SERVICES

AWE SERIES

The Awareness or AWE Series is a suite of trainings designed for our clients who want to learn more about Indigenous Cultural Awareness, Indigenous Cultural Safety, Indigenous Cultural Sensitivity, Indigenous Cultural Competence. Participants will learn about the effects of colonialism and structural violence, how to take a trauma informed care approach, how to protect against anti-Indigenous racism, and how to perform actions for reconciliation and allyship.

UNDERSTANDING HOW COLONIALISM AFFECTS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (AWE 100)

Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training

Description

This training guides participants through topics such as the Indian Act, the Residential and Indian Day Schools, the Indian Hospitals, the Sixties Scoop, the Millennial Scoop, and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Participants will examine how these major historical legacies have negatively affected Indigenous Peoples. Participants will also examine why systematic and systemic change is a necessity for the safety of Indigenous Peoples. 

Objectives

By the end of the training participants will gain a solid understanding of how the major historical legacies of the Indian Act, the Residential and Indian Day Schools, the Indian Hospitals and the Sixties Scoop, the Millennial Scoop, and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls have negatively affected Indigenous Peoples throughout history and to current day. Participants will be more aware of the importance of raising awareness of these issues to create greater equity and equality for Indigenous Peoples.

Methodology

In-person or virtual, lecture, group discussion.

Delivery

In-person or virtual on Zoom, WebEx or MS Teams.

Duration

5 Hours

BUILDING SAFE SPACES & PLACES FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (AWE 200)

Indigenous Cultural Safety Training

Description

This training guides learners through how the traumatic historical legacies that have contributed to intergenerational trauma for Indigenous Peoples. Participants will also work on identifying traumatic situations, the signs of trauma, the effects of trauma, and avoiding re-traumatization. The social determinants of health will also be explored to give participants a good idea of the societal, economic and environmental factors that impact Indigenous Peoples health and wellbeing.

Objectives

By the end of this training participants will understand the societal and systemic barriers that exist in healthcare, child and family service, law enforcement, and the justice system and how they perpetuate traumatic experiences. Participants will explore ways to prevent and avoid re-traumatization by implementing an environment of empathy and compassion and building safe spaces and places for Indigenous Peoples in all parts of society.

Methodology

In-person or virtual training, lecture, independent work, group discussion.

Delivery

In-person or virtual on Zoom, WebEx or MS Teams.

Duration

5 Hours

ADDRESSING ANTI-INDIGENOUS RACISM WITH AWARENESS & EMPATHY (AWE 300)

Indigenous Cultural Sensitivity Training

Description

This training guides participants through the historical factors that contribute to bias, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, and racism. Participants will explore how bias, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, and racism have become so ingrained in our society and how we can shift our mindset. We will define and unpack the meanings of bias, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, and racism from an Indigenous perspective and with stories of lived experiences.

Objectives

By the end of this training participants will understand how to identify bias, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, and racism when they see it and how to ensure that they can advocate for more awareness and empathy towards Indigenous Peoples based on what they have learned. Participants will learn how to create culturally safe environments in their workplace by speaking out and advocating against the unsavory attitudes and actions of hate and intolerance. 

Methodology

In-person or virtual training, lecture, independent work, group discussion.

Delivery

In-person or virtual on Zoom, WebEx or MS Teams.

Duration

5 Hours

CREATING RECONCILIATION ALLIES, ADVOCATES, & CHAMPIONS (AWE 400)

Indigenous Cultural Competence Training

Description

This training guides learners through the importance of Indigenous human rights and the numerous reports that inform Indigenous reconciliation. Participants will also gain a better understanding of what being an allies, advocates, and champions for Indigenous Peoples means and how to better contribute to increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

Objectives

By the end of this training participants will understand how the numerous reports and recommendations inform our reconciliation efforts. Participants will learn how to build better relationships and how to become allies, advocates, and champions for Indigenous Peoples. Participants will learn why diversity, equity, inclusion are key for giving Indigenous Peoples a hand-up as an ally, advocate, and champion.

Methodology

In-person or virtual, lecture, independent work, group discussion.

Delivery

In-person or virtual on Zoom, WebEx or MS Teams.

