X̱wi7x̱wa Library Guide
Indigenous Organizations and Services in BC
The Guide to Indigenous Organizations and Services is an Excel Spreadsheet maintained by the Government of BC. It lists Indigenous community-based services and organizations in British Columbia related to:
- Culture and Languages
- Business and Economic Development
- Child and Family Services
- Communications
- Education
- Employment
- Friendship Centres
- Health and Healing
- Housing
- Legal
- Women and Youth
- First Nations and Métis communities and councils
Governance and Leadership
- First Nations Summit (FNS)Forum for First Nations in British Columbia to address issues related to Treaty negotiations and other concerns.
Education Associations - Canada
- The Scow InstituteFocuses on legal issues that affect Aboriginal people.
- Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA)The community-based institutes offer a broad spectrum of courses and programs that include: college and university programs leading to certificates, diplomas, and degrees.
Education Associations - United States
- Special Interest Group Directory (America Education Research Association)Special Interest Groups include: Indigenous Peoples of the Americas (SIG #48) and Indigenous Peoples of The Pacific (SIG #146).
Health Associations - United States
Language Associations - Canada
- Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute (University of Alberta)Offers annual summer school.
- First VoicesOnline tools and services.
- Indigenous Languages Component - Indigenous Languages and Cultures ProgramGovernment of Canada program to fund Indigenous language preservation and revitalization through community-driven activities.
Language Associations - United States
Language Associations - International
Mapping Associations
- Aboriginal Mapping NetworkSupport for Indigenous land claims, treaty negotiations and resource development.
- Community Mapping Network (BC)See Links page for comprehensive list of associations and resources for funding and technical information.
- Sovereign Body InstituteSovereign Bodies Institute builds on Indigenous traditions of data gathering and knowledge transfer to create, disseminate, and put into action research on gender and sexual violence against Indigenous people
- The Indigenous Mapping CollectiveFree membership for Indigenous folks, nations, and organizations – includes resources on how to use and develop free mapping tools.
Fishery Associations
- Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionServices for the Yakama, Warm Springs, Umatilla, and Nez Perce tribes.
Ethnobotany Associations
- UBC Farm Indigenous InitiativesIndigenous initiatives at the UBC Farm include: the Musqueam Garden, Maya in Exile Garden, Tu’wusht Project, and Indigenous Health Research and Education Garden.
Publishing & News Media Associations
- Indigenous Arts & StoriesWriting and art contest for Canadians of Indigenous ancestry (self-identified Status, Non-Status, Inuit and Métis) between the ages of 6 and 29.
- Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting - Aboriginal Peoples' ProgramGovernment of Canada program to fund Aboriginal broadcasting.
Truth and Reconciliation Associations
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (University of Manitoba)Houses millions of records collected by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Some of these documents are available online.
- Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (UBC)Affiliate site to the National Research Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Focuses on the experiences of Indigenous peoples in BC.
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of CanadaJune 1, 2008 - December 18, 2015.
- 1000 Conversations Across Canada on Reconciliation (Archived)National campaign intended to engage all Canadians in a dialogue about the history of residential schools, their resulting impacts and the need for healing and reconciliation.
Métis Associations - Canada
- Métis Settlements General CouncilThe political and administrative body for the collective interests of the Métis Settlements. Develops, implements, and distributes programs and services to the eight Alberta settlements. Promotes Métis culture, identity, and self-government.
- North Slave Métis AllianceRepresents the Métis people of the Great Slave Lake area, Northwest Territories.
Métis Associations - British Columbia
- Métis Nation BC (MNBC)Represents thirty-four Métis Chartered Communities in British Columbia.
Women's Associations
- Status of Women CanadaSearch keywords: Aboriginal, First Nations, Bill C-31.
- Family Violence Prevention Program (Assembly of First Nations)Run by Indigenous Services Canada.
Librarianship Associations - Canada
Librarianship Associations - United States
- iNative Research GroupThe iNative research group at the University of Washington Information School (iSchool) is composed of Native American and Alaska Native scholars, information professionals, and students concerned with addressing the information challenges faced by Native nations.
Librarianship Associations - International
- International Indigenous Librarian's Forum (IILF)Link to information about the 2015 forum. Currently there is no consolidated site for this annual conference.
- Te Rōpū Whakahau (New Zealand)Māori Library & Information Workers Association.
- Library and Information Association of New ZealandSearch keyword: Māori.
Literary Associations
- Kwahiatonhk! (Quebec)Promotes and disseminates Aboriginal literature; develops First Nations literary infrastructure. French language.
- The People and the Text: Indigenous Writing in Northern North America to 1992This project will produce an annotated bibliography of all relevant writing and critical resources up to the year 1992, including preliminary work in French; when such distribution is legal and in keeping with Indigenous ethics and protocols it will make the original literary texts openly accessible.