Indigenous Inclusion Everything You Need Know

In this article, you will learn about indigenous inclusion the path of success for indigenous communities of Canada. The success of any country depends on the success of its peoples, all communities (whether it is indigenous communities or nonindigenous communities), businesses, and industries. The economic growth of Canada is directly proportional to the growth of the people of Canada.

In this post, we will discuss the following points one by one:

• What is Indigenous inclusion?
• What is the Indigenous inclusion strategy?
• Benefits of indigenous inclusion.
• Where to start?

What is indigenous inclusion?

Indigenous inclusion is building relationships between indigenous people and nonnative people for the economic development of aboriginal communities. It’s a way to create an environment to explore, learn, and communicate with the communities that have not been recognized by the country for a long time.

Aboriginal inclusivity brings natives and non-natives together. So, they can share differences in views, culture, and other aspects of their lives. It builds mutual understanding, open mind, heart and lessens the difference without being judgemental.

The Canadian government runs different programs for indigenous inclusion and reconciliation of indigenous communities of Canada.

What is the Indigenous inclusion strategy?

It is better to have a plan or strategy before applying the indigenous inclusion theory. Indigenous inclusion strategy is the process that allows you to determine goals and objectives. A strategic approach allows you to focus on the predefined goals for indigenous community development.

The main Goals and Objectives of Indigenous inclusion strategy

Improve Relations:

Develop a respectful relationship with indigenous communities, partners, businesses, and nations.

Education & Awareness:

Increase knowledge and awareness about the indigenous people and communities through awareness activities and campaigns.

Indigenous Economic Inclusion:

Help indigenous communities’ businesses by making them aware of available business opportunities, procurement opportunities, and collaboration with giant industries.

Benefits of Indigenous Inclusion:

• Discover and grow from the history
• More solidarity community
• Trade possibilities (under-tapped buyer demand)
• The underrepresented pool of skills
• Branding to attract talents from a wide range of talents
• Evolve an Employer of Preference

Where to start?

We can start indigenous inclusion at the workplace, university, cultural, and personal levels.

At Workplace:

• Hire indigenous people at the workplace
• Include them in team meetings and discussions
• Provide training for management-level jobs
• Mentorship programs
• Offer highly paid jobs
• Create a work culture for them
• Make policies for them
• Acknowledge and celebrate cultural activities
• Conversions with indigenous colleagues

At University:

• Promote indigenous inclusion in universities
• Make colleges more welcoming and safe for indigenous students
• Indigenous cultural and social programs
• Indigenous support centers
• Academic counseling
• Workshop for employment of indigenous students
• First Nation, Metis, Inuit Community Group
• Aboriginal Liaison/Admission Office

Conclusion:

Indigenous inclusion is the best way to connect with indigenous communities of Canada. For the comprehensive development of the Indigenous communities such as First Nations, Metis, and Inuits, we need to promote an indigenous inclusion program at a larger scale. So, every individual or citizen of Canada contributes to making this happen soon.

TEACHER, TEACH ME — Its Time For Change

 The dependency ratio is an economic indicator of working-age to non-working-age people. It defines the number of people likely to depend on others for support.

• The dependency ratio is the total number of people too young or old to work, divided by the number of working-age people.
• Dependency ratios reveal the population breakdown of a country and how well dependents can be taken care of.
• Older citizens are becoming a larger percentage of dependency ratio, while the percentage of children being born is falling.

With every decade the dependency ratio grows higher. The higher the dependency ratio, the greater the burden. So how in today’s world, can the burden be lightened, rather than breaking our economical backs? How do we assist hard-working people who want to get out there and be a part of the solution? What do they need in their skill set to feel prepared and confident enough to join the workforce?

To start with, learning via on-line, although already in place in the largest part of Canada, will soon have the added availability of classes and courses, brought right to Indigenous communities and homes regardless of how remote they may be. The innovative and exciting news surrounding the launch of approximately 290 new satellites was brought forward in the LEO is out of this World blog. Times are changing, so must the way we teach and learn.

Itstimeforchange.ca is one of those highly innovative and specifically dedicated, Indigenous holistic, inclusive platforms. ITFC recognizes and understands the immediate need for expanded curriculum outlines, followed by training with solid plans that build successful outcomes, taught by Instructors with true knowledge of real-time needs and the heart of peoples needing it.

