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​Aboriginal Awareness Course

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Course Overview:

Canada's culture is very diverse just like the culture of our workplace can be.  Increasing awareness of prominent cultures can help us foster and maintain respectful, courteous and productive work relationships. This course covers, in general, key topics concerning Canada's First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.

Course Topics

• What is culture?
• Cultural impact
• Cultural adaptation
• Elements of culture
• Values, norms, symbols, and artifacts
• Developing culture
• Becoming culturally aware
• Self-awareness
• Communication breakdowns
• Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination
• Cultural identity

• Same culture – different behaviour
• Who are Canada’s Aboriginal people?
• The First Nations, Metis, and Inuit

The Indian Act

• Status and non-status Indian

• Numbered treaties and treaty Indians
• Early Aboriginal life
• Historic Aboriginal groups
• Arrival of European explorers
• Canadian fur trade
• Impacts on Aboriginal people
• The Royal Proclamation
• Battle of Seven Oaks
• Doctrine of Assimilation
• The British North American Act
• Residential schools
• Current history
• Using what you’ve learned

DURATION:

PRICE: 

​PASSING MARK:

approx. 1.5 hours

​$34.95

​80%

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Online Assessment:

Students answer questions on the course material and are required to obtain a minimum passing mark of 80%. The student will have two additional opportunities to pass if required.

Completion Certificate:

Following successful completion of this course, the student will have the opportunity to download and print a certificate of completion. 

Bulk Purchases:

To order multiple copies of this course for employees, please do give us a call directly at the number on the bottom of the page.