Racial Equity Resource Guide
An online tool for organizations and people who want to achieve non-discrimination. See http://www.racialequityresourceguide.org/.
An online tool for organizations and people who want to achieve non-discrimination. See http://www.racialequityresourceguide.org/.
As an Indigenous young person, you have rights! Learn about what they are.
This guide provides information about human rights and how these rights apply to children. It provides ways to make programming for children in ways that respect their human rights.
This website provides resources for educators and students interested in including human rights into education at all levels. The Human Rights Defenders curriculum helps young people learn about human rights topics using examples of human rights defenders of all ages and backgrounds.
The National Reading Campaign has been doing work in Aboriginal Policy regarding reading. On their website is information about their initiative which includes three round tables in the next three years. The purpose of the initiative is to promote reading to Aboriginal children across Canada. They also encourage Aboriginal children and youth to read and write their own stories. Their website also includes many resources and an abundance of research surrounding the topic of reading.
The North-South Partnership is a collaboration between Northern remote reserves and Southern organizations, philanthrophies and individuals that seeks to help the children in the remote communities. An example is contractor's fixing homes. On their website, they have links to youth engagement and how you can help.
World Vision has been working in Canada to improve the quality of life for children in low-income families, families that are new to Canada and Aboriginal families. There are three reporta attached that outline the difference they have made in Canada. Their website also provides information about their global programs.
Keeping the Promise is an advocacy group that's goals is to end child poverty - on their website, they have a specfiic section for Indigenous child poverty. This section includes an explanation of systemic disadvantage, explaining how reconciliation is possible and also includes resources for both students and teachers.
The YOUCAN website provides leadership resources for youth and educators on non-violent conflict resolution to improve community relations. The website also offers publications of how programs by YOUCAN have been making change in their communities.
The Students Commission: Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement connects young people with training, networking with other youth and youth organizations, and opportunities to develop change within their communities.