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First Nations Engagement and the BC Elders Gathering

Honouring our ancestors through our elders & recognizing our future through our youth. [1] For companies that want to work on traditional or treaty lands, building a respectful, effective First Nations community engagement strategy is key. A good...

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Barriers to First Nation Voting

This is the second installment in our series on First Nations and voting. Why don’t First Nations people exercise their right to vote on par with...

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First Nation Recruitment: 8 Tips for Interviewing Candidates

When launching a First Nation recruitment strategy, it’s important to approach the interview process with empathy and cultural awareness. Structured...

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First Nation Right to Vote

The right to vote is widely recognized as a fundamental human right in a democratic society and in Canada, every Canadian citizen has that right as...

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12 Common Mistakes in First Nation Consultation

Consultation with First Nations is a necessary part of doing business on First Nation treaty or traditional land. Most levels of government and...

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What Is Indigenous Self-Reliance?

Indigenous Peoples want the ability to participate in the political, and more importantly, the economic mainstream without having to rely on federal...

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Councillor Samuel Sawanis, Chief Apin Ka-Ke-pe-ness and Councillor Senia Sak-che-ka-pow of the Caribou Lake Band, the first elected leaders of the band in Treaty. Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development / Library and Archives Canada / c068948

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Indian Act and Elected Chief and Band Council System

The first thing to know about the Indian Act electoral process is that if you are chief or council, you are elected by your people, but you are...

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15 Strategies for Teachers of Indigenous Students

The pedagogical challenge of Canadian education is not just reducing the distance between Eurocentric thinking and Aboriginal ways of knowing, but...

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Indian Act and the Pass System

No rebel Indians should be allowed off the Reserves without a pass signed by an I.D. official. The dangers of complications with white men will thus...

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Chief Dr. Robert Joseph receiving the Order of British Columbia

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Chief Robert Joseph Appointed to Order of British Columbia

On June 15, 2015, I, along with my sisters, had the great honour of witnessing our father, Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, be appointed to the Order of...

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