The following resources were curated by the Law Society of Alberta.
If you have suggestions for other resources, please send an email to Indigenous Initiatives with your suggestion.
Direct links to materials are provided where possible. Otherwise, we encourage you to locate the resources you are interested in.
Academic Resources
| Resource | Author |
| Bill C-92: The Good, The Bad & The Unknowns – Part II | Koren Lightning-Earle, Hadley Friedland, Dr. Cindy Blackstock |
| Indigenous Children and the Child Welfare System in Canada | National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health |
| The Complainant: The Canadian Human Rights Case on First Nations Child Welfare | Cindy Blackstock |
| Resource | Author |
| An Inside Job: Engaging with Indigenous Legal Traditions through Stories | Hadley Friedland & Val Napoleon |
| Gathering The Threads: Developing A Methodology For Researching And Rebuilding Indigenous Legal Traditions | Hadley Friedland & Val Napoleon |
| Heroes, Tricksters, Monsters, and Caretakers: Indigenous Law and Legal Education | John Borrows |
| Postcolonial Indigenous Legal Consciousness | James Youngblood Henderson |
| Reflective Frameworks: Methods for Accessing Understanding and Applying Indigenous Laws | Hadley Friedland |
| The Duty to Learn: Taking Account of Indigenous Legal Orders in Practice | The Honourable Chief Justice Lance S.G. Finch |
| The Lifeworlds of Law: On Revitalizing Indigenous Legal Orders Today | Aaron Mills |
| Waniskā: Reimagining The Future With Indigenous Legal Traditions | Hadley Friedland |
| Resource | Author |
| 2022 Gladue Casework and Aftercare Conference | Aboriginal Legal Services |
| Gladue at Twenty: Gladue Principles in the Professional Discipline of Indigenous Lawyers | Andrew Flavelle Martin |
| Indigenous Peoples and the Law: A Guide to Restorative Justice and Indigenous Courts | Legal Aid Alberta |
| The Gladue Principles: A Guide to the Jurisprudence | Benjamin A. Ralston |
| Thursday Thinkpiece: Rudin on Accommodating Indigenous Cultural Practices in Court | Jonathan Rudin |
| Resource | Author |
| A Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples and Traditional Land | Engineers Canada |
| Acknowledging Land and People | The Alberta Teachers’ Association |
| Finding Your Personal Land Acknowledgment | University of Saskatchewan |
| Resource | Author |
| Consolidated Literature Review of Reports relating to Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA People | National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls |
| Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls | National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls |
| Resource | Author |
| The Pedagogy of Trauma-Informed Lawyering | Sarah Katz & Deeya Haldar |
| The Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast | Myrna McCallum & the Canadian Bar Association |
| Resource | Author |
| Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action | Government of Canada |
| Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action | Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada |
| Resource | Author |
| Communicating Effectively with Indigenous Clients | Lorna Fadden, PhD |
| Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples | The Advocates’ Society, Indigenous Bar Association & the Law Society Ontario |
| Indigenous Peoples: Language Guidelines | The University of British Columbia |
| Model Code of Professional Conduct | The Federation of Law Societies of Canada |
| Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan | The Law Society of British Columbia |
Multimedia Resources
Information on Reconciliation
| Title | Author |
| Canada’s Indigenous Constitution | John Borrows |
| Can the Subaltern Speak?: Reflections on the History of an Idea | Ed. Rosalind C. Morris |
| Indigenous People and the Criminal Justice System: A Practitioner’s Handbook | Jonathan Rudin |
| Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada | Harold R. Johnson |
Non-Fiction
| A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879 to 1986 (1999) | John S. Milloy |
| Dancing with a Ghost: Exploring Aboriginal Reality (1992) | Rupert Ross |
| Dying to Please You: Indigenous Suicide in Contemporary Canada (2017) | Roland David Chrisjohn and Shaunessy M. McKay with Andrea O. Smith |
| From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada (2019) | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
| Journeying Forward: Dreaming First Nations’ Independence (2000) | Patricia Monture-Angus |
| Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing (2019) | Suzanne Methot |
