To help recognize Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, here is a list of excellent Indigenous resources and learning opportunities.

These are all recommended by Indigenous staff, advisors and partners, and developed by Indigenous authors, educators and organizations.

Of course, in order to support meaningful positive change, we need to go beyond a day or a month each year, and extend our learning across all 4 seasons. And so these recommendations offer opportunities to extend this learning throughout the year ahead…

1 Hour Virtual Workshops for Adults

1. September 30: Indigenous Learning across the Seasons with Director of Indigenous Learning, Jenna Jasek
2. November – February: The Medicine of Stories with Monique Gray Smith, Cherie Demaline, Waubgeshig Rice, Ivan Coyote & Carolyn Roberts

4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning Course: November 2025 – May, 2026 (12 hours of online learning)

1. For Canada: Season 1: Foundations of Knowledge
2. For USA: Season 1: Foundations of Knowledge
3. En français: 4 saisons de la réconciliation

Online Language Learning for Adults

1. October – December: Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Introductory Language Course with Sarah Wood
2. January – March: Skarù·ręʔ (Tuscarora) Introductory Language Course with Schuyler Chew
3. January – March: Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Introductory Language Course with Sarah Wood

Online Courses for Educators

1. October: Braiding Sweetgrass for Educators Course with Monique Gray Smith
2. November: Working Together / Knucwetwécw-kt: Supporting Indigenous Children’s Success through Nature-based Learning with Jenna Jasek
3. February: Indigenous Storytelling: Creativity, Reclamation & Miracles with Richard Van Camp

Reconciliation Books for Adults

1. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing
2. Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance
3. Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

Resources for Educators

1. Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation Teacher Set
2. Re-Storying Education: Decolonizing your Practice Using a Critical Lens
3. Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies: An Act for Reconciliation and Anti-Racist Education

Indigenous Plant Knowledge Books for Adults

1. Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness
2. Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use
3. Revered Roots: Ancestral Teachings and Wisdom of Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Plants

Resources en Français

1. Curiosité naturelle, 2e édition: Ressource pour l’enseignante ou l’enseignant
2. Livres Taanishi: Michif et Français
3. Laisse un bel héritage

Books for Secondary/Post-Secondary Learners

1. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
2. The Journey Forward: 2 Novellas on Reconciliation for Youth
3. Groundswell: Indigenous Knowledge and a Call to Action for Climate Change

Books for Intermediate/Middle School Learners

1. Orange Shirt Day: Books & Educational Resource Package
2. Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
3. Strong Stories: Bundle of 48 Indigenous Books

Books for Primary/Early Years Learners

1. Whispers of the Earth: A Journey through Indigenous Wisdom
2. Walking Together: Two-Eyed Seeing Children’s Book
3. The Land Knows Me: A Nature Walk Exploring Indigenous Wisdom

For Schools, Businesses & Organizations

1. Every Child Matters Flags
2. Every Child Matters Lanyards

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