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8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Eight of the key issues of most significant concern for Indigenous Peoples in Canada are complex and inexorably intertwined - so much so that...
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First Nation Protocol on Treaty Lands
In this little article, we talk about how to follow First Nations protocol on First Nations treaty lands. It can be customary between one First...
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11 Ways to Virtually Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
In National Indigenous Peoples Day: 10 Ways to Celebrate we have suggestions for celebrating this important day. Most of the suggestions involve...
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What is an Indigenous Medicine Wheel?
The circle, being primary, influences how we as Aboriginal peoples view the world. In the process of how life evolves, how the natural world grows...
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First Nation Protocol on Traditional Territory
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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Some Resources to Help You With Indigenous Protocol
On October 1, 2017, as I listened to Jagmeet Singh make his acceptance speech as the newly crowned leader of the National Democratic Party I was...
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A Tribute to the Late Chief Beau Dick
Chief Beau Dick, or Gigame’ ‘Walas Gwa’yam, was born on November 23, 1955, and passed away, far too soon, on March 27, 2017. He was a world-renowned...
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Aboriginal Lateral Violence in the Workplace
When working closely with an Aboriginal community there are many factors and layers of complexities to be considered, some of which are very apparent...
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Indigenous Peoples Terminology: Guidelines for Usage
We’ve talked about the definition of Indigenous Peoples and the constitutional significance of Indigenous or Aboriginal. In this article, we drill...
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Aboriginal Engagement - International Association of Public Participation
I was invited by the International Association of Public Participation to speak on Aboriginal Engagement at their Annual General Meeting in Vancouver...