Personalized Indigenous Relations Coaching for Executives
Many senior leaders and executives truly want to do better for themselves and their organizations, but lack the knowledge and cultural understanding to lead Indigenous relations well.
Our cultural agility coaching supports you and your team to navigate this space with respect, confidence and accountability.
*Niso’kawaiksi
“All my relations”
*Niso’kawaiksi is the phonetic pronunciation of the Blackfoot word for “all my relations”, which is the name for this learning program that was gifted by Kainai Elder Casey Eaglespeaker, who emphasized the importance of recognizing our interconnectedness and developing trust, humility, and respect for one another in order to effectively make positive changes toward reconciliation.
What
People Say
“I learned and grew a lot through the program and it's made me more confident to lead others in this space”
“This program challenged me to think outside of my own experiences and pushed my knowledge.”
Who is it for?
In this cohort-based coaching program, those in a position of leadership or influence who have an existing level of baseline knowledge and experience are supported through a unique coaching program to improve their comfort and capability in working with Indigenous Peoples and making decisions related to Indigenous interests.
This program is for people in roles that have the potential to impact their organization or group’s performance in Indigenous relations and would benefit from the development of more intercultural competency.
What makes this program different?
A unique element of this program is that it involves both large group (all 15-20 participants) and small group (4 or 5 participants per group) learning. The large group discussions encourage a broader perspective and accountability for learning, while the smaller groups create vulnerable and brave spaces for the individual reflection and feedback that is critical to developing cultural agility.
How does it work?
All participants work through the same stages of learning over the course of the program (typically 3 to 6 months). These stages are shown in the image opposite, based on a 4 month timeframe.
Forum Community Relations provides guidance and support as participants work through each stage, however there is an expectation that participants will be accountable for their learning and allocate appropriate time to complete the individual learning activities and meet with their small group.
Niso’kawaiksi is most effective when each small group works with an Indigenous Learning Guide as they move through the different stages. Indigenous Learning Guides are experienced Indigenous professionals with diverse areas of knowledge and lived experience in Indigenous inclusion and engagement. Through their involvement, they model how cultural agility is developed over time as relationships build and strengthen.
