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Two signs at the top of Mt. Doug/Pkols in Victoria, BC; one comes from the Canadian government, who refer to the mountain as Mt. Doug, while the other, newer, sign refers to the mountains traditional name, Pkols.

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The Relationship Between Indigenous Peoples and Place Names

What is the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and place names? Indigenous place names carry knowledge that has been passed from generation to generation - they are the story maps that once connected Indigenous people to place and guided...

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Meares Island tree

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Forestry and Reconciliation: Focus on BC

Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its summary report containing 94 Calls- to-Action we have written a series of articles on what...

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Aboriginal Skills Training Projects Connect Communities with Opportunities

The Aboriginal Labour Market Community Navigators’ project, managed by the New Relationship Trust, was launched in January 2015. The three-year...

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TRC report cover

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its summary report and findings on June 2, 2015, after six years of hearings and testimony from more...

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Cedar bark hat of Ahousaht First Nation member worn to celebrate return of A-in-chut (Shawn Atleo), hereditary Chief of the Ahousaht First Nation, who was elected Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Photo by Ian Gill, Flickr.

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Indigenous Worldviews vs Western Worldviews

Any individual within a culture is going to have his or her own personal interpretation of the collective cultural code; however, the individual's...

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Ramona Materi Ingenia Consulting

Ramona Materi, MPA, MEd is the President of Ingenia Consulting. Ingenia consults on labour market and economic development issues. The firm has...

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Tips on Doing Business with Indigenous Communities in Northern BC

Northern British Columbia is an area often overlooked as a business opportunity Mecca but to Ramona Materi, President, Ingenia Consulting, it is rich...

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St. Michael’s Indian Residential School at Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Photo: David Stanley, Flickr

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Reconciliation and the BC Anglican Diocese

The Anglican Church has been working towards reconciliation for a long time and in BC, that work is being guided by Bishop Logan McMenamie, who is in...

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Indigenous Reconciliation and Municipalities: Some Calls to Action

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final report in December 2015 - a massive 3700-page tome resulting from the six-year...

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totem pole face

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Indigenous or Aboriginal: Which Is Correct?

“Which is correct? Indigenous or Aboriginal” is a frequently asked question for us at Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. The federal government’s...

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