Understanding Indigenous and Treaty Rights Indigenous Awareness Training

MNP offers a fresh approach to Indigenous awareness training. Suitable for a wide range of audiences, including company employees, contractors and government officials, you will gain a better understanding of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

• Your organization interacts with, or does business with Indigenous communities

• Your organization values diversity and inclusion

• You want to establish or strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities

• You want to learn about Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

Indigenous Peoples are Nations

• Understand who are the Indigenous peoples of Canada.

• Discover what ‘nation’ means to better understand Indigenous self-identification.

Canada’s Treaty Relationship with Indigenous Peoples

• Understand what Indigenous and treaty rights are.

• Gain historical context around treaties in Canada and why these are still relevant today.

• Understand why Indigenous title exists and the significance of modern treaties.

Canada’s Assimilation Policies

• Understand the processes of forced assimilation and the lasting impacts on Indigenous peoples, culture and communities.

• Hear from a residential school survivor about her experiences.

Constitutional Protection of Indigenous and Treaty Rights

• Learn what recognizing and affirming Indigenous and treaty rights in the Canadian Constitution means for Canada today.

With available volume pricing and flexible payment options, this program is suitable for businesses, governments and organizations of all sizes and needs.

For more information or to register your organization, contact Germaine Conacher, Partner, Indigenous Services at 403.263.3385 or germaine.concacher@mnp.ca

Visit us online at www.mnp.ca/awareness

Seamless MonitoringLets you provide easy-to monitor in-house training. Track employee progress through an online portal with available reporting tools.

Audience SpecificAppropriate for any industry, sector or job requirements – we customize your training options based on your needs.

Clear and StraightforwardSimplified concepts help you gain a better view of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples while keeping context front and centre.

Course OverviewYou’ll gain the essential context you need to learn about Indigenous history and protections under the Canadian Constitution.

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ABOUT MNP

MNP is a leading national accounting, tax and business consulting firm in Canada. We proudly serve and respond to the needs of our clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Through partner-led engagements, we provide a collaborative, cost-effective approach to doing business and personalized strategies to help organizations succeed across the country and around the world.