Agenda

Day One: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

10:45 EDT ( 07:45 PDT )

60 min
Angela Wesley

Achieving Great Leadership: What this Means for Indigenous Organizations

Angela Wesley, Commissioner, BC Treaty Commission

  • Develop skills, knowledge and attitudes that foster good working relationships
  • Identify differences between Indigenous worldviews and your own
  • Explore how different worldviews affect leadership decisions
  • Recognize Indigenous leadership structure within communities
  • Understand the benefits of working with Indigenous communities

11:45 EDT ( 08:45 PDT )

60 min
Jeff Robert

Workplace Management and Traditional Clan Systems

Jeff Robert, Human Resources Advisor, Independent First Nations

  • Examine how the clan system is relevant to modern organizations.
  • How to use traditional knowledge as the starting point for workplace management.
  • Explore the conflicting views of institutional Human Resources and the First Nation experience.
  • Learn how traditional knowledge can guide and support organizational change.
  • Using clan system management to increase employee retention and engagement.

12:45 EDT ( 09:45 PDT )

30 min

Break

13:15 EDT ( 10:15 PDT )

60 min
Jackson Dionne

The 4 R’s of Recovery

Jackson Dionne, Executive Director, Indigenous Wellness & Training Society

Welcome to the Indigenous Wellness & Training Society organization.  In this introduction to our organization we would like to share the reason we believe recovery is so important to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada.  We help individuals with mental health issues and seniors support.  Providing services like this especially at this time makes our organization vital to the health and well-being of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada.

In this introductory talk we will discuss our overall philosophy and provide our thoughts on the reasons why “Recovery” needs to be our number one priority for all Indigenous Peoples of Canada.

Day Two: Wednesday, September 14, 2022

10:45 EDT ( 07:45 PDT )

60 min
Amanda Kilabuk

Supporting Mental Wellness in the Workplace

Amanda Kilabuk, Executive Director, Tungasuvvingat Inuit

  • Hard work and heart work
  • Working through vicarious trauma
  • It’s NOT as Easy as 1-2-3
    • Fixing the stigma of mental wellness is a long road and not a “1-2-3 policy manual”
    • “Actual” HR conversations vs perceived HR conversations in an Indigenous org
  • Getting comfortable being uncomfortable

12:45 EDT ( 09:45 PDT )

30 min

Break

14:15 EDT ( 11:15 PDT )

60 min
Jennifer Biddlecombe

Modernizing your Total Compensation Practices

Jennifer Biddlecombe, Principal Consultant, Jouta Performance Group

  • Connecting compensation to your HR Strategy to attract and retain talent
  • Your total compensation offering
  • Base pay structures – connecting external and internal equity
  • Pay equity – ensuring equal pay for work of equal value
  • Ensuring your compensation plan is sustainable and flexible

Legal Human Resource Issues: Thursday, September 15, 2022

12:30 EDT ( 09:30 PDT )

45 min

Break

13:15 EDT ( 10:15 PDT )

45 min
Jennifer Wiegele

Effective Employment Policies in the First Nations Context

Jennifer Wiegele, Partner, Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP

  • Employment policy toolkit
  • Preparing effective policies for your workplace
  • Ensuring policies reflect cultural and social values of the workplace
  • Addressing unique issues in Indigenous workplaces
  • Implementing and enforcing policies
  • Identifying culpable misconduct and acting on it
  • Understanding the difference between culpable/non-culpable misconduct and addressing both appropriately