Skip to content Skip to main menu Skip to utility menu

News tagged: Indigenous Peoples

CFLA Truth and Reconciliation Committee Report & Recommendations

The report makes ten recommendations to enhance experiences and opportunities for Indigenous peoples and researchers in Canada by decolonizing libraries and archives and their practices

News April 21, 2017 


CFLA Updates: AGM, Truth and Reconciliation, Guidelines/Position Papers, CLA Book Awards Collection

The CFLA today published updates on several files: Annual General Meeting, Truth and Reconciliation Committee, Guidelines/Position Papers, CLA Book Awards Collection

News December 2, 2016 


Digitized Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Documents Released by Library and Archives Canada (LAC)

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) today announced the release of over 600 digitized documents from Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

News November 3, 2016 


Theme Issue of Off the Record on Archives and Indigenous Issues

The latest issue of Off the Record, the Archives Association of Ontario’s (AAO) newsletter, is a theme issue on Archives and Indigenous Issues.

News October 23, 2016 


CODE Announces Finalists for the 2016 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Metis Literature

The Education of Augie Merasty and The Outside Circle shortlisted for the 4th annual Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature.

News September 14, 2016 


June 21 is National Aboriginal Day

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB) reminds all Libraries that June 21 is National Aboriginal Day.

News June 20, 2016 


CBC Radio’s Unreserved Shares Visuals of the TRC Call to Actions

To mark the first anniversary of the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Call to Actions, Kim Wheeler and Erica Daniels from CBC Radio’s Unreserved program created 94 visuals reflecting each TRC call to action.

News June 4, 2016 


LAC, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation sign agreement to safeguard residential school records

A memorandum of understanding was signed between Library and Archives Canada and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to ensure the preservation of, and public access to, the records of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on residential schools.

News June 2, 2016 


uAlberta MLIS Student Wins 2016 IFLA LIS Student Paper Award

Martha Attridge Bufton will receive her award at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio.

News May 23, 2016 


Literacy and numeracy among off-reserve First Nations people and Métis: Do higher skill levels improve labour market outcomes?

This article examines the literacy and numeracy skills of off reserve First Nations and Métis adults aged 25 to 65, focusing on the factors and labour market outcomes associated with higher skill levels.

News May 18, 2016