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6 Suggestions for Effective Negotiations with Indigenous Communities
Photo: Unsplash Effective negotiations with Indigenous communities require your team to have a deep understanding of the community with which you...
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National Indigenous History Month - Why It’s Important
June is National Indigenous History Month - a time for all Canadians - Indigenous, non-Indigenous and newcomers - to reflect upon and learn the...
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The Evolution of Indigenous Relations in the City of Kamloops
Tammy Robertson, External Relations Manager for the City of Kamloops has an ambitious goal: for the City of Kamloops to become a role model for...
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Let’s Not Make Reconciliation a Political Football
Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing. George Orwell, 1984
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Some Indigenous Protocol Examples
We are at an interesting juncture in Canada in terms of Indigenous relations. On the one hand, there is an awakening and awareness on the part of...
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Reactive vs Proactive Racial Bias Training
Photo: Shutterstock I was recently included in a conversation on CBC’s The Current about the efficacy of anti-bias training. The host, Anna Maria...
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9 Terms to Avoid in Communications with Indigenous Peoples
Language has the power to respect and honour, or, hurt and offend and that is particularly true when working across cultures. Within that frame of...
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Working with Indigenous Communities: Year of the Northern Dog Campaign
Photo: Unsplash The abundance of dogs in both non-Indigenous and Indigenous communities in northern Canada is an escalating animal welfare issue....
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Communications With Indigenous Leaders - Letter Writing Tips
When communicating cross-culturally there are certain sensitivities around the language used in the letter and expectations placed on the recipient...
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A Look at Indigenous Relations in Canada for 2018 and Beyond
In 2017, Canada marked 150 years since its confederation. Whether to celebrate or not to celebrate was debated and discussed in the media, in...