There are only a few years between now and the installations of LEO. This is a crucial time for many open and honest conversations, driven by the very people waiting for this inclusive and economically beneficial advancement, surrounding their requirements in education and training. It is more than time for the Government and management of the companies driving the economy hear, not just head nod, then work towards providing what is needed to promote change.

The learning system is yearning for an enhanced and expanded product overhaul. To become a reality for Indigenous students and workers alike, Government and Corporations (starting at the top down through to management) will need to sit at the same “Table of Respect” with Indigenous leaders and their peoples. When needs are heard in a collaborative and transparent way, honest, forward-thinking solutions are sure to evolve.

Within the Truth and Reconciliation 94 Calls to Action, at the very beginning of those Calls, points 6–12 are directly regarding Education, from Early Childhood Development to Post Secondary backlogs. That tells you right there, it is one of the top priorities for Indigenous people from all over this great and prosperous country. Chiefs, Leaders and Councillors have been seeking answers knowing the Peoples of Indigenous communities want to be educated, feel productive and know they are valued members of our national community, willing and able to hold up and lessen the dependency ratio burden. Should those with dreams and work goals have an expectation and an inclusive, integral part of the development of those solutions? Yes, that answer is a resounding yes!

Education, for the most part has been the same one-way street of learning. The course is set out and it’s up to the student to follow in detail, until completion. Moving forward, there will need to be a change in direction and delivery of teachings. Every area, every community, every individual may have different requirements. It’s time for change in a big way! Rather than the institute demanding people learn their way, it’s time for people to stand up and say “ Teacher, Teach ME!”

The footprint of learning is there to follow, however, communication, non-judgmental, open-minded conversations surrounding these necessities will be key in years to come.

Teaching and Instruction must have the ability to adapt to the way of learning and the way of living, while having a true connection to the heartbeat of the people wanting to learn. There must be a future built on trust that has not ever existed before. Indigenous peoples wherever they live, must have the same learning tools and confidence building skills as any other Canadian.

While the learner becomes ready to step into the workforce, It’s Time For Change also understands this is a new and somewhat scary thought and an often-intimidating process for people just getting started on their new path in the work world. It’s Time For Change recognizes the many challenges and stands beside the Indigenous people as they speak for their future. Indigenous Liaison Service Providers within It’s Time For Change platform, will be a driving force mediating and procuring the many prerequisites in the new learning toolbox.

Reconciliation can not only be about healing the past, it must also be about looking towards a brighter, economically positive and inclusive future. It’s Time For Change looks forward to facilitating and assisting in bringing that brighter future for you, to you and with you. Let’s all say it together, loud and long….

“Teacher, Teach ME!”

Originally published at https://blog.itstimeforchange.ca on December 15, 2021.

Remote is the new Correspondence! Let’s get connected

Remote learning is not a new idea or way to learn. It has been a part of the curriculum for centuries, possibly as far back as the 1700’s. It was named “Correspondence” and although a slow and tedious process, it caught on and grew leaps and bounds, sweeping across the countries of the world.

One of the most prominent in its time was the “Society to Encourage Home Studies” in 1873. In 1888 adult, immigrant men entered correspondence learning to become state mine inspectors and foremen of a Pennsylvania coal-mining boom to alleviate a shortage of workers.

Correspondence in the states alone grew in twenty years to an enrollment of 2500 new students in 1893 and matriculated 72,000 new students by 1895. The growth was due to sending out complete textbooks instead of single lessons, and the use of 1200 aggressive in-person salesmen. By 1906 total enrollments at the expanded International Correspondence School had reached 900,000. Correspondence or Remote learning continues to grow today, from Grade school subjects to University degrees, all accessed online. I, myself, took Grade 9 Algebra via snail mail correspondence in 1974. Hmmm….What a difference a Zoom class would have made in my Algebra mark!

