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#### **Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples®**

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[![justice scales statue and Canadian flag](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/justice-law-canada-shutterstock_1032730816-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=justice-law-canada-shutterstock_1032730816-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-title-and-the-doctrine-of-discovery)

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#### [Indigenous Title and the Doctrine of Discovery](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-title-and-the-doctrine-of-discovery)

March 30, 2023

Indigenous Peoples believe they have held title to their traditional lands or territories from the moment their Creators placed them on that land (time immemorial) and bestowed them with the responsibility to care for it... forever. But then...

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[![quill and document](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/quill-ink-document-shutterstock_1867143-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=quill-ink-document-shutterstock_1867143-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/christopher-columbus-and-the-doctrine-of-discovery-5-things-to-know)

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#### [Christopher Columbus and the Doctrine of Discovery - 5 Things to Know](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/christopher-columbus-and-the-doctrine-of-discovery-5-things-to-know)

March 30, 2023

The Doctrine of Discovery was used by European monarchies, beginning in the mid-fifteenth century, as a means of legitimizing the colonization of...

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[![Trevor Snider - Covenant House Vancouver](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/TrevorSniderMemorial_Donate2.jpg?width=1400&height=700&name=TrevorSniderMemorial_Donate2.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/trevor-snider-commemorating-a-reconciliation-ally)

#### [Trevor Snider: Commemorating a Reconciliation Ally](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/trevor-snider-commemorating-a-reconciliation-ally)

March 15, 2023

We first met Trevor, Supervisor of Donations Processing for Covenant House Vancouver, when he attended one of our Training Weeks. Trevor took the...

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[![nations flags](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/flags-shutterstock_545605258-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=flags-shutterstock_545605258-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/un-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples)

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#### [UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/un-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples)

March 01, 2023

On June 21, 2021, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) received Royal Assent and immediately came into...

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[![Houses on the Siksika Nation Reserve, Alberta - May 2, 2021.](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/shutterstock_1969141561-reserve-housing-EDITORIAL-BW2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=shutterstock_1969141561-reserve-housing-EDITORIAL-BW2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/inadequate-housing-3-of-8-key-issues)

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#### [Inadequate Housing and Crowded Living Conditions - #3 of 8 Key Issues](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/inadequate-housing-3-of-8-key-issues)

February 28, 2023

Indigenous People face the worst housing outcomes in the country. Hon. Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations [1] To understand the...

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[![“Sacred Creatures” by Stz’uminus artist John Marston stands at FortisBC’s Surrey office. Photo: Bob Joseph](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/Artwork-John-Marston-Surrey-Fortis_Photo-Bob-Joseph_1934w.jpg?width=1934&height=967&name=Artwork-John-Marston-Surrey-Fortis_Photo-Bob-Joseph_1934w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/11-community-outreach-tips-for-indigenous-recruitment)

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#### [11 Community Outreach Tips for Indigenous Recruitment - #2 of Community Series](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/11-community-outreach-tips-for-indigenous-recruitment)

February 02, 2023

This is the second part of our series on best outreach practices for the recruitment of Indigenous Peoples. In the first part, Community Engagement...

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[![classroom with desks and chairs](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/classroom-desks-chairs-unsplash-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=classroom-desks-chairs-unsplash-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/lower-education-2-of-8-key-issues)

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#### [Lower Education - #2 of 8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/lower-education-2-of-8-key-issues)

January 31, 2023

Education is considered a human right in Canada. Yet, while Canada has one of the world's highest levels of educational attainment, the graduation...

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[![Little Grand Rapids, First Nation reserve in Manitoba, Canada](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/reserve-housing-shutterstock_698734735-1200w.jpg?width=1200&height=600&name=reserve-housing-shutterstock_698734735-1200w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/8-first-nation-reserve-faqs)

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#### [8 First Nation Reserve FAQs  - #1 of 2 First Nation Reserves Series](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/8-first-nation-reserve-faqs)

January 11, 2023

A First Nation reserve is a tract of land set aside under the Indian Act and treaty agreements for the exclusive use of an Indian band (First...

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#### [Poorer Health - #1 of 8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/poorer-health-1-of-8-key-issues)

January 03, 2023

Destabilizing Indigenous health The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being...

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[![8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada and how they relate to the Indian Act.](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/8_Key_Issues_ICTcopyright.png?width=2000&height=1000&name=8_Key_Issues_ICTcopyright.png) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/8-key-issues-for-indigenous-peoples-in-canada)

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#### [8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/8-key-issues-for-indigenous-peoples-in-canada)

December 05, 2022

Eight of the key issues of most significant concern for Indigenous Peoples in Canada are complex and inexorably intertwined - so much so that...

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