RDP Library: Indigenous Resources: Audio &amp; Visual Resources

Multimedia Portals

iPortal - Indigenous Studies Portal
A database of full-text electronic resources such as articles, e-books, theses, government publications, videos, oral histories, and digitized archival documents and photographs. The iPortal content has a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.
Blackfoot Digital Library
A publicly accessible Blackfoot-centric library, including multimedia resources such as field notes, photographs, and recordings
Inuvialuit Digital Library
Multimedia resources, developed with the assistance of elders, to preserve the Inuvialuktun language
Four Directions Teachings
Multimedia resources for learning about Indigenous knowledge and philosophy from five diverse First Nations in Canada
Circle of Indigenous Languages
Stories shared by Elders and community members in their Indigenous languages

Maps

Native Land
Interactive map of Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages. Native Land is Indigenous-led and community-generated.
Whose Land
Interactive map of Turtle Island that can be navigated by city, land, and treaties. Includes audiovisual land acknowledgements. Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA.

Photographs

Library and Archives Canada's Art and Photographic Collections
Library and Archives Canada's (LAC) art and photography collections, including search tips for researchers
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
The Bill Reid Centre’s George and Joanne MacDonald Image Archive contains images of Northwest Coast First Peoples, their villages, and their visual and material belongings.

Streaming Videos

TIP

Access to some streaming videos is restricted to Red Deer Polytechnic students, faculty, and staff. To access these resources from off-campus, you will need to login. For more information, please see My Library Account or contact the Library.

Secret Path by Gord Downie (CBC) 60 minutes
Publication Date: 2016
"The Secret Path acknowledges a dark part of Canada's history - the long-supressed mistreatment of indigenous children and families by the residential school system - with the hope of engaging all Canadians in the reconciliation process."
Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada by CBC Indigenous Unit
Publication Date: 2018
A curated selection of Beyond 94 video content, videos on the theme of reconciliation, and Beyond 94 teacher guide.
"Got Land?": The Controversial T-shirt Slogan by Joana Draghici (CBC News) 2:20 minutes
Publication Date: 2014
News clip reported by journalist Joana Draghici.
Indian Horse by Stephen S. Campanelli (Elevation Pictures) 101 minutes
Publication Date: 2017
Saul Indian Horse, a First Nations boy from Ontario, survives the residential school system and becomes a talented ice hockey player, only for his past to catch up to him and cast him away from the sport he loves. It follows Saul on his journey to self-awareness and self-acceptance.
Heels to Heal by Eileen Francis (NFB) 4 minutes
Call Number: 4 minutes
Publication Date: 2017
"Documentary short that centers around the Aboriginal Men Against Violence Against Women: Walk A Mile In Her Shoes annual walk that takes place in Vancouver and Alberta."
The Ballad of Crowfoot by Willie Dunn (NFB) 10 minutes
Publication Date: 1968
"The film is a powerful look at colonial betrayals, told through a striking montage of archival images and a ballad composed by Dunn himself about the legendary 19th-century Siksika (Blackfoot) chief who negotiated Treaty 7 on behalf of the Blackfoot Confederacy."