Quick tip: The needs of non-Indigenous and Indigenous learners during this training are vastly different and are best not addressed in the same way and not at the same time to ensure a safe learning environment for both learners.
The intended audience for our training are non-Indigenous learners. In particular for our foundational course, Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples®, those are learners with little to no knowledge of or experience working with Indigenous Peoples.
Our training provides generalized information about Indigenous Peoples, whether First Nations, Inuit, or Metis, across Canada. Indigenous Peoples with a connection to their community very likely have this information in addition to lived experience of their own community's history which puts them in need of different information than we provide in our training.
The needs of non-Indigenous and Indigenous learners during this training are vastly different and are best not addressed in the same way and not at the same time to ensure a safe learning environment for both learners.
Our trainers strive to provide a safe learning environment for all learners but this cannot be guaranteed, especially for Indigenous learners. Given the current climate of Residential Schools, Indigenous learners could be triggered by many topics and discussions in the training. The inclusion of Indigenous learners in the proposed training is at your discretion with the understanding that the materials are intended for non-Indigenous learners.