Session Topics

Canada’s Indigenous Historical Cultural Awareness Training – Custom Designed Seminars

White Spotted Horse provides unique and modern perspective in Indigenous traditional philosophies will cast light on Western and Indigenous World Views and give better understanding of what is needed for the future for you, your family, community and organizations.

(Presented on posters and power point presentation):

• Indigenous Customs and Traditional Teachings
• Sharing Circles – Talking Stick/Rock/Feather
• Spirit & Intent of First Nations/Canadian Treaties
• What is Culture & It’s Influences – Marshall McLuhen/Media/Manitoba Youth Gangs
• World Views – Western/Aboriginal – Communication Styles
• Indigenous History of Canada – Pre-contact, Colonization, Treaties w/ Video, The British North American Act, Indian Act, Assimilation Policies, Indian Residential Schools, Sixties Scoop, The 1969 White Paper, The Red Paper, Key Supreme Court Cases, Aboriginal/Indian Definition, Land Claims, Section 35 of the Constitution (1982), Bill C-31, The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Urban Reserves, Self-Government, The Apology, and Canada’s Next Chapter with Aboriginal Peoples
• Changing Status Quo – Current Statistics, Bridging the Gap (30 years!)
• Indian Residential Schools Legacy w/Video – and Sharing Circle
• Presenting Personal Sacred Bundle – Medicines, Pipe, Spirit Names, Clans, Colours, Vision Quest, Sundance, Sweat Lodge and songs
• Learning About Medicines – Mshki’ Ki (Strength from the Earth)
• Learning about the Land Connection.
• Seven Natural Gifts & Smudge Ceremony
• Medicine Wheel Teachings: Medicine Wheel Meaning, Medicine Teachings, Surviving & Coping, Healing – Health and Harmony with the Medicine Wheel
• De-colonization Medicine Wheel Teaching
• Round Dance and Drumming
• Seven Natural Ways of Healing
• Seven Grandfather Teachings (7 Sacred Teachings)
• Circle of Law – Roles & Responsibilities
• The Six Helpers for the Anishinaabe
• Medicine Wheel Exercise (Communications)
• The Ojibway Seven Fire Prophecy
• The Anishinaabe Creators Story
• Four Hills Teaching
• The Eagle Feather Teaching
• What is Turtle Island?
• Nanaboozhoo Stories
• The Ojibway Clan System (Traditional Governance)
• Circle and the Box Exercise “Its Colonization Story”
• Alien Invasion Exercise
• Two Islands Story – An Exercise on Values
• Community Healing, Development, and Self-Government with the Medicine Wheel
• Myth and Misconceptions on Aboriginal Peoples – Quiz
• Turtle Teachings on Genuine Leadership Attributes

AND offering…

THE SWEAT LODGE (PURIFICATION LODGE)

MADOODOSWAAN: A Life Renewing Lodge

Currently using the videos of “We Were Children” and “Sleeping Children Awake” and “Did You Know.”

CONTEMPORARY SESSIONS

• Understanding Canadian Treaties and First Nations History (Also with The Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba – Speakers Bureau, Visit the website www.trcm.ca to inquire a session with White Spotted Horse)
• Taking a closer look at the Spirit and Intent of Historic Treaty One and Two
• Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace
• Managing 4 Generations in the Workplace
• How to Recruit Aboriginal Workers
• Change Management
• The Personal Empowerment Hoop/Victim Hoop
• Path to Happiness
• Conflict Resolution
• Developing Trust
• Law of Attraction (An Indigenous Perspective)
• Historical and Legal Look at Canada’s Treaties
• How Ottawa Works
• Duty to Consult & Accommodate With First Nations
• Advance Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Skills (with the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc.) Visit the website www.ildii.ca
• Roles & Responsibility of the Board (with the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc.)
• Advance Strategic Planning (with the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc.)