Allyship

The following resources help support allyship with Indigenous people. Allyship is the active, consistent, and arduous practice of unlearning and re-evaluating, in which a person in a position of privilege and power seeks to operate in solidarity with a marginalized group. It may include disrupting oppressive spaces by educating others on the realities and histories of marginalized people. 

Related documents

Title Author Description
Indigenous Ally Toolkit Dakota Swiftwolfe, Leilani Shaw, Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Network This toolkit teaches how an individual can become a better ally and discusses the do’s and don’ts as well as vocabulary.
Building Trust Before Truth: How Non-Indigenous Canadians Become Allies Robyn Ward This article discusses building an ally relationship on trust. The author discusses the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples in Canada by implementing Brené Brown’s Anatomy of Trust (2018).
10 Ways to be a Genuine Ally to Indigenous Communities Amnesty International This article discusses what it means for human rights activists to be a genuine ally and lists different approaches to get started.
Building an ally: non-Indigenous people share their stories of bridge building Rosanna Deerchild, Unreserved, CBC Podcast “What does it mean to support and stand with the Indigenous community? Some non-Indigenous people have been viewed as an ally, but what does it mean to them to be a cross-cultural bridge builder?” Guests include: David Suzuki, John Ralston Saul, Monique Woroniak, Verna St. Denis, Elizabeth Gouthro.
How to Be an Ally To Indigenous Peoples Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc