Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism Commitments

“Growth doesn’t come at the speed of comfort”
 Quoted by: Nadia Fantastic

We have spent many hours diving into history and gaining a framework to help educate ourselves on diversity, equity and inclusion including taking courses, reading books, watching movies, with many of these  listed below. We continue to learn, grow and adopt these learning with our team, to ensure we all continue to create a more inclusive community and support anti-racism principles in everyday practices.

Diversity, Inclusivity, and Anti-Racist Training, since 2018

  • Building Diversity in Mountain Biking:  2-day conference - NSMBA Symposium

  • DEI Training for mountain bike spaces - 1hr Webinar - Eman Salem - Learning outcomes: colonial, privilege, BIPOC, gaslighting, LGBTQ2S+, Micro aggression, fragility, white supremacy

  • Conscious Allyship in MTB Spaces - 2hr Webinar- Eman Salem
    Learning outcomes: Intention vs Impact, Conscious/Performative, good ally, navigating making mistakes, what are your commitments, Mentorship

  • Inclusive Marketing/Communication Learning Session - 1.5hr webinar - And Humanity 

  • Working in a Good Way - Webinar - Patrick Lucas and Tom Eustache- BC Aboriginal YOUTH Mountain Biking Project - Learning outcomes:  patience, respect, humility; listen, be proactive & consistent, research & education, engage / go to them, floor protocols, develop relationships, principals on social justice & respect 

  • Decolonization of the Trails - Webinar - Patrick Lucas and Tom Eustache  - Paid

  • Territorial Acknowledgement - Webinar- Nahanee Creative - Learning outcomes: gratitude for the land we live on, let people know how we feel when we enter a space, asking in a good way, understanding the area where we live, work and play 

  • Indigenous Canada - University of Alberta Certificate Program - 12 week program

  • Global D&I Benchmark Activity - planning for a better future with diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism

  • Microsoft eLesson - Unconscious Bias 

  • “It start with U” -  Workshop/Webinar - Amil Reddy - All staff

  • Anti-Racism 1 - Coursera - by University of Colorado- 3-week course

  • Decolonizing Outdoor Spaces - 1hr Webinar - Wilderness Committee

  • Decolonize 1st - Guide/workbook - Nahanee Creative

  • Listen, Reflect, Engage - diversity & inclusion online event

  • Decolonizing our Communities with Shawna Duncan - decolonial thinking in a community context.

  • Foundations of Social Justice Literacy w/ Accountable Roots w/ Nadi Fantastic - social justice in Squamish, and the roadblocks to change. How should we relate to social justice as community members? What does it mean to use works like inclusivity, diversity and equity? What can be done now and what should we aim for in the future?

  • What Makes an Inclusive Community? Key community members present their vision of an inclusive Squamish - Government, Community, School and Municipal District members share their thoughts and visions of the inclusive Squamish of the future.

  • Law of Reciprocity - Sister Sage, presented by Big Bold Brand - about the challenges faced by Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada.

  • Indigenous Cultural Protocols, Empathy & Safety Work - by Nahanee Creative - Ta7talíya Michelle Nahaneea -  Introduction to cultural protocols, empathy and safety Self reflection to understand your own role in these conversations Explore approaches to cultural work and decolonizing practices in a good way How to start introducing cultural safety into workplace policy Begin a Cultural Safety Plan of your own

  • 4 Seasons of Reconciliation - Deloitte - Public Course
    Learning objectives: Overview of Truth and Reconciliation, Call to action #92, Economic reconciliation, The historical and contemporary challenges faced by indigenous peoples, The importance of Treaties and what it means by: ‘we are all Treaty people’, Truth and reconciliation in the workplace, The ongoing impact of colonialism, the residential schools,  and the Indian Act, Stories of partnerships, hope, and indigenous culture revitalization,

  • Sinixt “ Extinction: Contemporary Sinixt - Settler - State Relations in BC Workshop.  - learning more about the area in which we spend a portion of our time and call our second home.

  • ANTIRACISM AT WORK WORKSHOP WITH SELAM - Internal Management team learning outcomes:Understand Racism In ‘Canada’,Learn to hold antiracist conversations at work & at home,Learn how to become an accomplice

  • ANTIRACISM COURSE w/ Selam Debs
    The six-module Antiracism Course will run for 12 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. Every two weeks you’ll receive new video lessons from Selam, covering foundational Anti Racism topics, relevant to the Canadian experience. You’ll also get 8+ Bonus LIVE sessions to internalize your learning. We’ll talk about the ReL Candadian History, White Privilege and white fragility, implicit bias, dismantling systemic racism, allyship, and how to develop an antiracist lens in your daily life.

