Working in Good Relation: An Educational Toolkit on Indigenous Truths, Resistance, and Shared Strength

This Indigenous educational toolkit is a learning journey that invites reflection, responsibility, and relationship.

Module 1: Introduction provides details about the course including information, instructions, and tips.

Module 2: Systems of Oppression begins by naming the truth of harm. It is here that you will learn the histories and living legacies of colonialism that continue to shape our shared present.

From this grounding in history, Module 3: Resistance as Care offers tools for action: ways of learning, unlearning, and standing in relationship to resisting oppressive systems in our daily lives and work.

Module 4: Strength in Difference emphasizes looking toward the future with humility and care, celebrating the strength that emerges when diverse communities are supported, honoured, and held together in shared responsibility.

Resources to guide you

This toolkit comes with two extra resources:

1. Self-Reflection Guide: This is a place for learners to write down any of your own notes or self-reflections. In the Modules, these points are marked as Reflection Exercises or Activities. Click here to download.
2. Facilitator’s Guide: This is a resource for educators, managers, or facilitators who would like more guidance on how to use the Toolkit in schools, workplaces, or other places where learning takes place. Click here to download.

Using this toolkit offline

• An offline version of the toolkit is available to download here.
• An accessible, printer-friendly version of the toolkit is available to download here.

Please note that some content (e.g., audio, videos, etc.) is not included in these versions.

How this Toolkit Came to be

ParriagGroup was hired by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) to develop this toolkit. To ground the toolkit in a good way, the team learned from many different sources:

• The Literature Review looked at Indigenous and anti-oppression-focused frameworks, guidebooks, and toolkits.
• The Indigenous Advisory Circle included seven Indigenous CAP employees and representatives with distinct identities and experiences. They provided input on Indigenous priorities, issues, and solutions to be addressed in the toolkit.
• Subject Matter Expert Interviews were conducted with five Indigenous experts who specialized in Indigenous education, curriculum development, and/or training.