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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 than 6,000 residential school survivors and their loved ones. The report includes 94...

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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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The Right Rev. Dr. Logan McMenamie

Logan is Bishop of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, and the community of Kingcome, all of which make up the Diocese of British Columbia.

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Totem in Ambleside Park a gift from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) First Nation.

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12 Days of Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples

To support the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action and in the spirit of Christmas, we have put together 12 suggestions...

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Small Inukshuk, Jasper National Park

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Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

Indigenous peoples have known for thousands of years how to care for our planet. The rest of us have a lot to learn and no time to waste Prime...

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