San’yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training

The San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program is an Indigenous-led, policy-driven, and systems-level educational intervention to foster health equity and mitigate the effects of systemic racism experienced by Indigenous people in health and other sectors.

Register at this link: https://sanyas.ca/registration#National

Food is our Medicine: An Indigenous Foodways Learning Journey

Are you a health care professional or staff who wants to work towards reconciliation and decolonization in the workplace? Nourish Leadership has developed an online course with four ‘seasons’ or chapters. . A variety of multimedia resources provide the backbone for learning, reflecting and engaging on colonization, Indigenous histories and cultures, Indigenous foodways, and steps towards decolonized food in health care. This course is offered at no cost to the learner.

Register at this link: https://www.nourishleadership.ca/fiom-learning-journey-landing

Building an awareness of cultural humility

The course has been divided into 2 modules (5 topics), each of which is broken into relevant topics related to the theme of each module. Within each topic, you will be expected to respond with at least one post to one or more discussion questions (posting anonymously is also available).

Additionally, you will be supported to write a reflection on a major theme introduced in two of the topics. The process of reflective writing will encourage you to reflect on how your responses to others are influenced by your own culture and experiences. Check with CME Continuing Education at USask for availability.

Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education

This is 6 week online course from UBC will enhance your understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work. The time commitment is approximately 2-4 asynchronous hours per week. Once registered, you can proceed at your own pace.

Learn more and register here.

Nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree) Language Course

This course is open to everyone – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants who wish to learn to uplift language revitalization. The geographic regions that this course would be most applicable for are Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Montana.

This language learning opportunity is a partnership between a charitable social enterprise (the Outdoor Learning Store), and Natural Curiosity. There will be 8 live (virtual) 90 min sessions starting Oct 16. Click here for more information and to register.

Indigenous Canada

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the University of Alberta Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. Created from an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life and art. The course takes about 21 hours to complete and free to audit. You can also earn a certificate for a small fee.

Register here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada.

4 Seasons of Reconciliation

These online courses and films provide a comprehensive, customized anti-racist education in line with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. This material aims to promote a renewed relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Settlers through transformative multi-media learning.

Register at this link: https://www.reconciliationeducation.ca/

The Role of Practitioners in Indigenous Wellness

This course is a collaborative project developed by the Division of Continuing Medical Education, College of Medicine, and the School of Rehabilitation Science, University of Saskatchewan, with assistance from the Canadian Medical Protective Association. The content was created by Indigenous community members and scholars. It is designed from an indigenous world view, delivered through the voices and stories of leaders in Indigenous health care. Upon completion, health care practitioners will be equipped with the knowledge and insights to employ an interdisciplinary approach in understanding and supporting indigenous patients.
This online course is self-directed. Participants are expected to complete the online modules at their own pace, within their registered twelve-week session. Check with CME Continuing Education at USask for availability.