Decolonization - Level 2 Communications and Land Acknowledgements
DATE: Thursday, March 9, 2023
TIME: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
LOCATION: Virtual – WebEx
Pre-Requisite: Members must have completed the two-day Decolonization Workshop
HSA members who have previously completed HSA’s two-day Decolonization Workshop facilitated by Rhiannon Bennett and Andrea Hilder are encouraged to apply for this one-day virtual workshop. Now that you have taken the vital first steps in playing an active and meaningful part in Decolonization, we are inviting you to this Level 2 workshop focusing on communications and land acknowledgements.
In this workshop, participants will learn more about how English, white supremacy, and colonization have impacted Indigenous languages, the importance of keeping language whole, and a reminder that Indigenous languages are living languages. This workshop builds off of the communication education discussed in our Level 1 Introduction to Decolonization workshop.
In the afternoon participants will tackle some of the discourse around land acknowledgements. Participants will dissect existing land acknowledgements, learn about Indigenous-land relations, and learn the difference between performative and impactful acknowledgements.
HSA is pleased to have Hummingbirds Rising Consultants Rhiannon Bennett and Andrea Hilder return to facilitate this one-day workshop.
Rhiannon Bennett is Musqueam and is well known for asking tough questions in a manner that encourages engagement and dialogue. She is actively working to create a more equitable world for all. Professionally, she has worked with Indigenous youth and families with overarching themes of her work being Decolonization and Reconciliation. In 2014, she was the first Indigenous person elected to the Delta Board of Education.
Andrea Hilder is an education professional, former foster parent and non-Indigenous parent of an Indigenous child. She has been a family support worker and a child and family advocate for two decades. Decolonization is the lens through which she learns, lives, and teaches.
Members must be able to attend the entire day. Space is limited.
Participants will receive wage replacement and dependent care expenses in accordance with HSA policy.
Members who are interested in this workshop must have completed the two-day Decolonization workshop and must complete a registration application by logging into My Events Registration using the prompts provided. Workshops are listed under Other events. Please call the HSA office at 604.517.0994 or 1.800.663.6119 if you do not know your HSA member ID number.