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.



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VURD Resources

VURD Advisory Gathering Report – 2020

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VURD Advisory Gathering Report – 2019

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VURD Advisory Gathering Report – 2018

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Educational Resources

TEACHING GUIDE: The Indian Act

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Building Bridges – Land Issue

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Indigenous Canada – Course

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Indigenous Ally Tool Kit from the National Coalition

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Settlers Take Action: Resource Guide from the On Canada Project

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#94in94 Campaign Media Release

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Report on Dialogue on Racism in Canadian Elections

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Get Out the Vote – Tips for Phone Banking

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Circles for Reconciliation – June 2019 Newsletter

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“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