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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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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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Indigenous Retention Strategies and Cultural Leave
If retention of Indigenous workers is a goal for your company, then cultural leave should be addressed in your company policy. A culturally...
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Indigenous Elder vs Senior
This is an article about the impact words and communications have on the recipient. I've said it before and I'll keep on saying it, the words we...
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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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Indigenous 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.”...
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Creation Stories - The Origins of Culture
An Exploration of Ktunaxa Creation Stories By Tanya Laing Gahr This video was created as part of a thesis project for a master’s degree in...
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Kahnawake Skywalkers: The Mohawk Steel Worker Tradition
Little Indian kids on a bridge up in Canada They can balance and they can climb Like their fathers before them They’ll walk the girders of the...
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Indian Residential Schools: Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays
I wrote this article because I frequently see postings on Facebook asking people to “like” the “Merry Christmas” greeting and denounce the “Happy...
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Myth #4: Indigenous Peoples Receive Free Post Secondary Education
Myth #4: Indigenous Peoples receive free post-secondary education. Reality: To say that Indigenous Peoples receive free post-secondary funding is...