Where can I buy an orange shirt? Click here to purchase online. Click here for a list of local vendors.
Supports: The following websites provide programming, and/or supports for survivors, and families of survivors of residential schools:
Indian Residential School Survivors Society
KUU-US Services for People in BC
First Nations Health Authority
Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Learning Resources:
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Final Reports part 1a, part 1b
NWAC’s Action Plan to End the Attack Against Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender-Diverse People
First Peoples Map of BC This is a great resource for learning about local communities, Indigenous pronunciation of words, and more.
First Voices - Language learning
Free E-Books on Indigenous Reconciliation
Megaphone Magazine article - Meaning of Unceded Territory?
Online book to learn about the Lkwungen and Songhees people
Online book to learn about the W̱SÁNEĆ people
What You Can Do as a Settler Canadian on National Truth and Reconciliation Day
16 Resources to help understand and advance Reconciliation
Resources for Discussing Residential Schools and Indigenous Issues
Multiple resources for Indigenous Perspectives education via the Canadian Encyclopedia
Circles for Reconciliation - 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.
IndigiNews (@indiginews) on Facebook and Instagram
Reconciliation Thunder (@reconciliationthunder) - Social Media Campaign, sharing and breaking down the TRC's 94 calls to action, through daily social media posts. #94in94
You can also find their website by clicking here.Indigenous Perspectives Society - Local society providing cultural perspectives, Indigenous history, and reconciliation training
Article- ‘You belong in this world’: Two-Spirit survivors share their stories
Article- Meet the two-spirit people fighting to be included in Canada’s reconciliation process
Reproduce Her Justice Podcast- Ep 1: Discussing The Impact of Residential School
Some things to watch:
Documentary- Wawahte- Shared stories from residential school survivors
My Auntie survived residential school. I need to gather her stories before she’s gone | Inendi
Finding Dawn on the National Film Board of Canada. Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh brings us a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy – the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The film takes a journey into the heart of Indigenous women's experience, from Vancouver's skid row, down the Highway of Tears in northern BC, and on to Saskatoon, where the murders and disappearances of these women remain unsolved.
Historica Canada’s video Residential Schools in Canada: A Timeline
If you have any resources to share, please email win@womeninneed.ca
Indigenous Territory Acknowledgement
WIN Cooperative acknowledges and is thankful to live, work and gather on the lands of the lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples specifically the unceded traditional territories of the T’Sou-ke, Scia’new (Beecher Bay), Xwsepsum (Esquimalt), Songhees, and W̱SÁNEĆ Nations.
“For many people, the shame and secrecy that colonialism bred among Indigenous families meant that talking about their own personal histories never took place. Even less well known or talked about is the way that these historical forces shaped the lives of women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people in distinct ways that ultimately are at the root of the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people today.” – Final Report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
As a community service cooperative responding to gendered violence, WIN recognizes that our work is deeply related to violence against indigenous peoples, especially indigenous women, girls, and 2-Spirit individuals. We acknowledge that there is indefinite work needed to be done to reconcile with these communities. As an organization, we have much to learn and as such, are committed to strengthening and building healthy relationships with indigenous communities and continuing along a path of truth and reconciliation.