Duration

5 Hours

MPR SERIES

Our Empowerment or MPR Series is a suite of trainings designed for our Indigenous clients who want to learn more about self-reflection, self-care, self-empowerment and self-determination. Participants will learn about the impacts of structural violence and how this contributes to intergenerational trauma, learn about the signs and effects of trauma and how to engage in trauma informed healing, learn why empowerment and personal development are keys for resilience and continuous growth, and understand the systematic and systemic barriers that still exist and why this is so important to achieving sovereignty.

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE (MPR 100)

Indigenous Peoples Self-Reflection Training

Description

This training will guide participants through the topics of the Indian Act, the Residential and Indian Day Schools, the Indian Hospitals, and the Sixties Scoop. Participants will explore systemic racism in society and how this contributes to structural violence in healthcare, child and family services, law enforcement, and the justice system. Participants will explore the link between the impacts of structural violence on our health and wellbeing as Indigenous Peoples.

Objectives

By the end of this training participants will understand how historical events continue to negatively affect our Indigenous Peoples. Participants will learn how intergenerational trauma as a result of structural violence has effected Indigenous Peoples, communities, and organizations. Participants will learn how structural violence continues to have a negative impact on our Indigenous Peoples and explore ways to advocate for change in the system. 

Methodology

In-person or virtual delivery, lecture, group discussion.

Delivery

In-person or virtual on Zoom, WebEx or MS Teams.

Duration

5 Hours

RECOGNIZING THE AFFECTS OF TRAUMA IN THE HEALING JOURNEY (MPR 200)

Indigenous Peoples Self-Care Training

Description

This training will guide participants through the signs and symptoms of adverse childhood experiences, intergenerational trauma and traumas and the general outcomes and results from unresolved traumas such as difficulty in relationships and substance use and abuse as coping mechanisms. Participants will also explore the link between the various types of poverty and how this can also lead to traumatic experiences and to potential post-traumatic stress disorder.

Objectives

By the end of this training participants will understand the specific signs and symptoms of adverse childhood experiences, intergenerational trauma and trauma. Participants will be able to recognize these signs and symptoms in themselves and others in order to seek further help if wanted or needed. Participants will learn how adverse childhood experiences, intergenerational trauma, current trauma, and poverty have negative and ongoing effects on our people and communities and the importance of finding help in the healing process.

Methodology

In-person or virtual delivery, lecture, group discussion.

Delivery

In-person or virtual on Zoom, WebEx or MS Teams.

Duration

5 Hours

CREATING EMPOWERMENT THROUGH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (MPR 300)

Indigenous Peoples Self-Empowerment Training

Description

This training will guide participants through the topics of personal identity, personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-talk, self-determination, mindsets, contextualization, reframing, relationships, self-care, and the power of choice in our lives and how this can transform our reality. Participants will learn pragmatic tools to create the life that they want through being more equip to deal with problems and obstacles in life from an empowered perspective.

Objectives

By the end of this training participants will understand how their perceptions of themselves and others directly affect their life experience. Participants will learn the importance of self-talk and how the way we perceive things has a profound effect on our lives. Participants will learn how our mindsets affect our outcomes and our ability to live our best life. Participants will learn the power of choice in the ability to transform their lives and their worlds.

Methodology

In-person or virtual delivery, lecture, group discussion.

Delivery

In-person or virtual on Zoom, WebEx or MS Teams.

Duration

5 Hours

ACKNOWLEDGING SYSTEMIC ISSUES, CHALLENGES, & BARRIERS (MPR 400)

Indigenous Peoples Self-Determination Training

Description

This training will guide participants through the systematic and systemic barriers that exist in government policy and how this contributes to the inequalities and inequities that we see in governance, healthcare, education, child and family services, law enforcement and the justice system. Participants will explore the numerous systemic issues, challenges, and barriers that continue to effect our Indigenous Peoples and communities and considerations for change.

Objectives

By the end of this training participants will gain a better understanding of how the system is creating ongoing issues, challenges, and barriers to Indigenous Peoples success. Participants will learn how to be better informed about how to address these challenges and barriers to create systematic and systemic changes. Participants will learn that knowledge is power and that we need to know how the system works before we can start to change the system.

Methodology

In-person or virtual delivery, lecture, group discussion.

Delivery

In-person or virtual on Zoom, WebEx or MS Teams.

Duration

5 Hours

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