Sharing our Gifts is one step along a journey of learning and self-discovery. To learn more, check out the resources and links below or seek out other available resources Indigenous writers and engaged advocates.
Your local library may have a limited selection on this topic, so encourage it to expand its collection on Indigenous-Settler resources.
For Those New to the Conversation
Why should I share my gifts?
- Share the Gifts – Honour the Treaties is responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action 45, 46 and 61 as a contribution towards building reconciliation.
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Book: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King
- Book: Wrongs to Rights: How Churches can Engage the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Edited by Steve Heinrichs (Faith perspective)
- Film: Treaty Talk: Sharing the River of Life by Brad Leitch
- Film: Treaty Talk: A Journey for Common Ground by Brad Leitch and Rebel Sky Media
About Racism, Colonialism and White Supremacy
- About Whiteness (A Share the Gifts – Honour the Treaties handout)
- Book: Settler: Identity and Colonialism in 21st Century Canada by Emma Battell Lowman
- Quest for Respect: The Church and Indigenous Spirituality edited by Jeff Friesen and Steve Heinrichs
- Book: Me and White Supremacy: A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
About Land
- What ‘Gifts’ are you talking about? The Doctrine of Discovery & Land Ownership (A Share the Gits – Honour the Treaties handout)
- LAND BACK! What do we mean?
- Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign
- Native Land – Interactive map of Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages
- Interactive Map on Loss of Native American Land (U.S. Perspective)
- Book: The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine (Faith perspective)
- Book: Yours, Mine, Ours: Unravelling the Doctrine of Discovery. Edited by Cheryl Woelk and Steve Heinrichs
- Book: The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy by Arthur Manuel and Ronald M. Derrickson
- Book: Aqueduct: Colonialism, Resources, and the Histories We Remember by Adele Perry
- Film: Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen lands, Strong Hearts by The Anglican Church of Canada (Faith perspective)
- Film: Doctrine of Discovery by Mennonite Central Committee (Faith perspective)
- Film: Colonization Road by Michelle St. John and hosted by Ryan McMahon
- Film: Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement by Flicker & Rise Productions
- Film: Reserve 107: Reconciliation on the Prairies by Brad Leitch and produced by Mennonite Central Committee
- Film: For Love of a River: Two Stories of Loss and Longing by Brad Leitch and the Interchurch Council on Hydropower
- Film: Cottagers and Indians by Drew Hayden Taylor
- Ted Talk: Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement by Lindsey Schneider
About Money, Repair, and Land Back
- The Indian Trust Fund Debunking Myths and Misconceptions
- Nii’kinaaganaa Foundation – Pay Your Rent.ca
- Land Justice Futures (Faith perspective)
- Treaty Land Sharing Network – Saskatchewan
- Resource Generation
- LANDBACK Manifesto
- Briarpatch: The Land Back Issue
- Decolonizing Wealth
- Money as Medicine: Leveraging Philanthropy to Decolonize Wealth by Edgar Villanueva
- Book: Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance By Edgar VillanuevaBy Edgar Villanueva
- Books: An Army of Problem Solvers and The Beautiful Bailout by Shaun Loney with Will Braun
- Podcast: Reparations: Prophetic Voices for Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair with Dr Michael Barram (Faith Perspective)
About Reparation in action
- This Kitchener, Ont., church uses portion of its budget for Indigenous reparations
- Churches return land to Indigenous groups as part of #LandBack movement
- Returning land, repairing relationship – a partnership in Minnesota with Makoce Ikikcupi (Land Recovery)
- Land back is complicated. Here’s what we can learn from a B.C. island returned to the Saanich people
About Showing Up
- Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex
- Your Land Acknowledgment Is Not Enough
- Me and White Supremacy: A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
- Film: nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
- Podcasts: Let’s Talk Treaty by the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
Book a Workshop
If you or your group is interested to learn more, book a workshop or presentation with us to start or continue a conversation with your community on what it means to “Share the Gifts” and “Honour the Treaties”.