In honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day in BC, the LGMA is creating a resource page to help gather resources, tools, and other helpful information local governments may find useful as they work to enact the DRIPA Action Plan. 

The LGMA will continue to update this page with resources and information. If you have helpful resources or information that you would like to share to help local governments in their work to enact the DRIPA Action Plan, please email office@lgma.ca

Resources on this page may contain discussions or representations of trauma which could be painful for readers/viewers – please exercise care. If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out to the following supports:

• 24-hour National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 
• 24-hour KUU-US Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717 
• Indian Residential School Survivors Society: 604-985-4464 or 1-800-721-0066 

Resources for Local Governments:

• Province of BC page on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Official Orange Shirt Day website
• Where to buy Orange Shirts
• UBCM Resources on Reconciliation & Relationships
• The National Inquiry’s Final Report “Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
• Aboriginal Housing Management Association
• Joint Indigenous and Local Government Initiatives and Relations
• Indigenous Corporate Training's self-paced Indigenous Awareness program
• CivicInfo First Nations Stories Archive
• BC Assembly of First Nations Interactive Map
• First Nations Health Authority Territory Acknowledgement Information Booklet

Video Resources:

• Pathways to Truth and Reconciliation
• Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Learning Series Webinars - This national webinar series provides an opportunity to share knowledge, experiences, and perspectives in support of collective efforts to strengthen Indigenous cultural safety across sectors.
• Declaration Act webinar resources
• Len Pierre Consulting

Resource Books:

• Books by Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.
• Pathways of Reconciliation: Indigenous and Settler Approaches to Implementing the TRC's Calls to Action
• Jody Wilson-Raybould - True Reconciliation
• Robin Wall Kimmerer - Braiding Sweetgrass

Other Resources:

• The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Education Page
• Reconciliation Canada
• Reconciliation in Action: A National Engagement Strategy
• Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
• Canada School of Public Service - Working with Indigenous Communities: A Guide to Cultural Protocols
• Draft Principles that Guide the Province of British Columbia’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples
• Terminology in Indigenous content
• San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program

Please note: this page is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Local governments are encouraged to engage in their own assessment processes to see which resources are right for them as they engage in reconciliation and relationship building