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The term “Sixties Scoop” refers to the period from 1961 through to the 1980s that saw an astounding number of Indigenous babies and children literally scooped from the arms of their parents and placed in boarding schools or the homes of middle-class...
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According to Merriam-Webster, protocol is “a system of rules that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations.”...
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We recently received the following questions from a reader: Question: A few years ago I attended your workshop in Ottawa and bought your [Working...
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In the first of our series on Barriers to Indigenous Employment, we looked at 8 basic barriers and solutions. In this last part, we are looking at...
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tyee; skookum; tillicum; muckamuck It’s quite likely that at least one of the above words is familiar, especially to those who live in the Pacific...
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A post we wrote in early October 2013 about a celebrity who used a colloquialism on air received over 1600 opens on our website, according to our...
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We should always take pains to avoid the use of these seven First Nations colloquialisms - words have a great capacity to cause emotional harm and...
The Royal Proclamation, signed by King George III on October 7, 1763, is regarded as early and powerful evidence of the recognition of Aboriginal...
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In this post, we share some insight on First Nation Protocol including why you should thank the host First Nation, and on the side provide an example...
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The history of extinguishment of First Nation title has its roots in old or historic treaties as shown from the excerpt below from Treaty 3, between...