National Indigenous History Month

Provides legal services, programs, and community-controlled, culturally based justice alternatives for people living in the Greater Toronto Area.

Provides culturally appropriate programs and Legal Aid Ontario services to members of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, with a goal to promote restorative forms of justice.

Represents all First Nations in Ontario and upholds their self-determination efforts in protecting and exercising their inherent and Treaty rights.

Provides support and services for Inuit living in Ontario, including Gladue reports and restorative justice. Programs are based on the principles of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ), the Inuit way of "knowing".

Supports the self-determination and self-governance of members of the Métis Nation. Provides programs and services, including a culturally responsive advocacy program to support Métis people in conflict with the law.

Represents the collective interests of Friendship Centres across Ontario, where Indigenous people living in urban communities receive culturally based services, including Indigenous justice programs.

Provides culturally appropriate services to Indigenous people who have been discriminated against. Offers services in many languages, including Cree, Oji-Cree, Mohawk, and Ojibway.

Provides programs and advocacy to promote the social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people.

Supports the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being of 2-spirit people. Provides services for Indigenous community members at risk of or living with HIV, hepatitis C, and related co-infections.

Produces special reports and briefs as well as learning opportunities that support the reclamation of Indigenous land and life.

This booklet, by the Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program, includes information about rights and protections, Indigenous justice resources, families, prisons, the border, and income security.

Wellness Portal: Anishinabek Education System created this searchable database of supports and services, including legal services, relevant to member nations. There’s information about services on and off reserves.

Communicating Effectively with Indigenous Clients: Aboriginal Legal Services produced this guide to help legal professionals understand and address the barriers that Indigenous clients face when:

• building a relationship with legal counsel, and
• appearing in court.

Tungasuvvingat Inuit produced the Gladue Primer in English and Inuktitut.

Gender-Based Violence Against Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples: This resource was produced by the the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children at Western University. It identifies barriers and suggests ways to address overly high rate of gender-based violence against two spirit people.

The Anishinabek Nation produced this resource for women and girls who are leaving shelters and returning to their communities after experiencing intimate partner violence.

This toolkit was produced by the Native Women’s Association of Canada. It has information for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women and girls on making informed choices about sexual and reproductive health.

This booklet by the First Nations Housing Professionals Association has information to help people understand matrimonial real property rights and estates law on reserves.

This website has information about the settlement, the first claim period, who’s eligible, and how to make a claim.

The John Howard Society of Ontario and the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres produced 4 self-directed training modules for service providers and legal professionals. They focus on how to better serve Indigenous clients who are involved in the criminal justice system.

This online training from the Native Women's Association of Canada helps service providers support 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous clients with lived experience of gender-based violence. It covers how to offer services through a trauma-informed, culturally safe, and intersectional approach.

This free online course offered by the University of Alberta is made up of 12 modules. It explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada.

This online course is offered by the Yellowhead Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University. It looks at the ways Canada dispossesses Indigenous people of the land and the strategies communities are using to get it back.