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kinSHIFT presents Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
Join us for a deep learning journey as you grow your capacity to ignite change and build meaningful relations with Indigenous peoples.
Location
Online
Refund Policy
About this event
Elements of Truth: BEFORE RECONCILIATION
Immerse yourself in an experiential virtual learning journey to deepen your understanding of how settler Canadians can embrace their responsibility to spark change and build right relations with Indigenous peoples. Truth before reconciliation is an opportunity for all of us to learn from our past, to begin to step into our fuller potential in the present, and to re-imagine a better way forward together.
When we deepen our understanding of our true colonial history and the impacts on Indigenous peoples, and allow our hearts to be impacted by this truth, there is potential for us to embrace our responsibility to make change, to stand with Indigenous peoples, support Indigenous Peoples’ rights, create systems that are just and equal, and shift our current relations in ways that benefit the land, the water, and all life forms for generations to come.
About the Workshop
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation is a 10-hour workshop series rooted in Indigenous values. Guided by reciprocity, inclusion, curiosity, and humility, our learning journey unfolds over four weeks, with four powerful 2.5-hour sessions. Get ready for an informative, interactive, and impactful experience!
Earth: Uncover the impacts of colonization and gain a deeper understanding of our shared history.
Air: Expand your perspectives by embracing diversity and acknowledging implicit bias and injustice.
Fire: Reflect on social positioning, acknowledge power dynamics, and embrace the potential for change.
Water: Raise consciousness about the impacts of micro-aggressions and develop transformative communication skills.
While we encourage attendance in all four workshops (Earth, Air, Fire, and Water), Elements of Truth is designed to welcome both new and returning participants to any individual session. When registering for Elements of Truth, options are available to attend the series (all four workshops) or to register for each session individually.
Workshop Dates
Thursdays, April 18, 25, May 2, 9
1 to 3:30 pm PST
Contact us about group pricing for your staff, team or organization!
What to Expect
Our approach is often described as medicine for relationships. Through engaging activities, we awaken our imagination and expand our thinking. Drawing from Indigenous ways of learning, we embrace experiential and holistic approaches, weaving observation, action, reflection, relationships, and storytelling.
We utilize the arts to foster flexible thinking, breaking free from old relationship patterns. Our workshops model learning environments that foster emotional safety, empowering us to disrupt unconscious social norms with courage and authenticity.
Feel Engaged, Inspired & Mobilized
“I appreciated the connecting exercises...there are plenty of lectures and information-loaded workshops online—this workshop was powerful because of its personal connections and a chance to experience a different style of facilitation and learning.”
—Elements of Truth EARTH participant
“I really appreciated the sense of connection and inclusion. While there were moments of vulnerability, there was also space to explore this safely for everyone.”
—Elements of Truth FIRE participant
"I feel so enriched by the workshop…it is brilliant—and one of the best I have ever attended."
—Elements of Truth AIR participant
How You Can Support Indigenous Changemakers
IndigenEYEZ and our social enterprise kinSHIFT are community-based initiatives growing the network of changemakers inspired to decolonize and indigenize their relationships and communities. Your registration purchase in any kinSHIFT offering makes it possible for us to offer accessible and inclusive options to Indigenous peoples taking IndigenEYEZ workshops and programs.
Frequently asked questions
The Elements of Truth series (all four workshops) is $475 CAD plus Eventbrite service fees. Taken separately, each workshop is $125 CAD plus Eventbrite service fees. Please reach out to us if you are registering a group of five or more people.
Non-Indigenous settlers who have a desire to cultivate meaningful and respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples but are unsure of where to start. We also welcome those who may already be learning—reconciliation is a journey, not a destination.
While attending the full series is encouraged, you can choose to register for any individual workshop that resonates with you.
Each workshop explores different aspects of our shared history and sets a different part of the foundation for non-Indigenous people to understand what truth before reconciliation looks and feels like. We acknowledge that everyone is at a different place in their learning and our goal is to meet you
We'll provide optional pre-and post-workshop reading materials via email. The Zoom link will be emailed to you a few days before each time we gather online.
The interactive style of our workshops is best experienced using a video-capable device, such as a laptop, tablet or desktop computer. We also recommend using headphones.
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The purpose of all kinSHIFT workshops is to build foundational skills for reconciliation, rather than token practices. No background training is necessary and you will leave with the capacity to think, feel, relate, and act differently.
Learn, ask questions, & make mistakes in a safe environment, while building a foundation for engaging meaningfully with Indigenous peoples.
SHARED HISTORY means we all know where we come from.
COLLECTIVE PURPOSE is coming together to make the change we want, to restore healthy places and shared humanity for all.