--- title: Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® Blog | Bob Joseph (8) description: Your guide to Working Effectively With Indigenous Peoples® including the Indian or First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples. (8) image: https://www.ictinc.ca/hubfs/Dancing_Big_House_socialmedia.jpg --- # Bob Joseph or - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [![British Columbian flag](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/british-columbian-flag_blachswan_Flickr_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=british-columbian-flag_blachswan_Flickr_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/the-un-declaration-and-reconciliation-with-indigenous-peoples-in-bc) 13 min read #### [The UN Declaration and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in BC](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/the-un-declaration-and-reconciliation-with-indigenous-peoples-in-bc) November 08, 2019 During the 2019 federal election, the U.N. 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