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Use These Culturally Offensive Phrases & Questions at Your Own Risk
Have you ever been in the socially awkward situation of being around someone who says something that is inappropriate and culturally offensive? Have...
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What to call ceremonial wear?
There was a really great item in the news in early September about President Obama. While on a trip to Alaska, he joined some young Alaskan native...
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What Does Indigenous Awareness Mean?
Indigenous awareness is a broad term – I know because my onsite and public workshops are dedicated to helping people understand the full extent of...
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Aboriginal Awareness Training Before Recruitment
So, you want to start hiring Indigenous workers - great! But, before you launch a recruitment program, you should consider helping your team prepare...
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What is Residential School Syndrome?
There has been some discussion in the media recently about those who attended residential school having post-traumatic stress disorder, sometimes...
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What is Cross-Cultural Training?
The term "cross-cultural training" refers to training courses that develop an awareness between people where a common cultural framework does not...
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Indigenous Name-Dropping - The Dead Cat Bounce
The funny thing about building effective relationships and Indigenous name-dropping is that unless you are very sure of your audience, you can have...
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Rhonda Maskiewich - Taking a Holistic Approach to Aboriginal Relations
In this Q and A, Rhonda shares some great advice on Working Effectively with Aboriginal Peoples® and the importance of building relationships and...
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Sixties Scoop Apprehension of Indigenous Children without Consent
The term “Sixties Scoop” refers to the period from 1961 through to the 1980s that saw an astounding number of Indigenous babies and children...
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First Nation Protocol Usage of Ancestral and Spiritual Names
According to Merriam Webster, protocol is “a system of rules that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations.”...