June is designated as Indigenous History and Pride month. We have provided the following resources to help in the anti-oppression work that is done in our classrooms everyday. The cover image is a flag representing 2 Spirits people of the 1st Nations. Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia
For more information about the struggle for LGBTQ2S and Indigenous rights in Canada, please check out the links below.
If you know of resources that centre LGBTQ2+ and Indigenous voices and perspectives please let us know through the comment section.
https://www.queerevents.ca/notable-qipoc
https://www.cbc.ca/books/35-books-to-read-for-national-indigenous-history-month-1.5585489
Residential Schools from Anishinabek.ca
Secret Life of Canada– Autumn Peltier
Secret Life of Canada-Atuat Akittirq
La semaine de l’histoire du Canada 2017 : Nous exigeons
Operation Soap: The police raids that targeted Toronto’s queer community in the 1980s
Opération savon : La série de raids coordonnés sur des bains publics en Toronto en 1981
Minute du patrimoine: Jim Egan
https://www.nfb.ca/film/niish-manidoowag-two-spirited-beings/
https://www.nfb.ca/film/niish-manidoowag-deuxesprits/
Pridehttps://nowtoronto.com/news/44-radical-moments-that-shaped-toronto-pride-history