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title: Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® Blog (12)
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#### **Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples®**

# Blog

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[![Dancing at a totem raising. National Indigenous Peoples' Day 2023. Photo: Doug Young](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/Indigenous-Peoples-Day-2023-dance-DRY_1331-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=Indigenous-Peoples-Day-2023-dance-DRY_1331-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-knowledge-and-the-question-of-copyright)

 4 min read

#### [Indigenous Knowledge and the Question of Copyright](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-knowledge-and-the-question-of-copyright)

October 08, 2019

Indigenous Peoples around the world are increasingly concerned about protecting their Indigenous knowledge (IK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) from exploitation and preserving it for future generations. In mine and many cases,...

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[![Canadian voting sign](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/election-sign-vote_fredisonfire-48885018948-Flickr_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=election-sign-vote_fredisonfire-48885018948-Flickr_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/first-nation-election-facts-)

 2 min read

#### [First Nation Election Facts](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/first-nation-election-facts-)

September 23, 2019

Prior to the introduction of the Indian Act in 1876, communities were self-governing and leadership was designated according to each community's...

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[![culturally modified tree](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/culturally-modified-tree_GlacierNPS_Flickr_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=culturally-modified-tree_GlacierNPS_Flickr_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-culturally-modified-trees)

 3 min read

#### [Indigenous Culturally Modified Trees](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-culturally-modified-trees)

September 10, 2019

tsuu aay ‘kiing jah Looking into the heart of the cedar For thousands of years, the people went into the forest for cedar. Among the living trees, we...

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[![white box](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/white-box-unsplash-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=white-box-unsplash-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/14-indigenous-procurement-best-practices-suggestions)

 3 min read

#### [14 Indigenous Procurement Best Practices Suggestions](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/14-indigenous-procurement-best-practices-suggestions)

September 04, 2019

The minds and hearts of most Canadians are opening to the severity of colonial practices that helped shape this country and how those policies...

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[![microphone](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/microphone-pexels-64057-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=microphone-pexels-64057-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/first-nation-protocol-on-traditional-territory)

 4 min read

#### [First Nation Protocol on Traditional Territory](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/first-nation-protocol-on-traditional-territory)

July 27, 2019

It can be customary between one First Nation and another to acknowledge the host Nation Peoples and their traditional territory at the outset of any...

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[![chairs in a boardroom](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/boardroom-chairs-unsplash-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=boardroom-chairs-unsplash-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/why-an-indigenous-advisory-committee-is-good-for-your-organization)

 3 min read

#### [Why an Indigenous Advisory Committee Is Good for Your Organization](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/why-an-indigenous-advisory-committee-is-good-for-your-organization)

July 23, 2019

Advisory committees can be invaluable to the success of a business, organization, or social enterprise. But not all advisory committees are created...

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[![totem pole at sunset](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/totem-pole-sunset-shutterstock_237457366-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=totem-pole-sunset-shutterstock_237457366-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/national-aboriginal-day-10-ways-to-celebrate)

 2 min read

#### [National Indigenous Peoples Day: 10 Ways to Celebrate](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/national-aboriginal-day-10-ways-to-celebrate)

June 17, 2019

Every June 21st, thousands of Indigenous Peoples celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD). This is a special day to acknowledge the unique...

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[![](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/powwow_dancing_shutterstock_446314-feet.jpg?width=1830&height=915&name=powwow_dancing_shutterstock_446314-feet.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/national-indigenous-history-month)

 4 min read

#### [National Indigenous History Month - Why It’s Important](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/national-indigenous-history-month)

June 11, 2019

June is National Indigenous History Month - a time for all Canadians - Indigenous, non-Indigenous and newcomers - to reflect upon and learn the...

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[![orange life-preserver](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/orange-lifepreserver-unsplash-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=orange-lifepreserver-unsplash-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/four-common-barriers-to-reconciliation-with-indigenous-peoples)

 5 min read

#### [Four Common Barriers to Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/four-common-barriers-to-reconciliation-with-indigenous-peoples)

May 27, 2019

In 2015, when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released its six-volume report on residential schools it brought the details,...

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[![Hun¿qum¿i¿num¿ alphabet poster, a dialect of Halkomelem, Coast Salish. Photo: George Mully / George Mully fonds / Library and Archives Canada.](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/dialect-poster-full-Halkomelem-Coast-Salish_LAC-5098491_1248w.jpg?width=1248&height=624&name=dialect-poster-full-Halkomelem-Coast-Salish_LAC-5098491_1248w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-language-immersion)

 3 min read

#### [Indigenous Language Immersion](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-language-immersion)

April 23, 2019

Indigenous languages the world over are in jeopardy. So much so that the United Nations declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages...

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