First Nations - Blogs
As someone who chairs and/or leads business meetings on a regular basis, I have been encouraged and challenged to begin meetings with a First Nations Territorial Acknowledgement. It’s been a fascinating, earnest & unexpected journey of self-awareness and personal reconciliation. I have sought guidance and understanding from regional First Nations leaders and have recorded these […]
For several years now, I have been involved with provincial and federal government funded Labour Market Partnerships working towards improving the inclusion of First Nations communities in the Lower Vancouver Island Industry workforce. Our collective goal is to create strategies and tools focused on the employment development issues facing First Nations participation in the local […]
Numerous Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) have been managed over the last several years between the Lower Vancouver Island (LVI) Advanced Manufacturing sector and First Nations Human Resource (HR) and Education representatives. In every iterative of this process we have learned so much while simultaneously discovering that there is still so much more to research and […]
I had the great pleasure of chatting with Mavis Underwood from the Tsawout Nation earlier this month. This podcast is part of a larger conversation ongoing with Lower Vancouver Island First Nations communities to help build strong relationships, understand cultural dynamics and create constructive employment opportunities with the Lower Vancouver Island industrial sector. I will […]
Since late 2018, there has been consistent effort with our Lower Vancouver Island First Nations Communities towards developing better labour market relationships with regional Industry HR representatives. Strong leadership and vision from the Tsawout and Songhees Nations have enabled these efforts to triumph and succeed. Some reflections on these burgeoning relationships: During our conversations, we […]
Magical day today! Songhees / Tsawout / Epicure / Viking Air / Slegg Supplies / de vine Vineyards / Seastar Chemicals / Schneider Electric / Terra Remote / Peninsula Chamber of Commerce / Victoria Airport Authority / Sobeys / Town of Sidney – thank you for participating! Thank you Denny Warner – great article! […]
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