Indigenous Awareness Training

Education to bridge the gap

Level 1

This 6 hour workshop covers the history of Saskatchewan’s First Nation and Métis peoples from pre-contact to today. Training includes the Treaties and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.

Nick Crighton, Director of Indigenous Engagement with the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, leads these sessions. He believes that education and sharing Indigenous history in our schools, businesses, and homes is imperative to bridging the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

This Level 1 workshop is made up of the following modules:

• Module 1 – Terminology, Demographics, and Treaty 101
• Module 2 – The Métis
• Module 3 – The Indian Act and Residential Schools
• Module 4 – Taxes, Duty to Consult, UNDRIP, Education, Turning the Corner

This session is a prerequisite to all advanced levels of Indigenous Awareness Training.

Level 2: Implementing an Indigenous Strategy & Hiring/Retention for Business

This advanced session is designed with senior business leaders and Human Resource managers in mind and covers how to implement an Indigenous strategy for your business as well as information on hiring and retaining Indigenous employees.

Nick Crighton, Director of Indigenous Engagement with the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, leads this session. This includes a 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with participants.