--- title: Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® Blog | Bob Joseph (4) description: Your guide to Working Effectively With Indigenous Peoples® including the Indian or First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples. (4) image: https://www.ictinc.ca/hubfs/Dancing_Big_House_socialmedia.jpg --- # Bob Joseph or - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [![kitchen water tap](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/tap-water-pixabay-1200w.jpg?width=1200&height=600&name=tap-water-pixabay-1200w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/a-snapshot-of-on-reserve-clean-water-issues) 3 min read #### [A Snapshot of On-Reserve Clean Water Issues](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/a-snapshot-of-on-reserve-clean-water-issues) November 28, 2022 In Canada, access to clean drinking water is considered a given. A given, I suspect, that is frequently taken for granted by those who enjoy clean drinking water at the twist of the tap. For thousands of Indigenous Peoples, clean water at the twist... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/a-snapshot-of-on-reserve-clean-water-issues) [![hatchet in tree trunk](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-eva-bronzini-5949386-hatchet2-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=pexels-eva-bronzini-5949386-hatchet2-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/why-we-shouldnt-say-bury-the-hatchet) 2 min read #### [Why We Shouldn’t Say 'Bury the Hatchet'](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/why-we-shouldnt-say-bury-the-hatchet) August 02, 2022 Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its report and 94 Calls to Action, we have seen significant progress for Canada and... 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Photo: Library and Archives Canada / PA-041366](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/LAC-3192219-military-WW1-Elders-soldiers-Canadian-Expeditionary-Force.jpg?width=1346&height=673&name=LAC-3192219-military-WW1-Elders-soldiers-Canadian-Expeditionary-Force.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-veterans) 2 min read #### [Indigenous Veterans: Equals on the Battlefields, but Not at Home](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-veterans) November 09, 2021 Indigenous Peoples in Canada have fought on the front line of every major battle Canada has been involved in, and have done so with valour and... 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[Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/national-day-of-truth-reconciliation-september-30) [![Storyteller by Dale Stonechild](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/storyteller-artwork-5177337812_Flickr_1168w.jpg?width=1168&height=584&name=storyteller-artwork-5177337812_Flickr_1168w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/11-things-you-should-know-about-aboriginal-oral-traditions) 2 min read #### [11 Things You Should Know About Indigenous Oral Traditions](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/11-things-you-should-know-about-aboriginal-oral-traditions) March 01, 2021 Oral traditions retain the history of Indigenous Peoples by passing cultural information from one generation to the next. For Indigenous communities... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/11-things-you-should-know-about-aboriginal-oral-traditions) [![Navajo Code Talkers Memorial in Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza. Photo: Shutterstock](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/code-talker-memorial-veteran-shutterstock_1894634428_EDITORIAL-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=code-talker-memorial-veteran-shutterstock_1894634428_EDITORIAL-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/canadian-indigenous-code-talkers-remain-unacknowledged) 3 min read #### [Canadian Indigenous Code Talkers Remain Unacknowledged](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/canadian-indigenous-code-talkers-remain-unacknowledged) November 05, 2020 The ability to send encrypted, unintelligible messages is crucial for keeping the wraps on military campaigns. The Germans, in the 1920s, developed... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/canadian-indigenous-code-talkers-remain-unacknowledged) [![Pte. Tom Longboat buying a paper from a little French newspaper boy. June, 1917. Photo: Photo: Library and Archives Canada / 3194329](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/LAC_3194329_Thomas-Charles-Longboat-military-WW1-France-1917-1156w.jpg?width=1156&height=578&name=LAC_3194329_Thomas-Charles-Longboat-military-WW1-France-1917-1156w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-war-heroes-good-men) 3 min read #### [Indigenous War Heroes - More Than a Few Good Men](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-war-heroes-good-men) November 02, 2020 When we think of Indigenous war heroes Tommy George Prince immediately and justifiably jumps to mind. But, there are many other Indigenous heroes who... 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