Beyond Assimilation Series
Assimilation hasn't worked, isn't working now and will likely never work. Our Native heritage is one of stability, honour, productivity and respect. Unfortunately, the old foundations of our culture have been torn away, only to be replaced with dysfunctional, abusive and destructive values of the dominant culture.
So, what to do? What's the next step? Where do we get ideas for another strategy?
Who will step forward to save what's left of our beautiful Native world?
Well. Who?
The following workshops are all dedicated to the one idea:
We, the community members, are the ways and means for community strength and health
The following seminars are dedicated to that premise.
Sacred Fools - Intuitive Leadership In Times of Change - When you can't move forward and you can't move back
When you can't move forward and you can't move back
This is a training for those involved with leadership. In this workshop experience, the focus is on tuning in to your own inherent guidance and the Leaders' ability to respond to this guidance. The emphasis here is: You are the solution to any problems faced, whether as a community leader or your own personal issues that prevent effective and productive leadership.
Parenting Powerful Children
There was a time when our Aboriginal families produced self-reliant, supportive and productive adults. Then, along comes assimilation and the 'modern world' that threatens to swallow our children, and culture, whole.
Here, participants gain clarity around who is really in charge of how our kids turn out and how to thoughtfully and realistically take back control.
Media Relations
We live in a world that defines itself by what is shown on television. Here Participants learn how to take control of any interview or news release, any reporter or editor. Press releases and their timing, plus some key practice sessions, 'under the lights'.
Managing Prosperity
In the First Nations' successful drive for improved living and prosperity, there are some basic issues that have been overlooked.
New sources of employment and development have opened up for us, but there still seem to be challenges around making newfound freedom actually work for us.
In this training, Participants will gain clarity and insight on how to make good times work for them and to not get caught in the usual traps that come with new prosperity or responsibility.
Good Fences - a Staff Integration Workshop
Imagine an organization based on mutual respect, shared values and matching goals.How much progress could be achieved? How much satisfaction could be derived from your group doing the best they can?Imagine an environment where conflict is quickly and easily resolved....
With this training, your group will learn these skills and more.
This staff/council/board workshop will define and integrate your staff/ teams' own inherent skills and resources into a tightly focussed beam of intention. Participants will learn how to get the results your organization needs, with ease, efficiency and a renewed sense of purpose.
Who Wants to Play in a Band?
Coming Soon! Take several youth in your community, teach them how to play an instrument, put them into their own band and it's showtime! In this Youth Enhancement Training, instructors will come to your community and teach whoever wants to learm how to play and to be in a band. Participants will be taught basic musical instrument skills, such as electric bass, electric guitar, drums and soundstage preparation.
After a few days of preparation, there will be a Saturday Night Concert put on by the new bands for the community.
The equipment will then be left for the aspiring musicians to practice on and continue their inspiration and development.
Participants will benefit from this program in the following areas:
- Leadership
- Self-esteem
- Self-reliance
- Team building, task sharing
- Vision building
- Discipline
- Goal setting, long and short term
- Community identity enhancement
- and much more.
A detailed curriculum is available upon request.
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