Table of Contents
Walking Together:
Engagement Lessons from My First Nations Learning Journey
Table of Contents
Royalty Note
Dedication
Introduction
Part A: Engagement Foundations: Working with remote First Nations: insights about engaging and working with remote First Nation (14 stories)
A1: And So, It Began
A2: First Nations Engagement Model
A3: Invest in Building Relationships
A4 Relationships Develop Between People, Not Organizations
A5: Values Matter
A6: It Takes Time
A7: Social Licence
A8: The People Must Own it
A9: Words Matter, Meanings Differ
A10: Nation-to-Nation Equality
A11: Opportunities and Threats
A12: Ishkonigan: Leftover Land
A13: Important Places and Development
A14: When Will You Return?
Part B: Engagement Practices: What to expect in a remote First Nation community (9 stories)
B1: The Children are the Future
B2: My Head Map is Broken
B3: Table for Ten
B4: Inappropriate Words
B5: Kids and Fruit
B6: For Your Consideration
B7: Up Late
B8: Celebrate
B9: Much More Than a Photo
Part C: That Was Different: Remote community life, communication, and collaboration lessons and insights about First Nation values, principles, world views, including some mysterious experiences (27 Stories)
C1: Suits to Boots
C2: Most Important Meeting
C3: Things We Don’t Understand
C4: Travel Planning
C5: Taxi!
C6: Be Prepared – It is Cold Outside
C7: Ice Crack
C8: Balancing Priorities
C9: Importance is Relative
C10: Cash Economy
C11: Entrepreneurial Artists
C12: Polar Bears
C13: Up the Creek
C14: The Power of Water
C15: Nothing is Wasted
C16: Even the Ravens Will Eat
C17: Acquired Taste
C18: Duck!
C19: Busted
C20: More than a Far North Mariachi Moment
C21: No Walk Tonight
C22: Weather Report
C23: A Happy Place with Snakes and Little People
C24: Just Two Dogs?
C25: Fish out of Water
C26: Knowledge is like a Can of Food
C27: A Legacy that Lasts Forever