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Working Effectively With Indigenous Peoples® - In-Person Training

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Things to Know When Selecting Your Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action Trainer

It has been over three years (June 2, 2015) now since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada released its summary report and 94 calls to action for reconciliation. Testimony gathered during a six-year period from over 7,000...

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Trans Mountain Pipeline. Photo: David Stanley, Flickr

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Meaningful Consultation with Indigenous Peoples

The announcement on August 30, 2018, that the Federal Court of Appeal had quashed the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion due, in part, to faulty...

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forest fire, Saskatchewan

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Forest Fires and Indigenous Communities

The severity and impact of forest fires dominate the headlines every summer. In 2016, the Fort McMurray, Alberta, wildfire invoked the largest mass...

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inukshuk in Whistler, BC

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Some Indigenous Protocol Examples

We are at an interesting juncture in Canada in terms of Indigenous relations. On the one hand, there is an awakening and awareness on the part of...

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Truth and Reconciliation display

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What Reconciliation Is and What It Is Not

For a very long time, mainstream Canadians were unaware of the horrors and conditions that 150,000 Indigenous children endured in the Indian...

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skins and pelts

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6 Guidelines for Projects Involving Traditional Indigenous Knowledge

Traditional Indigenous knowledge (TK) and traditional resources have been managed by Indigenous communities since time immemorial. The arrival of...

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diverse people teamwork

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Reactive vs Proactive Racial Bias Training

I was recently included in a conversation on CBC’s The Current about the efficacy of anti-bias training. The host, Anna Maria Tremonti had three...

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Pow wow dancers. Photo: Marc Lautenbacher, Flickr

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Why Continuity of Indigenous Cultural Identity Is Critical

We all belong to some form of culture and identify with that culture to varying degrees. Our understanding of our own cultural identity begins at...

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a gang of elk

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Rise of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in Environmental Assessments

There are more and more articles in the news about the value of Indigenous traditional knowledge being taken into account in climate change studies,...

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21 Things™ You May Not Know About the Indian Act front cover

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The 'Indian Act' and 'Bestseller' in the Same Sentence

I want to reflect on how the social and political landscape of Canada is changing. It may not be as fast as some of us would like, or as...

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