VNFC Bruce Parisian Library
The Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) hosts the only public lending library in a Friendship Centre in Canada. Named for the former Executive Director who retired in December 2017, the Bruce Parisian Library houses the largest collection of Indigenous related and created resources on Vancouver Island. Visit our webpage and browse our collection.
VURD Resources
VURD Advisory Gathering Report - 2020
VURD Advisory Gathering Report - 2019
VURD Advisory Gathering Report - 2018
Educational Resources
TEACHING GUIDE: The Indian Act
Building Bridges - Land Issue
Indigenous Canada - Course
Indigenous Ally Tool Kit from the National Coalition
Settlers Take Action: Resource Guide from the On Canada Project
#94in94 Campaign Media Release
Report on Dialogue on Racism in Canadian Elections
Get Out the Vote - Tips for Phone Banking
Circles for Reconciliation - June 2019 Newsletter
“Our cities and towns are built on your lands, on your homelands. And our responsibility is to understand, what does that mean? What does it mean to have moved into somebody’s living room and never left? How do we reconcile that?”
– Mayor Lisa Helps