Category Archives: Indigenous Ground Floor Display

This June, the Ground Floor Display at the OISE Library highlights Indigenous children’s stories and scholarly material in celebration of National Indigenous History Month. June 21st is also National Indigenous People’s Day, a day for celebrating the heritage, diverse cultures, … Continue reading →

Land-based education is about learning from, learning about, and learning for the betterment of the Land on which Indigenous peoples have lived since time immemorial. Indigenous communities across Turtle Island have always had a significant relationship with the environment, and … Continue reading →

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages! Across the world, UNESCO is calling for the celebration of Indigenous languages to raise awareness and appreciation for the integral role that … Continue reading →

This month’s Indigenous Ground Floor Display theme is Indigenous Storywork. The books in the display reflect the rich storytelling traditions of Indigenous peoples across North America. There are examples of traditional stories, young adult dystopias, graphic novels, and scholarship on … Continue reading →

Post and Display curated by Subhanya Sivajothy For the month of December, the Indigenous ground floor display will feature books on Indigenous Feminisms. Indigenous feminism is both the theory and practice of feminism that is grounded in decolonization and Indigenous … Continue reading →