Brandon University has campuses on Treaty 1 and Treaty 2 lands, and we acknowledge Brandon is on shared territory between the Dakota Oyate, the Anishinaabeg, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Today, many other Indigenous people call Brandon their home today, including the Ininew, Anisininewuk, Denesuline, and Inuit.
This rotating display celebrates those Indigenous peoples and their works. Some of the special displays here are found in the other tabs. Other displays will be added as they are developed. All virtual displays will remain available throughout the year even as the physical displays change.
The Program for the Education of Northern Teachers (PENT) runs from April to July each year. This display has some useful resources to help those students get settled. It will also have books grouped into Progress of Education, Teaching Resources, and Traditional Knowledge.
A list of resources can be found in the PENT section of this display. It will also be available as part of the Indigenous Interest Display in the John E. Robbins Library display shelves on the first floor near the circulation desk.
First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community’s contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003 by the First Nations Public Library Community in Ontario with support from the Ontario Library Service, it promotes a community-based approach to reading.
FNCR celebrates the very best of Indigenous literature across Turtle Island. The program encourages family literacy, intergenerational storytelling, and intergenerational knowledge transmission. FNCR also helps to increase awareness of the importance of First Nation, Metis, and Inuit writing, illustration, and publishing.
FNCR celebrates the very best of Indigenous literature across Turtle Island. The program encourages family literacy, intergenerational storytelling, and intergenerational knowledge transmission. FNCR also helps to increase awareness of the importance of First Nation, Metis, and Inuit writing, illustration, and publishing.
This virtual display covers the following topics:
