Ways to take action

Support calls to action, calls for donations and solidarity efforts

• Support local Indigenous grassroots organizations and land defenders

  • Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction

  • Rising Tide Toronto

  • Porcupine Warriors

  • 1492 Land Back Lane
     

• Current actions/events

  • https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/rally-held-in-toronto-in-support-of-wet-suwet-en-hereditary-chiefs-1.5675348

  • What Indigenous land title means in the Coastal GasLink pipeline debate
     

• Annual events:

  • February 14th: Annual events in remembrance of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women

    • Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver 

    • Strawberry Ceremony in Toronto

  • September 30th: Orange Shirt Day/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Learn about the land you are on: 

• Learn about the Indigenous communities, languages and lands where you live https://native-land.ca/ (you can also check out our interactive map: Italian Enclaves on Indigenous Land)

• Learn about some of the environmental conflicts and environmental justice efforts on these lands, past and ongoing

• Learn about and protect your local waterways and watersheds

• Take a self-guided tour and learn about Toronto's Indigenous History through the “First Stories” series on the Driftscapes app 

Support Indigenous artists & authors

• Support the Toronto Native Arts Society, visit the gallery in person or check out their online shop

• Attend Indigenous arts, theatre, film screenings and festivals.

• Check out some books from the Toronto Public Libraries “Read Indigenous” lists which contain book recommendations for children, youth, and adults.

• If you would like to purchase books by Indigenous authors, consider shopping at https://goodminds.com/​