Our Offerings

“It was such an amazing opportunity to share our thoughts and emotions…about my positionality, decolonization and engagement with Indigenous people. I felt that the space was really safe to have deeper conversations. I think the sessions were wonderfully moderated for a digital environment.. thank you for facilitating an amazing two sessions!”

Workshop Participant, 2021

Principled Engagement

with Indigenous People

By applying a decolonizing lens, non-Indigenous participants examine the connection between the past and present, and explore beliefs, attitudes, and current structural tensions impacting Indigenous People. Through dialogue, critical analysis, and case studies, participants will locate their own learning needs, and goals for action for principled engagement with Indigenous People. This dynamic, interactive and co-facilitated workshop includes…

Linking significant events impacting Indigenous People, past and present.

Uncovering and naming common beliefs, attitudes, and colonial patterns impacting Indigenous People.

Exploring the way that systemic privilege and power function.

Applying the learning through case studies.

Identifying personal and organizational actions needed in addressing colonial patterns.

Responding to Indigenous-Specific Racism

Responding to racism can present various challenges for different people. This advanced workshop supports learners to apply their heightened awareness of the normalization of Indigenous-specific racism, to taking action.

Participants will…

Enhance response skills, including heightened ability to address resistance,

Deepen their recognition of ongoing and embedded colonial patterns and increase skill to ‘decode’ everyday situations,

Engage in peer-to-peer supportive practice.

“…I feel much more comfortable in my ability to identify/respond to Indigenous racist remarks”.

Workshop Participant, 2021

Learning about self, who we are in relation to, and learning to interrupt systems.

In a colonial and racist structure, inaction is an action, and reinforces colonial patterns of racism

Critical reflection from embodying the learning moves us to taking action in our social world.

There is no blueprint

Facilitator Training…. Stay tuned….