Aboriginal Awareness Training Workshop
Ripple Effects, Ltd. custom designs these FULL DAY workshops for corporations, governments, contractors and associations. Gain the confidence to communicate and build relationships with Aboriginal peoples.
We help you create more effective working relationships with Aboriginal governments and businesses.
Our clients includes RBC Financial Group, Shell Canada Ltd., Ledcor Industries, ATCO Group of Companies, De Beers Canada, Schlumberger and many dozens of other corporations and government departments.
Designed for those who:
Currently operate on or near Aboriginal communities or work in these communities on behalf of their clients.
Work with Aboriginal governments and businesses and need to know how to be more effective.
Want to market products or services to this growing and dynamic community.
Need to learn how to outreach, recruit and retain qualified Aboriginal Employees.
Need to learn how to build positive trusting relationships to enhance the consultation process.
Have an interest in learning why the Aboriginal communities are where they are today.
Objectives
This program has been designed to create greater understanding and enhance communications between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. It serves as a tool for gaining awareness and understanding of a group of people who, through historical events, location, law, legislation and policies have remained separated, isolated, segregated and marginalized from mainstream society. The building of trusting and respectful relationships will occur through awareness, comfort, confidence and much improved communications.
To this end our objectives are:
- To assist organizations to build trust relationships with Aboriginal people and their communities.
- To assist individuals of organizations gain an understanding of the culture of Aboriginal people.
- To assist organizations understand the historical, current and future trends and challenges of Aboriginal people in Canada.
- To provide the necessary tools to effectively interact, communicate and consult with Aboriginal people and their communities.
- To assist organizations to develop, implement and maintain business agreements and partnerships for mutual benefit with the Aboriginal communities impacted by their projects.
- To work with companies and Aboriginal communities to develop their specific Aboriginal Relations Programs.
Agenda
Our one-day workshop generally follows a fixed agenda. We can create custom agendas to meet your company's needs and desired outcomes.
08:00am - 08:30am
Continental Breakfast, Coffee, Juice and Muffins
08:30am - 10:00am
Introductions, Expectations
Objectives, Agenda, Quiz
History, Treaties and Land Claims
Terminology and Communications
Populations
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, and Aboriginal Title
10:00am - 10:15am
Health Break
10:15am - 12:00pm
Honour of the Crown, Self-Government
Aboriginal Community Diversity, Traditional
Land
Impact of Industrialization
Table of Contents
Each person who attends an Aboriginal Awareness Training Workshop will receive a 300+ page electronic reference manual on CD to use as a refresher and reference tool. View our Workshop Manual Table of Contents
Facilitators
The Ripple Effects Aboriginal Awareness Training Workshop is facilitated by either Robert Laboucane or Bernice Shadow. Both facilitators have extensive knowledge and insight about the Aboriginal people in Canada.
Making informed decisions is a critical business responsibility.
The Aboriginal Awareness Training Workshop will provide your organization with the information needed in order to build effective and positive relationships with the Aboriginal people.