  • INCLUSIVE BUSINESS FOUNDATION Course - with Nadi Fantastic - Framework & Training Topics: Design Your 7-Step Strategy, Implementation Mapping, Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism, Knowledge Gaps & Allyship, Intentional & Authentic Actions, Facing Performative Fears, Perfectionism, Shame and Guilt, Bonus Coaching with Nadi Fantastic

Resources:

BOOKS: 

  • STAMPED (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism and You -  This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to the history of racism and antiracism in America.  A really great read that we read with our Daughter.

  • Calling my Spirit Back - Elaine Alec - “Indigenous Peoples have always carried the knowledge necessary to heal. When our people heal, our families heal, our communities heal and our land will heal. You cannot have one without the other. These stories are teachings, prophecy and protocols shared throughout the years by elders, language speakers, medicine people and helpers. They have been the foundation to individual healing and learning self-love.”

  • White Fragility - by Robin Diangelo - This book explicates the dynamics of White Fragility and how we might build our capacity in the on-going work towards racial justice.

  • 21 Things You May Not Know About The INDIAN ACT - The essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussions on generations of Indigenous Peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer.

  • Me & White Supremacy  - Layla f. Sadd 

Movies:

Other Resources:

Sports for Life Courses:

Canadian Indigenous Culture Training - Truth and Reconciliation Edition
Learning Objectives

  • Understand the meaning of terms: culture, cultural identity, cultural awareness, and cultural self-awareness

  • Identify and describe the core components of culture: values, norms, symbols and material culture

  • Recognize how cultural differences can lead to miscommunication when people from differing cultural backgrounds interact

  • Define and differentiate between prejudice and discrimination

  • Explain the role cultural awareness plays in reducing prejudice, discrimination, and miscommunication between individuals

  • Define and differentiate between the three groups that comprise the Indigenous peoples of Canada (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) based on population, geography, cultural diversity, and access to rights and benefits under the Indian Act

  • Know the origin of the word "Indian”

  • Define the terms Status Indian, Non Status Indian, and Treaty Indian, within the context of the Indian Act

  • Recognize the importance of addressing an Indigenous person using the term preferred by that individual

  • Know the different terminologies (Inuit, Métis, First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous)

  • Recognize the European bias that is inherent in the teaching of Canadian history

  • Understand the differences between early Indigenous and early European societies, in terms of oral versus written tradition and views on land ownership

  • Describe the relationship between early European explorers and traders and Indigenous peoples and the ways that European contact affected Indigenous peoples.

  • Identify key issues and problems associated with the early treaties

  • Describe life on the early reserves

  • Define assimilation and enfranchisement, and describe the actions taken by the Canadian government to assimilate the Indigenous peoples, including the residential school system and The Indian Act

  • Define enfranchisement in relation to the policies of the Canadian government

  • Explain the historical significance of The White Paper

  • Recognize the importance of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP)

Sports for Life - Cultural Awareness in Youth Sport

Racism is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. The Canadian Race Relations Foundation defines racism as “not only an attitude, but as the specific actions that result from this attitude which impact upon, marginalize, and oppress some people”.

Prejudice can make us dislike people we have never met. When we let prejudice affect how we behave towards someone, we are guilty of discrimination. Prejudice is a feeling.

Discrimination is an action that we take because of that feeling. Discrimination can take two forms: (1) We may treat someone badly because of the way we feel about “those kinds of people”; or, (2) We may treat people who are “like ourselves” better than we treat people who are “different” from ourselves.

Stereotypes are widely held but oversimplified views about different groups of people. Examples of stereotypes are expecting someone to behave a certain way because they are from a certain culture, or making assumptions about different groups of people. We may tend toward bias and assumptions unless we make a conscious effort to view things differently. It must be remembered that differences exist even within cultural groups.

Systemic discrimination/racism: The institutionalization of discrimination through policies and practices which may appear neutral on the surface, but which have an exclusionary impact on particular groups, such that various minority groups are discriminated against intentionally or unintentionally.

Through improved cultural awareness we can develop strategies to identify and appropriately challenge all the definitions above. Sometimes people are not aware that their actions may be offensive to those from other cultures. We all need to ask whether we understand other cultures, and make the effort to listen and learn, and to develop cultural awareness.

Source: Canadian Race Relations Foundation


Sports for Life
Diversity and Inclusion Training for Volunteers

Learning Objectives: Understand the concept of "culture"

  • Recognize the broad diversity of cultures and languages that form Canadian society

  • Know the importance of recognizing and overcoming personal cultural biases

  • Identify the basic components of cultural competency

  • Describe common barriers to cross-cultural communication and practical strategies to reduce misunderstandings and develop rapport

Stepping Stones to Indigenous Sport and Physical Activity Participation

Indigenous Resources & Perspectives for Outdoor Learning -  w/ Faye O’Neil

Invitation for feedback: How we can continue to be more inclusive?

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