--- title: Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® Blog | Indigenous Engagement description: Indigenous Engagement | Your guide to Working Effectively With Indigenous Peoples® including the Indian or First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples. image: https://www.ictinc.ca/hubfs/Dancing_Big_House_socialmedia.jpg --- #### **Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples®** # Blog Filter by Tag Show All 21 Things™ Allyship Arts and Culture Business Contributors Court Cases Cultural Appropriation Customs Education Elders Emploi Employment Enjeux autochtones Environment Environnement Famous Indigenous People First Nations Forestry French Generational Wounds Government Healing Health History Indian Act Indigenous Awareness Indigenous Consultation Indigenous Consultation and Engagement Indigenous Economic Development Indigenous Engagement Indigenous Issues Indigenous Organizations Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Procurement Indigenous Protocol Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Indigenous Relations Indigenous Rights Indigenous Self-Government Inuit Land Acknowledgement Language Law Loi sur les Indiens Mental Health Mentor Mothers Myths Métis National Day of Truth & Reconciliation National Indigenous Peoples Day Negotiations RESPECT™ Reconciliation Relations avec les Autochtones Repatriation Residential Schools Santé mentale Sensibilisation aux réalités autochtones Spiritual Beliefs Sports TRC Calls-to-Action Terminology Tips Tourism Traditional Knowledge Training Treaties UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Veterans Videos Vidéos Women Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples Youth Éducation or - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### Indigenous Engagement [![Aiden Adams, Business Administration & Marketing Student](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Aiden%20Adams%20Blog%20Cover%20Image.png?width=1200&height=628&name=Aiden%20Adams%20Blog%20Cover%20Image.png) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/aiden-adams-thank-you) 1 min read #### [Aiden Adams: Thank You](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/aiden-adams-thank-you) September 17, 2025 When I joined Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. (ICT) last year, I was a determined Camosun College student pursuing a Business Administration... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/aiden-adams-thank-you) [![Two totem poles in Cumberland, BC. Photo: Doug Young](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/two-totems-Cumberland-BC_DRY_1298_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=two-totems-Cumberland-BC_DRY_1298_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/5-things-to-know-when-working-with-indigenous-communities) 6 min read #### [5 Things to Know When Working with Indigenous Communities](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/5-things-to-know-when-working-with-indigenous-communities) January 13, 2025 It is essential when working with some of the hundreds of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities across Canada on industrial, social, and... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/5-things-to-know-when-working-with-indigenous-communities) [![3 Rs on signs](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/3Rs.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=3Rs.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/3-rs-of-an-effective-indigenous-pre-engagement-strategy) 3 min read #### [3 'R's of an Effective Indigenous Pre-Engagement Strategy](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/3-rs-of-an-effective-indigenous-pre-engagement-strategy) January 30, 2018 The foundation of meaningful engagement with an Indigenous community is trust. Earning that trust will take time, consistency, and transparency. The... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/3-rs-of-an-effective-indigenous-pre-engagement-strategy) [![pow wow dancer feet](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/shutterstock_504011-powwow_dancing_feet-2000w-2.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=shutterstock_504011-powwow_dancing_feet-2000w-2.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/4-phases-of-indigenous-engagement) 2 min read #### [4 Phases of Indigenous Engagement](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/4-phases-of-indigenous-engagement) May 04, 2017 Indigenous engagement for your proposed project is so much more than 'getting to yes.' Your organization needs to understand that the goals of... 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