FG Foundation Resources
Below is a list of resources to support Indigenous communities and peoples, as well as to learn more about the FG Foundation, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures.
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Support for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit People
Below is a list of resources to support Indigenous communities and peoples, as well as to learn more about the FG Foundation, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures.
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society toll-free line is 1-800-721-0066. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society toll-free line is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of his or her Residential School experience.
Emotional, cultural, and professional support services are also available to Survivors and their families through the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program. Services can be accessed on an individual, family, or group basis.
- Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador: 1-866-414-8111
- Quebec: 1-877-583-2965
- Ontario: 1-888-301-6426
- Manitoba: 1-866-818-3505
- Saskatchewan: 1-866-250-1529
- Alberta: 1-888-495-6588
- British Columbia: 1-877-477-0775
- Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut: 1-800-464-8106
The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to offer:
- counseling
- crisis intervention
Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at hopeforwellness.ca. On request, telephone counseling is also available in:
- Cree
- Ojibway
- Inuktitut
Granting opportunities for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Students
Funding information for Inuit peoples can be found through Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK). Please visit https://www.itk.ca/ for more information.
Use the Bursary Search Tool from the Government of Canada to find a bursary or scholarship specific to your province and/or program of studies. The Indigenous Bursary Search Tool is a searchable list of 520 bursaries, scholarships, and incentives across Canada. Click here for the Indigenous Bursaries Search Tool.
Full and part time studies in college, university, skilled trades, apprenticeships, and technology programs.
There is one application for all of Indspire’s bursaries, scholarships, and awards. Applicants only need to complete the application once to be considered for all applicable bursaries, scholarships, and awards. The application is open from May 1st – August 1 for the September to August academic year.
Free Learning Resources
The NCTR is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of the residential school experience will be honoured and kept safe for future generations. The NCTR Archives and Collections is the foundation for ongoing learning and research. Here, Survivors, their families, educators, researchers, and the public can examine the residential school system more deeply with the goal of fostering reconciliation and healing. The NCTR works closely with educators from a variety of sectors including the K-12 school system, post-secondary institutions, public service and professional sectors to provide access to materials and resources that can aid Canadians of any age to learn about and participate in reconciliation.
University of Alberta Native Studies Department offers a FREE online course titled Indigenous Canada. It is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Go to here to sign up for this free online course.
The atlas has four sections for readers to explore and learn more about: Truth and Reconciliation, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures. The atlas was created by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in conjunction with the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Métis Nation, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and Indspire.
A tool to bring together First Nations and non-First Nations people and foster a spirit of cooperation, understanding, and action. The AFN Toolkit consists of 22 learning modules that have been designed to enhance the understanding of important First Nations topics to ensure both students and teachers are learning in and out of the classroom.
To realize true Reconciliation requires consistent efforts by all individuals, communities, service providers, leaders, and all levels of government. The LHF works with teachers, school boards and universities, policing agencies, governments, and officials, banks, unions, private businesses, etc. to help meet these goals with a unique and comprehensive collection of resources, exhibitions, workshops, research reports, etc. Access their Resource section here: https://legacyofhope.ca/english/education/