CULTURAL COMPETENCE
IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Available On-Demand:
The Tahoma Peak‘s Cultural Competence in Indian Country Training
Introducing Tahoma Peak Solutions’ Online Education in a New & Innovative On-Demand Format
Making its online debut for Native American Heritage Month with the Native History 101 Fundamental Course, The Tahoma Peak Cultural Competence in Indian Country Training will provide over 100 lessons packed with comprehensive insights into Indigenous history, culture, and effective collaboration with Tribes and Native communities.
Offering a best in class series of accessible and engaging courses developed by trusted experts in Tribal policy, The Tahoma Peak Cultural Competence in Indian Country Training was designed to inspire, educate, and empower leaders in communications and community outreach towards a new era of cultural competence.
Enroll to start learning now, and sign up for upcoming course release updates here.
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Delve into the crucial historical context essential for engaging with Indigenous partners, introducing concepts such as Indigenous sovereignty and what is known as the “Indian problem.” (On-demand course available now.)
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Define Tribal sovereignty and its differences from Indigenous sovereignty. Cover the federal trust responsibility and the legal recognition of tribes, exploring how these factors shape the current landscape of Indian Country. Examine the federal recognition status of Tribes and modern Native identity, learning how their nuances affect the integrity of Native demographic data reporting.
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Focus on communication strategies regarding Indigenous people, covering appropriate language, the avoidance of stereotypes, and effective messaging.
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Provide optimal outreach practices to Tribes and Native communities, along with strategies for cultivating and maintaining generative working relationships with them.
Fundamental Courses:
Most DEI training efforts do not capture the unique histories of Indian Country.
Tahoma Peak wants to change that.
Everyone benefits when we have a genuine and real understanding of the diverse histories and peoples in our communities. However, the systemic erasure of Native American history and the invisibility of contemporary Native people have created substantial misunderstandings of Indigenous Americans and carry serious negative consequences.
The TPS team has over 15 years of experience training lawmakers, non-profits, foundations, and companies on the nuances of Indigenous communications and cultural safety in Indian Country. With a dynamic suite of offerings in both live conference and on-demand video formats, Tahoma Peak Solutions’ Cultural Competence in Indian Country Trainings are customizable for any type and size of organization committed to understanding and building relationships with Native communities.
Client Stories:
“I spent years on Capitol Hill giving the Indigenous 101 presentation to Senators and Members of Congress.
We have built our trainings on this foundation to make it available to everyone, not just within the halls of Congress.”
Your journey towards Indigenous inclusivity starts now
ON-DEMAND:
LIVE:
Fundamental Courses
Available On-Demand & Live
We recommend organizations start with these three introductory trainings to build their knowledge in the space.
The Native History 101 Fundamental Course is available for on-demand learning now. Enroll here.
Intensive Courses:
Available Live
Depending on your team or organization’s expertise and interest areas, we offer these intensives on specific issue areas.
Policy & Public Lands
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Tribes have a trust relationship with the US Federal government, creating a complex political and legal landscape. In this training, we will cover the fundamentals of Tribal sovereignty and policies that impact Native communities.
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Indigenous people have been connected to their homelands for thousands of years. Through 500 years of colonization, Indigenous lands have been transformed into what we now call public lands. This session explores that history and the impacts of colonization on the conservation movement.
Indigenous Foodways
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For generations, salmon, elk, roots, wild greens, and berries have held their rightful place as the center of Coast Salish Food Culture. In this training, we cover the importance of NW Native foods and their nutritional properties and benefits.
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This session explores the history of Native foods, provides background on Native food systems today and gives a foundational understanding of food and nutrition in Indian Country.
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This training covers the meaning and foundations of Tribal food sovereignty. This includes an overview of Native-led initiatives across Indian Country.
Advanced Courses:
Available Live
We offer these trainings and facilitations to organizations and teams that have already completed the three Fundamental trainings (or have related experience). If the Fundamental trainings are the 101 level, the advanced trainings here are the graduate level. These trainings take the fundamental learnings to the next level by understanding the pervasive nature of colonialism and how it impacts their work and relations with Indigenous peoples.
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This presentation will explore what European conquest has looked like, and how to move towards decolonization. The focus of this session is first to recognize and label what you don’t know related to engrained colonialism.
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This presentation will focus on unpacking implicit colonialism. We will run through examples of implicit colonialism and train the team to identify and unpack them. After this session, the team will be able to identify threads of colonialism in their everyday lives.
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In this consensus workshop, we center around answering a single question- how to Decolonize your work. In this session, we will guide the team through a series of writing exercises to find agreements to take the team forward. We will organize post-its and provide a visual for the team to represent the work and thought journey.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
On The Cultural Competence in Indian Country Training
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"This workshop should be a regular part of every organization’s DEI curriculum."
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"This has greatly informed our own personal learning journey and helped articulate our strategy for Indigenous youth and how the foundation shows up as change agent."
"Their guidance on work related to diversity, equity, and inclusion has been integral to deepening our understanding and historical context of Indigenous communities."
