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Strategize your Aboriginal Community Engagement

So you have done your due diligence and completed your research on the community(ies) you want to engage with, and you’ve done an evaluation of the information and have an understanding of the community’s key issues and how they may affect your...

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A tribute to the late Chief Frank Nelson

The passing of Frank Nelson (February 24, 1945 - August 3, 2014) left a hole in the hearts of a vast number of people. He will be remembered and...

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mountain lake

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Why You Should Avoid Using “Crown Lands” in Indigenous Consultation

One of the terms you will want to consider avoiding is “crown land” or “crown lands”. If you use this term in your work with Indigenous Peoples, you...

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Embark Engineering Creating Engineering Careers for Aboriginal People

Embark Engineering is a unique engineering firm formed in 2012 by the Lax Kw’alaams Band and Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. (KWL) with the intent...

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Bob Joseph at the Aboriginal Opportunities Forum 2014

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Aboriginal Opportunities Forum 2014

The Aboriginal Opportunities Forum is an annual event at the Vancouver Board of Trade. Launched in 2010, the Forum is a full-day event featuring...

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Little Big Horn Plaque

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First Nations Cultural Differences

Understanding First Nations Cultural Differences is key to Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples®. In fact, it should be rule number one. It...

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Why Aboriginal Stakeholder Engagement Is Bad on Your Business Card

In this article, we talk about why Aboriginal Stakeholder Engagement is a bad term to have on your business card and what you can do about it. This...

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alcohol bottles

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Indigenous Alcohol Intolerance

There is a Canadian Press and Steve Lambert article out with a headline that reads "Online brochure tells lodge visitors aboriginals have...

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Delbert Guerin Defender of the Musqueam Nation

Delbert Guerin (1938 - 2014) has been described as an inspiration, a visionary, a leader and a tireless warrior. He was all of these and more. His...

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Supreme Court of Canada. Photo: Robert Linsdell

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Guerin v. the Queen 1984

In 1955, the Musqueam First Nation approved a surrender "in trust" of some of its reserve land in the city of Vancouver, for the purpose of a lease...

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