Truth and Reconciliation Resources
Reconciliation and sustainability are closely linked. Indigenous knowledge is key to informing action on the Sustainable Development Goals. We have gathered some resources below to guide Manitobans along the pathway to reconciliation and to learn from Indigenous peoples about caring for both people and planet.
Podcasts
MEDIA INDIGENA, interactive indigenous insight
A weekly Indigenous podcast on current affairs.
About MEDIA INDIGENA: From day one, MEDIA INDIGENA’s raison d’etre has been to inspire and conspire with those sharing our passion for advancing the well-being of Indigenous peoples. Our ultimate ambition is to augment the podcast with a series of face-to-face MEDIA INDIGENA events. In the same way we create and curate content on our site and social media, we intend to organize or jointly sponsor an ongoing series of quality, Indigenous-oriented events.
Coffee with my Ma
Kaniehti:io Horn, best known for her roles on Letterkenny, has her feature directorial debut, Seeds, coming out this October 2024
It is an incredibly simple set-up—a daughter asks her mother questions over coffee. But in the hands of actress Kaniehti:io Horn (also known as Tiio) a Canadian actress from Kahnawake, the Mohawk reserve outside of Montreal, and her mom, Kahentinetha Horn, the results are fascinating.
Books
Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations by Richard Wagamese
In this carefully curated selection of everyday reflections, Richard Wagamese finds lessons in both the mundane and sublime as he muses on the universe, drawing inspiration from working in the bush-sawing and cutting and stacking wood for winter as well as the smudge ceremony to bring him closer to the Creator.
Embers is perhaps Richard Wagamese's most personal volume. Honest, evocative, and articulate, he explores the various manifestations of grief, joy, recovery, beauty, gratitude, physicality, and spirituality-concepts many find hard to express.
Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing by Jennifer Grenz
A personal journey of bringing together Western science and Indigenous ecology to transform our understanding of the human role in healing our planet.
A farm kid at heart, and a Nlaka’pamux woman of mixed ancestry, Dr. Jennifer Grenz always felt a deep connection to the land. However, after nearly two decades of working as a restoration ecologist in the Pacific Northwest, she became frustrated that despite the best efforts of her colleagues and numerous volunteers, they weren’t making the meaningful change needed for plant, animal, and human communities to adapt to a warming climate. Eloquent, inspiring, and disruptive, Medicine Wheel for the Planet circles around an argument that we need more than a singular worldview to protect the planet and make the significant changes we are running out of time for.
Truth and Reconciliation Events
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Circles for Reconciliation Ten participants meet in a series of conversations to establish trusting, meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples as part of the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Each circle includes five Indigenous and five non-Indigenous participants. |