"Tons of stuff you need to know"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Section 1. Indigenous diversity. -- Definition & clarifications -- Diversity : we are not all the same -- Inuit and Inuit Nunangat -- Métis people -- Section 2. Who we aspire to be again. -- Traditional cultures -- Everyone has a place in the circle -- Spirituality -- Traditional teachings / education -- Traditional governance -- Traditional economies -- Potlatches -- Section 3. Externally-imposed interventions. -- Indian Act -- The disproving agenda -- Residential schools and day schools -- Transitioning from residential schools to child welfare -- The loss of traditional parenting skills -- Section 4. Fallout from forced interventions. -- UNDRIP -- Indian status and band membership -- Treaties and specific claims -- Reserve lands -- Governance 'options' -- The politics of voting -- Anti-indigenous racism -- Inappropriate phrases -- Common misperceptions -- What's in a name? -- Acts of genocide -- (Mis)Appropriation -- Poverty -- Women and girls -- Sterilization -- Sexual exploitation and human trafficking -- Criminal justice -- Mainstream policing of indigenous people -- Environmental concerns -- Veterans - finally recognized -- Child welfare - reclaiming responsibility -- Child welfare on-reserve and substantive equality -- Gangs - filling a void -- Urban considerations -- Housing and homelessness -- Decolonization -- Research issues -- Human rights -- Violence against indigenous people -- Suicide - the loss of hope -- News media -- Communication technology and access -- Water for life -- Post-residential school era - educating a nation -- Section 5. Towards health & wellness. -- Rematriation -- Culture - what's the big deal? -- Health and wellness -- Traditional medicines -- Medicine wheel -- Indigenous feminisms -- Food security -- Addictions -- Sexual and reproductive health -- Childbirth and parenting -- Education -- Employment -- Economic development -- Police, fire and emergency preparedness -- Early childhood development -- Two-spirit / 2SLGBTQQIA+ -- Indigenous knowledge -- Sports and recreation -- Canoe journeys -- National days of recognition -- Language revitalization -- Volunteerism -- Friendship centres -- Arts and culture -- Family trees & genealogy research - finding our way home -- What is reconciliation? -- Youth - a clear majority -- Section 6. How to become a great ally -- Section 7. The way forward : paddling together. -- Things everyone can do -- Things indigenous people can do -- Things the government of Canada must do -- Things provincial and territorial governments must do -- Things city, town, and village governments must do.