Skip to the main content.

Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples®

Blog

  • There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.

Reconciliation (2)

orange shirt hanging in a tree

2 min read

National Day of Truth & Reconciliation, September 30

Orange is the New Symbol of Truth & Reconciliation The recent discoveries of 215 unmarked graves at a former Residential School near Kamloops,...

Read More
Indian corn

2 min read

Reconciling Thanksgiving

...Reconciliation is about establishing and maintaining a mutually respectful relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in this...

Read More
headdress Indigenous appropriation

2 min read

Why Cultural Appropriation is Disrespectful

Randomly plucking “popularized” images of a marginalized culture for entertainment or profit without respect for or an understanding of the culture...

Read More
country flags

4 min read

The UN Declaration and Consent-Based Consultation

The Government will move forward to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples before the...

Read More
BLM protest

4 min read

Reconciliation Isn’t Dead. Here Are 94 Reasons Why

This year, 2020, has seen some difficult moments in Indigenous relations in this country. But, I don’t think it has been so dire that reconciliation...

Read More
Residential School, 1890, Quebec. Photo: H.J. Woodside / Library and Archives Canada / PA-123707

4 min read

Back to School, Then and Now

This article includes a video of a conversation I had with my father Chief Robert Joseph, O.C., O.B.C., about his first day at residential school and...

Read More
Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters

3 min read

What is Orange Shirt Day?

As of September 30th, 2022, this article had been viewed by 128,000+ people who wanted to learn about Orange Shirt Day. Thank you for your interest...

Read More
Métis dancers

3 min read

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...

Read More
Dr. Bonnie Henry quote

5 min read

Dr. Bonnie Henry, Elders, Reconciliation, and COVID-19

When Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the death of an Elder from Alert Bay, I was struck by her compassion, her understanding of the enormity of the...

Read More
online meeting on a laptop

2 min read

Indigenous Relations in the Time of COVID-19

The world is a challenging and rapidly changing place right now and all indications suggest that it will remain as such for quite some time....

Read More