Do you remember the “ Draw Me “ ads of Tipsy the Turtle and Winky the Deer along with many other interesting characters in every newspaper and magazine in the 80's? Audrey Watters initiated this course to help budding artists see their potential, then offered an online art course after they sent in their version of these drawings. Ms. Watter found 3 characteristic qualities of distance education that remain reasonable today:

• First, that distance education is just as good, valid and high-quality as in person.
• Second, your earning potential will increase if you participate in this course of study.
• Third, that distance education is scalable to give access to students everywhere.
• In 2021 we can also add — frees up time allowing students to juggle work and class time when necessary, keeps cost and fees lower, less travel expense, ability to work at their own pace and remain in the comfort of their home

These are true of urban areas, however, still not the case in our rural and remote parts of Canada or the world for that matter.

Statistics Canada reports “40 percent of Canada’s workers found themselves working from home as pandemic lockdowns were enforced. That compares to less than 10 percent in 2018 who had the option to work a day or two a week from home.”

Whether e-Commerce itself would have moved us forward or Covid-19 has been the sole push, traditional classroom learning and jobs are rapidly moving from office settings to on-line capability. Economic booms and busts are long overdue to be a shared endeavor, for every Canadian, no matter their race or title. The future of connectivity through technically solid operations is looking brighter with an upswing in readily available teaching tools and learning opportunities. Many new options are on the horizon, in large part due to LEO’s scheduled installation and orbit by 2024 (as described in the previous “ LEO is out of this World “ blog). Many, many Indigenous lives will be changed in a positive, economic inclusive way with these new opportunities.

Let’s repeat a line we shared at the beginning of this blog regarding learning in the 1800’s, to show it’s relevance today when thinking of online learning and Indigenous inclusive economy… “although a slow and tedious process, it caught on and grew leaps and bounds, sweeping across the countries of the world”. With a holistic approach, Indigenous communities, regardless of their location in Canada are about to leap forward into the future.

It’s Time For Change is listening, watching closely, and being ready to liaise between Indigenous and non-Indigenous entities. Education, it’s delivery, well sourced honest information, and honorable inclusive negotiation is key.

Let’s all get connected!

Originally published at https://blog.itstimeforchange.ca on December 2, 2021.

Aboriginal Liaison Officer — Indigenous Liaison Officer

An indigenous liaison officer works for the economic development of the indigenous peoples and communities. Aboriginal Liaison Officers provide emotional, social, and cultural support to Aboriginal communities such as Inuit, First Nations, Metis of Canada.

Requirements for an Indigenous Community Liaison Officer:

• Enjoy working with Indigenous peoples
• Excellent communication and consultation skills
• Of sound character
• Tolerable traffic/criminal record
• Mentally and physically fit

Education & Training for an Indigenous Liaison Officer

You can become an Indigenous community liaison officer in all provinces of Canada without formal qualifications, but employers normally expect Year 10.The Aboriginal people group contact official positions are Indigenous-explicit positions. Preparing is attempted at work and further review might be required. Training periods and requirements vary between the different provinces and territories of Canada. Contact the ItsTimeForChange to get the job as an indigenous liaison officer or to become or train as a liaison officer.

Jobs & Responsibilities of an Indigenous Community Liaison Officer

Indigenous community liaison officers:

• Build good communication between police and local aboriginal communities
• Help to resolve disputes involving police and Indigenous populations
• Advocate and teach police officers on cross-cultural awareness
• Apprise police on potential infringement and disorder regions and advise ways to stop crime and mischief
• Improve community awareness about policing duties and law and order issues
• Assist families attending Indigenous prisoners
• Provide a bridge between police and Indigenous persons and their families involved in the juvenile justice method
• Use relevant police powers and make prosecution briefs.

Specializations

Indigenous Community Liaison Officer

Indigenous community liaison officers liaise with Aboriginal people groups or people groups and the area or domain police powers to set up and support positive connections.

Working conditions for an Indigenous Liaison Officer

Native people group contact officials are needed to work shifts, including ends of the week and public occasions, and may serve in metropolitan and far off networks. Native people group contact officials generally have restricted police abilities, albeit in specific conditions they might help cops with law implementation undertakings like capture, search and confinement. All things considered, completely sworn individuals from the police power play out this capacity gaining practical experience in the contact job.

ItsTimeForChange (ITFC) is an economic inclusion network for economic development of the Indigenous communities of Canada. You can become an indigenous liaison officer or you can find indigenous liaison officers jobs here.

Article originally posted: https://itstimeforchange.medium.com/aboriginal-liaison-officer-indigenous-liaison-officer-d92776095116