2022 Half-Day Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 (8:30 AM - 12:30 PM) (MDT)

Description

This Half-Day Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training session introduces the education elements related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Call to Action #92.

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 

Location: YWCA Banff - The Great Room - 102 Spray Ave, Banff, AB T1L 1A6

Time: 8:30am-12:30pm 

Fee: $100 (tax included)

-Space is limited and registration is required

-Parking is available in the public lot just down from the Banff Trading Post 

-Light refreshments will be provided (Coffee, Tea, Pastries)

Business and Reconciliation -Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Call to Action #92.

We call upon the corporate sector in Canada to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a reconciliation framework and to apply its principles, norms, and standards to corporate policy and core operational activities involving Indigenous peoples and their lands and resources. This would include, but not be limited to, the following:

i. Commit to meaningful consultation, building respectful relationships, and obtaining the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples before proceeding with economic development projects.

ii. Ensure that Aboriginal peoples have equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector, and that Aboriginal communities gain long-term sustainable benefits from economic development projects.

iii. Provide education for management and staff on the history of Aboriginal peoples, including 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.

By delivering on Call to Action #92, the Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce is taking necessary and positive steps toward a reconciled future—one of collaboration with your Indigenous colleagues and neighbours.

Join us and begin or continue your journey to awareness with this training session provided by SevGen, and receive the education the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada calls for - seven generation thinking

  • History of Indigenous Peoples
  • Residential school system
  • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • Treaties and Aboriginal rights
  • Indigenous law
  • Aboriginal-Crown relations

Read all 94 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Call to Action HERE.

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In 2022 the Banff Canmore Community Foundation generously provided the BVCC with a community grant. This grant helps offset costs to provide this training opportunity to BVCC members and their employees. Thank you BCCF! 

Please note: A registration fee is charged for this session that will enable us to to cover remaining miscellaneous costs for the training. The Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce does not intend to make an operating profit from this session. The intent is to be respectful of the beautiful, shared land that we call the Bow Valley and provide opportunities for our members that follow the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action. If reaming funds are generated from providing this training they will be disbursed back into the community. 

If you have questions or need more information please contact:

Your Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce

(403) 688-5656 askus@bowvalleychamber.com  

PO Box 8525, Canmore, AB T1W 2V2

www.bowvalleychamber.com

 

The Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce  is located within Treaty 7 territory, traditional territories and home of the Stoney Nakoda, Blackfoot, and Tsuut’ina Nations, as well as Zone 3 Metis. We acknowledge and appreciate that we live, work, and play in their territory and commit to the work of reconciliation. Please see the BVCC’s full land acknowledgement statement here.

YWCA Banff
102 Spray Avenue PO Box 520
Banff, AB T1L 1A6 Canada

YWCA Banff - The Great Room

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 (8:30 AM - 12:30 PM) (MDT)
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