Indigenous Learning Series

Online foundational courses (self-paced)

• Cultural Self-Reflection: What I Know and What I Don't Know (K099)
  This course demystifies the idea of bias and unconscious bias and help you develop the competencies needed to build respectful relationships with First Nations, Métis and Inuit.
• The Uncomfortable Truth (K100)
  This course presents the difficult facts about the historical relationship between the Government of Canada and Indigenous peoples.
• First Nations in Canada (K101)
  This course looks at some of the governance structures, traditions and current realities of First Nations and their relationships with the Government of Canada.
• Métis in Canada (K102)
  This course provides a brief introduction to Métis people and the complexity of emerging Métis identity across Canada today.
• Inuit in Canada (K103)
  This course provides a brief introduction to Inuit in Canada and helps you to better understand the relationship between Inuit and the Government of Canada.

Classroom courses

• KAIROS Blanket Exercise (K104)
  The KAIROS Blanket Exercise will help public servants learn about and understand the shared history of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada, including loss of Indigenous lands and cultural assimilation policies.
• Reconciliation Begins with Me (K105)
  In this course, participants will learn about the little-known history, the impact of residential schools, the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the obligations of public servants while considering respectful protocols.
• Cultural Competency – Indigenous Perspectives (K106)
  This course is designed to help employees identify their respective biases and values and develop cultural competencies to build positive and respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples within a public service context.
• Modern Treaty and Self-Government Agreement Implementation for Policy and Program Officers (K208)
  Participants will learn how to conduct an Assessment of Modern Treaty Implications and apply a modern treaty and self-government lens to the development of policies, programs, and services.

Ready-to-Use WorkshopsNEW

Ready-to-use workshops allow departments to facilitate an autonomous learning event, built around in-depth discussion of a particular topic, for a group of their employees.

• An Introduction to Canada's Colonial History (K113)
  Participants will learn how the relationships between First Peoples and other people in Canada have developed over the past 500 years and will be better prepared to begin the work of addressing the impact of this history on all Canadians.
• Making a Difference in Supporting the Careers of Indigenous Employees (K114)
  This workshop provides human resources specialists and managers with concrete ways to help facilitate the hiring, retention and advancement of Indigenous employees within the public service.