Resources
Social accountability is one of the NOSM University’s core values. This means that NOSM University is dedicated to addressing the priority health concerns of the people and communities of Northern Ontario, including over 100 Indigenous communities of Northern Ontario. Indigenous Affairs has provided links to key resources, organizations and services for your information. We invite you to take a closer look at the learning opportunities in the suggested resources books, podcasts, websites, and more. We would like to offer a continue welcome to all who wish to connect or learn more about Indigenous culture, traditions and teachings.
National Reports
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC): Calls to Action
- National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
- Joint Commitment to Action on Indigenous Health Update Report – From The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
NOSM University Resources
- Expert Panel on Indigenous Relations
- NOSM University’s Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action
- Remote First Nation Residency Stream
- Indigenous Health Research
- NOSM University Health Sciences Library – Indigenous Health Resources
- NOSM University Health Sciences Library – Treaty Recognition Week
- Mushkiki Miikan: Pathways to Medicine
Indigenous Cultural Ceremony Policy – NEW!
Community Connections & Resources
- Laurentian University Indigenous Programs
- Lakehead University Cultural Services
- Noojimo Health: The First All-Indigenous Virtual Mental Wellness Clinic
- Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre: Aboriginal Health Access Centre (AHAC) for Sudbury area.
- Mushkiki Anishnawbe Health Centre: Community Health and Wellness for Thunder Bay area.
- Creators Garden with Joseph Pitawanakwat: Visit the YouTube channel of Joseph Pitawanakwat, an Anishinaabe educator and founder of Creators Garden, focusing on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, and teaching the cultural, ecological, and medicinal significance of plants.
- Anishinabek Nation: This page provides an overview of who the Anishinabek Nation are, what they do, and includes some podcasts.
- 2025 Anishinabek Calendar: This calendar highlights important events and cultural celebrations for 2025.
- Anishinaabemowin Resources Across Anishinabek Nation: This page offers a variety of Anishinaabemowin resources, including language learning tools, books, and online materials.
- Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN): Learn about the People and the Land, originally known as Grand Council Treaty No. 9 until 1983.
- Grand Council Treaty #3: Learn more about the government of the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3
More Resources
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
- Survivors Speak: A Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Reports
- NOSM University Health Sciences Library: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Resource List
- NOSM University Health Sciences Library: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Resources
Books
- 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph.
- A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879-1986, John S. Milloy.
- Braiding Legal Orders, Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, John Borrows, Larry Chartrand, Oonagh E. Fitzgerald and Risa Schwartz.
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plant, Robin Wall Kimmerer.
- Calling Down the Sky by Rosanna Deerchild.
- Colonized Classrooms: Racism, Trauma and Resistance in Post-Secondary Education, Sheila Cote-Meek.
- Decolonizing Education: Nourishing the Learning Spirit, Marie Battiste.
- Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies, Renee Linklater.
- Drawing Out Law: A Spirits Guide, John Borrows.
- Finding My Talk: How Fourteen Native Women Reclaimed Their Lives after Residential School by Agnes Grant.
- From the Ashes: My Story of Being Metis, Homeless, and Finding My Way, Jesse Thistle.
- Halfbreed, Maria Campbell.
- Highway of Tears, Jessica Diarmid.
- I Am Not a Number, Jenny Kay Dupuis & Kathy Kacer.
- I Am Woman, A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism, Lee Maracle.
- Indian Horse, by Richard Wagamese.
- Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body and Spirit, Jo-Ann Archibald.
- Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Metis & Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel.
- Jonny Appleseed, Joshua Whitehead.
- Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age, by Darrel J. McLeod.
- Medicine to Help Us: Traditional Metis Plant Use, by Christi Belcourt.
- Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods, by Shawn Wilson.
- Seven Fallen Feathers, by Tanya Talaga.
- Shingwauk’s Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools, by J.R. Miller.
- The Courage of a Nation: Healing from Intergenerational Trauma, Addiction and Multiple Loss by Teresa Naseba Marsh.
- The Creator’s Game: Lacrosse, Identity, and Indigenous Nationhood, by Allan Downey.
- The Inconvenient Indian, A Curious Account of Native People in North America, by Thomas King.
- The Red Files by Lisa Bird-Wilson.
- The Right to be Cold: One Woman’s Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet, by Sheila Watt-Cloutier.
- They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at Indian Residential School, by Bev Sellars.
- Treaty 9, Making the Agreement to Share the Land in Far Northern Ontario 1905, by John S. Long.
- Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call, by Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson & Arthur Manuel.
- Up Ghost River, by Edmund Metatawabin.
- Whose Land is it Anyway: A Manual for Decolonization by Peter McFarlane & Nicole Schabus.
Podcasts
- Indigenous Medicine Stories: Anishinaabe mshkiki nwii-dbaaddaan. With Dr. Darrel Manitowabi. The podcast will highlight the lived experiences of Indigenous Knowledge holders, healers, and Elders and help professionals who practice Indigenous healing.
- All My Relations: All My Relations is a team of folks who care about representations, and how Native peoples are represented in mainstream media.
- Anti-racist Educators Reads
- Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo
- The Secret Life of Canada: The country you know and the stories you don’t. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land.
- Pieces: Join 19-year-old Jeremy Ratt on a journey of self discovery as he seeks to understand his roots and all of the distinct “pieces” that form who he is today.
- Think Indigenous: An Education, Society and Culture podcast by Ryan McMahon.
- The Language: The Language is a podcast dedicated to the revitalization of Anishinaabemowin. By second language learners, for second language learners.
Documentaries and Movies
Websites and Links
- Indigenous History
- Indigenous History Makers
- Treaties in Canada, Education Guide
- Key Moments in Indigenous History Timeline
- Robinson Huron Waawiindaamaagewin
- Understanding Indigenous Rights
- Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival
- Creators Garden with Joseph Pitawanakwat
- Indigenous Primary Health Care Council: Indigenous Cultural Safety Program
Cultural Resources
Do you have a resource you would like to share? Email us at Indigenous@nosm.ca
