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In this article, we provide the definition of Indigenous Elder and answer some specific questions people ask us in our Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® training. Questions such as: what makes someone an Elder, is being an Elder...
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Anishinaabe, Métis, Coastal Salish, Cree, Cherokee. We have nothing much in common. We’re all aboriginal and we have the drum. That’s about it....
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Land acknowledgements are increasingly present at the beginning of meetings in board rooms, lectures, classrooms, entertainment events etc. Land...
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During the 2019 federal election, the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration) was included in four (absent from the...
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The following First Nation Elder protocol question popped up in our inbox and we are really grateful for the opportunity to respond. We appreciate...
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Photo: Unsplash Effective negotiations with Indigenous communities require your team to have a deep understanding of the community with which you...
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Indigenous Peoples around the world are increasingly concerned about protecting their Indigenous knowledge (IK) and traditional cultural expressions...
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Prior to the introduction of the Indian Act in 1876, communities were self-governing and leadership was designated according to each community's...
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tsuu aay ‘kiing jah Looking into the heart of the cedar For thousands of years, the people went into the forest for cedar. Among the living trees, we...
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The minds and hearts of most Canadians are opening to the severity of colonial practices that helped shape this country and how those policies...
