Diversity & Inclusion

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CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND OBSERVANCE DAYS

Please see below for a list of upcoming cultural and religious celebrations and observance days.

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SURVEY RESULTS

What did we hear from our Membership and Business Partners.

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INDIGENOUS-RELATED CONTENT

1. Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future.  Summary of the Final Report of the Trust and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
2. Government of Canada Website entitled Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.
3. Summary document of the 94 Calls to Action. 
4. A Reconciliation Reading List compiled by the CBC of 15-must-read books. 
5. The Downie-Wenjack Fund website provides access to education on the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.  Included on the website are the recordings of stories provided by Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors, elders, musicians and teachers.  These stories were broadcast on the 2021 DAY TO LISTEN across radio stations in Canada. 
6. The Moss-Bag Project – a local project from Bragg Creek who’s mission is to “create sustainable and reciprocal structures of support, by focusing on the health and education of Indigenous families and children”. 
7. The University of Alberta offers an Indigenous Canada course through their Massive Open Online Course system.  From the website, “Indigenous Canada is for students from faculties outside the Faculty of Native Studies with an interest in acquiring a basic familiarity with Indigenous/non-Indigenous relationships.”
8. A list of Indigenous-made films provided by the National Film-board of Canada.
9. A small set of resources about Indian Residential Schools:
   • Murray Sinclair delivers statement on discovery at Kamloops Residential School.
   • Un-Education Vol1: A Residential School Graphic Novel by Jason Eaglespeaker
   • Native Women’s Association of Canada website
   • Joyce’s Principle, A Brief presented by the Council of the Atikamekw of Manawan to the Governments of Canada and Quebec
   • Indian Residential School Survivors Society  
10. An article titled “Pandemic Spurs Indigenous business women to become doubly creative.” Published in the Globe and Mail – 01-January-2021.

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DIGITAL RESOURCES

1. A video about bias called “The Look”. 
2. A video called “The Quiet Power of Introverts”.
3. A CNN interview with Heather McGhee called “Why racism hurts everyone, regardless of race”.
4. A TEDxYouth talk discussing the importance of studying and learning about other cultures. 
5. A Ted Talk from Stella Young about disability and society’s habit of turning disabled people into “inspiration porn”.
6. A short (5 minute) TEDxYouth talk located here, presented by Kennedy Cook, a teenager. 

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PRINT RESOURCES

1. A Globe & Mail article about change leaders in the legal world, published 04-January-2021. 
2. A Law Times article titled “In 2021, diversity-inclusion strategies must be ‘action-oriented’ and ‘authentic’, published 05-January-2021. 
3. An opinion article titled “Why diversity is important to the legal profession” written by Sacha de Klerk at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada.   
4. An article titled “Coca-Cola general counsel gets tough with law firms that fail to meet diversity goals” published in ABA Journal 28-January-2021
5. An article from the Globe & Mail about emotional exhaustion titled “Working from home is causing breakdowns”, published 22-March-2021.
6. An article from Deloitte called “The diversity and inclusion revolution: Eight powerful truths.”
7. An article from Boston Consulting Group called “Small Actions, Big Impact: How to be an Ally at Work and Why it Matters.”
8. An article by Erin Durant at Durant Barristers titled “How to Better Support a High Performing Workforce and Yourself During the Pandemic”, published 21-February-2021.
9. A list of Anti-Asian discrimination resources from the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. 
10. Book Recommendation: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain. 
11. American Sign Language Cheat Sheet.

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