00pm youth have created a digital
art installation. At Prince's
Island Park you can
download the IndigiTRAILS
app and take a 30 minute
walk to view the
installations.
U of C Indigenous September 30 Virtual Event info Join a panel with Eden
Writers’ Panel: Literature 12:00pm – 1:30 here Robinson, Richard Van
on Intergenerational pm Camp and Lee Maracle who
Trauma and Healing will share their literature on
intergenerational trauma
and Indigenous resilience.
Orange Shirt Day by the September 30 Virtual More info All Calgarians are invited to
City of Calgary 11:00 – 1:00pm Join here here join The City for a walk and
ceremony to remember the
children who did not come
home.
YW CALGARYEvent Date/Time Location Link Description
Orange Shirt Day by September 30 Virtual More info All Calgarians are
the City of Calgary 11:00 – 1:00pm Join here here invited to join The City
for a walk and
ceremony to remember
the children who did
not come home.
Faculty of Social Work September 30 Virtual Register here This Faculty of Social
Annual Gayle Gilchrist 2:00 – 3:30pm Work panel discussion
James Lecture by U of examines parallels
C between Indigenous
ways of knowing and
modern science.
Memorial Gathering September 30 Bob Bahan Learn more Everyone Welcome.
Honouring Our 3:30 – 6:30pm Athletic Field here Mini Pow-Wow ending
Indigenous Brothers & 4812 14 ave with a round dance.
Sisters by Indigenous SE Calgary Vendor tables with
Resident-Led Indigenous arts and
Community Initiative craft, traditional
Indigenous games,
crafts for kids, and
Indigenous meal
provided.
Sisters in Spirit Virtual October 4 Virtual Learn more NWAC will hold a live-
Vigil by Native 2:00 – 3:30pm Join here streaming Virtual Vigil
Women’s Association on October 4, at 2pm.
of Canada
And a special thank you to the following YW
Calgary employees who put this together:
Freshia Corpus, Emily Tetrault, Zandi Moyo,
Richard Kendall, Dana Prior, Kathleen Kelly,
Emily Steen, and Safa Shanneb.
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