'Colonizer Rehab'

COLONIZER REHAB is a safe and respectful facilitated dialogue space, typically lasting one to two hours, designed to engage participants in honest, direct dialogue on key areas of Indigenous engagement. Participants determine agenda, topics and content via online surveys distributed prior to each session.

Topics include:

• The impacts of Canada’s colonization history
• Clarification of common misconceptions
• The do’s and don’ts of Indigenous engagement
• Aboriginal rights and title, and the importance of meaningful consultation
• Indigenous tokenism (traditional land and territory acknowledgments, National Day for Truth & Reconciliation), pretendianism / cultural identity fraud
• The transformative potential of Indigenous worldviews in conversations about Indigenous engagement
• Clarifies difference between ‘white privilege’, ‘systemic racism’ & ‘racism’ and how they apply to current relationships between any Canadian city, town or municipality and First Nation Indian Reserve communities

Preliminary overview of:

• Canada's colonization history
• Reconciliation
• Aboriginal rights and title
• Common misconceptions non-Indigenous peoples may harbour towards Indigenous peoples in Canada
• Do’s and don'ts when engaging Indigenous communities
• Tough topic areas such as ‘white privilege’, ‘systemic racism’, ‘racism
• Recommended: 20 participants
• 90-page Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Backgrounder (ICATB) not included

• Incorporates talking circle/talking feather protocols
• Overview of Canada's colonization history, reconciliation, Aboriginal rights and title
• Indigenous engagement.do’s and don'ts
• In-depth dialogue of tough topic areas such as ‘white privilege’, ‘systemic racism’, ‘racism using real world examples/demonstrations
• Indigenous tokenism, cultural identity fraud, traditional land & territory acknowledgments, National Day for Truth & Reconciliation)
• No limit on participants
• 90-page ICATB included

• Dedicated support provided via videoconference, telephone or in-person.
• Navigating any aspect of Indigenous engagement
• Aboriginal rights & title; navigation of provincial government consultation guidelines; strength of title analysis; provincial crown land referrals
• 90-page ICATB included
• Complimentary Indigenous cultural awareness session delivered via ZOOM videoconference

Indigenous Insight's training prioritizes 'truth' over political correctness, aligning with the 'truth' part of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation framework. Every non-Indigenous learner will start their critical thinking journey with following key aspects:

• Canada's colonization history  (Indian Act, Indian Reserve System, Indian Residential School System; Unmarked Grave issues (and denialism). The main reason for this simply put is Canada's education system has consistently failed Indigenous peoples these past many decades
• Truth & reality first, then possibly reconciliation 
• Canada's 'land question' including Aboriginal rights and title, treaty negotiations and crown land development within provincial crown land
• Band Office as an Institution (specifically differences between First Nation Indian Reserve communities and non-Indigenous cities, towns, municipalities)
• Commonly held misconceptions clarified

All training sessions supported by PREZI software and short online surveys. All training sessions align with content contained in the Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Backgrounder (ICATB).

While videoconference sessions can never fully match the effectiveness of in-person, face-to-face interactions, Indigenous Insight, aware of the complex nature of the Indigenous engagement space, has always been committed to offering videoconference sessions that go beyond simply reading material.
Online ZOOM seminar sessions are opportunities to clarify the toughest Indigenous engagement questions participants may have. The goal of ZOOM videoconference sessions is to encourage critical thinking and the evolution of thought processes — key elements in advancing reconciliation in Canada.