Equity, Inclusion and Reconciliation

Past and present planning practices impacting Black people in Canada are brought into focus in this master's project that traces Hogan's Alley, a Black community that existed in Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood and that was displaced through a series of racially-motivated decisions spanning...

This book is a collection of essays from Indigenous writers talking about the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people, how they were exploited and had their rights, ways of living and culture suppressed and forbidden, leading to a long list of social problems. It also approaches Indigenous...

Applying an equity, inclusion, and reconciliation lens this project reflects on the biases and discrimination long-established in the Real Estate sector. It demonstrates how systems of oppression and injustice have been challenged within the sector, equipping individuals and organizations with...

This article from The Guardian talks about the idea of whitness and its origins and how the discussions about race have changed during the last decade.

This issue of Planning West, the magazine of Planning Institute of British Columbia, is entirely dedicated to Indigenous approaches to planning and Indigenous-led initiatives.

This booklet dives into the long history of racist policies that have impacted Indigenous, Black and racialized communities in British Columbia over the last 150 years. It ties the histories of racism and resistance to present day antu-racist movements and invites the reader to rethink their...

This toolkit proposes a strategy to address the structures, institutions, and the determinants that shape health equity. Health equity is understood as everyone's right to fair and just opportunities to be as healthy as possible. It centers the power of parks and open spaces, and arts and culture...

This website from the University of Calgary provides a consistently maintained repository of resources, which includes readings, webinars, and videos on topics pertaining to design, justice, race, and decolonization.

An interactive website mapping traditional territories of Indigenous people, treaties and language. The map does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of any Indigenous nations.

The website offers free e-books on different topics related to working effectively with Indigenous People. The collection includes books with tips for words that can or cannot be used, overview of self-government, tips for local governments, among others.