| One Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police, and the Ipperwash Crisis (2001) | Peter Edwards |
| People of the Pines (1991) | Geoffrey York |
| Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice (1996) | Rupert Ross |
| Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers (2011) | Mark Cronlund Anderson, Carmen Robertson |
| Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City (2017) | Tanya Talaga |
| Stolen Sisters: The Story of Two Missing Girls, Their Families, and How Canada Has Failed Indigenous Women (2015) | Emmanuelle Walter |
| The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (2012) | Thomas King |
Fiction
| Title | Author |
| Birdie (2015) | Tracey Lindberg |
| Crow Winter (2020) | Karen McBride |
| Five Little Indians (2020) | Michelle Good |
| In Search of April Raintree (1983) | Beatrice Mosionier |
| Indian Horse (2012) | Richard Wagamese |
| Monkey Beach (2000) | Eden Robinson |
| The Back of the Turtle (2014) | Thomas King |
Graphic Novels
| Title | Author |
| Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography | Chester Brown |
| Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection | Various |
| Secret Path (2016) | Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire |
| The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel (2015) | Patti Laboucan-Benson |
Memoirs
| Title | Author |
| Clifford (2018) | Harold R. Johnson |
| From The Ashes: My Story of Being Metis, Homeless, and Finding My Way (2019) | Jesse Thistle |
| Half Breed(1973) | Maria Campbell |
| Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking truth to power (2021) | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
| Indian School Days (1988) | Basil H. Johnston |
| Mamaskatch (2018) | Darrel J. McLeod |
| One Native Life (2008) | Richard Waganese |
| The Right to be Cold: One Woman’s Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet (2015) | Sheila Watt-Cloutier |
| The Reason You Walk (2015) | Wab Kinew |
| They Called me Number One (2013) | Bev Sellars |
| Documentary | Director |
| Finding Dawn (2006) | Christine Welsh |
| Incident at Restigouche (1984) | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993) | Alanis Obomsawin |
| nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (2019) | Tasha Hubbard |
| Stolen (available on Amazon Prime) | Devery Jacobs |
| Two Worlds Colliding (2005) | Tasha Hubbard |
| Movie | Director |
| Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001) | Zacharias Kunuk |
| Dance Me Outside (1994) | Bruce McDonald Based on: Dance Me Outside by W.P. Kinsella |
| Four Sheets to the Wind (2007) | Sterlin Harjo |
| Indian Horse (2017) | Stephen Campanelli Based on: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese |
| Monkey Beach (2020) | Loretta Todd Based on: book by Eden Robinson |
| Powwow Highway (1989) | Jonathan Wacks |
| Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013) | Jeff Barnaby |
| Smoke Signals (1998) | Chris Eyre Based on: This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona by Sherman Alexie |
| The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019) | Elle-Maija Tailfeathers |
| The Grizzlies (2018) | Miranda de Pencier |
| The Lesser Blessed (2012) | Anita Doron |
| Podcast | Host |
| 2 Crees in a Pod | Terri Suntjens |
| The Secret Life of Canada | CBC Podcast |
| The Trauma-Informed Lawyer | Myrna McCallum in partnership with the Canadian Bar Association |
| Musician or Artist |
| Annie Pootoogook |
| Bill Reid |
| Buffy St. Marie |
| Dale Auger |
| Kent Monkman |
| Norval Morrisseau |
| The Halluci Nation |
| Title | Author |
| 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin | Thomas King |
| Eskimo Pie: A Poetics of Inuit Identity (2020) | Norma Dunning |
| Inconvenient Skin / Nayêhtâwan Wasakay (2019) | Shane Koyczan |
| Learning to Count (2020 CBC Prize Shortlist) | Emily Riddle |
| NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field | Billy-Ray Belcourt |
| Titles |
| Bones of Crows (2022) |
| North of 60 (1992-98) |
| Reservation Dogs (2022) |
| Trickster (2020) |
| Title | Author |
| The Witness Blanket | Carey Newman, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Media One and Animikii Indigenous Technology |
Indigenous Court Connected Services
View the Indigenous Court Connected Services in Alberta document (note: document is currently being updated, check back soon) for contact details of Indigenous Court Connected Services available in Treaty 8 (Northern Alberta), Treaty 6 (Central Alberta) and Treaty 7 (Southern Alberta).