Senator Murray Sinclair (former Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission –TRC)

Senator Sinclair’s Call to Action is a challenge to every Canadian, a powerful reminder that true reconciliation and a healthy relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples must begin with understanding.

NVision has a number of courses to help increase your Indigenous cultural understanding.

The Path: Your Journey Through Indigenous Canada™ is a series of five online modules or a full-day in-person or 6-hour virtual classroom course. Topics include:

• the cultural and historical differences between First Nations, Inuit, and Métis;
• the evolution of the relationship between Canada and Indigenous people from pre-contact to yesterday’s headlines;
• stories of social and economic success, reconciliation and resilience;
• understanding intercultural communication in the workplace;
• and much more.

With videos, quizzes, music and animation, The Path is lively and engaging.

Here’s a sneak peek at Module 1, Topic 1

The Path is also available in French. Please email thepath@nvisiongroup.ca for more details.
The Path est également disponible en français. Pour plus de détails, veuillez envoyer un courriel à thepath@nvisiongroup.ca.

Click here to register and take the course.

The Path: Building Indigenous Intercultural Capacity is a full-day in-person or 6-hour virtual classroom course. Topics include defining race, racism, culture; challenging stereotypes; understanding affinity/unconscious/cultural bias; and how to become inter-culturally intelligent.

The Path: Indigenous Engagement is a full-day in-person or a 6-hour virtual classroom course. Topics include: the difference between consultation and engagement; rationale and requirements for engagement; engagement principles; engagement planning.

Click here for more information on The Path offerings

This Indigenous Cultural Awareness Learning is for anyone:

• In a company that works with Indigenous communities or organizations, or employs an Indigenous work force
• Working in a government department, from federal to municipal, that provides programs and services to Indigenous peoples
• Working with a not for profit organization or foundation committed to social, cultural, economic or political development
• Committed to creating a stronger Canada, a more compassionate Canada, and a Canada of empowered Indigenous communities.

• The three (3) courses are designed by NVision, a majority Indigenous-owned company with First Nations, Inuit, Métis and non-Indigenous shareholders and staff.
• All course content has been vetted by First Nations, Inuit and Métis advisors and an Indigenous lawyer
• They meet various TRC Calls to Action regarding “appropriate cultural competency training, which includes the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal– Crown relations. This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.”
• The courses include Inuit, First Nations and Métis stories from coast to coast to coast.

• These courses were created by our team of educators and instructional designers–leaders in online learning–and combine solid adult learning principles and for our online and virtual classroom course, with innovative approaches to web-based content delivery.
• The courses can be customized with industry or regional-specific elements to better meet the needs of your organization.
• The online course is completely video-based so no computer literacy skills required and, as it is not text-heavy, it is appropriate for those with literacy challenges.
• The online course meets provincial accessibility requirements and close captioning of all videos is available.

Whatever your learning needs, we will work with you to ensure they are met.

For more information on how to register your department, organization or group for The Path, please contact thepath@nvisiongroup.ca or 613-237-3613 ext 227.

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