Indigenous Initiatives
Welcome
This is your starting point to discover how Toronto Public Library amplifies Indigenous perspectives and worldviews. Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are invited to explore a wide range of resources and events that build community, deepen insights, and broaden perspectives.
Truth and Reconciliation at the Library
TPL is committed to helping our staff and the public learn and respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action, and is a committed partner in helping the City of Toronto achieve goals outlined in its Reconciliation Action Plan (2022 - 2032).
Learn more about our commitment.
Collections
Find your next read with our Indigenous-focused collections including materials available to borrow online and in branches.
Reading Lists
Explore reading recommendations by library staff on Indigenous histories, cultures and perspectives.
Adults
Leave our bones where they lay
Aviaq Johnston
Teens
A constellation of minor bears
Jen Ferguson
Children
Pêyak little duck
Sandra Lamouche
Adults
52 ways to reconcile
David Robertson
Adults
By strength, we are still here
Crystal Fraser
Adults
Valley of the Birdtail
Andrew Michael Stobo Sniderman
Native Peoples Collection
The Native Peoples Collection includes books, CDs, DVDs, as well as language-learning kits, by and about Indigenous Peoples of North America with special emphasis on First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in Canada.
Adults
Indigenous People in Toronto: An Introduction for Newcomers
Multiple Contributers
Adults
Plums or Nuts
Multiple Contributers
Programs and Events
Discover the nature next door
Rabbit and Bear Paws Puppet Show: The Way
Upcoming Events
Blogs and Podcasts
Read blog posts and listen to podcasts highlighting Indigenous creators.
Discover the nature next door
Red Dress Day
Writers Off the Page:
From the TIFA Archives
Live Mic:
Best of TPL Conversations
Land Acknowledgement Statement
Toronto Public Library is situated on Indigenous land and Dish with One Spoon territory. This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Toronto Public Library gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous Nations for their guardianship of this land.
More information.