Cultural Competence in Indian Country
Introducing Our New & Innovative On-Demand Online Education
Making its online debut 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.
Fundamental Courses
Available as On-Demand & Live Trainings
We recommend organizations start with these introductory trainings to build their knowledge in the space.
Native History 101
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.”
Indian Country Today
On-Demand Coming Soon
Explore tribal vs. Indigenous sovereignty, federal trust responsibility, and tribal recognition, and their impact on Indian Country and Native demographic data accuracy.
Indigenous Communications
On-Demand Coming Soon
Focus on communication strategies regarding Indigenous people, covering appropriate language, the avoidance of stereotypes, and effective messaging.
Outreach & Partnerships
On-Demand Coming Soon
Provide optimal outreach practices to Tribes and Native communities, along with strategies for cultivating and maintaining generative working relationships with them.
Intensive Courses
Available as Live Trainings
Depending on your team or organization’s expertise and interest areas, we offer these intensives on specific issue areas.
POLICY & PUBLIC LANDS
Federal Indian Law & Policy
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.
Public Lands & Indian Country
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have been connected to their homelands, now known as public lands due to colonization. This session examines that history and its impact on the conservation movement.
INDIGENOUS FOODWAYS
Northwest Native Foods
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.
Native Food Systems
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.
Food Sovereignty & Education Initiatives in Tribal Communities
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 as Live Trainings
These advanced trainings build on our Fundamental Courses (or related experience), offering graduate-level insights into colonialism’s impact on work and relations with Indigenous peoples.
History of Colonization
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.
Implicit Colonialism
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.
Decolonizing Your Work Facilitation
This consensus workshop focuses on decolonizing your work, guiding the team through writing exercises to reach agreements. Post-its and visuals will capture the journey and outcomes.
Would you prefer a live training session with one of our team members, or updates on course releases?
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.
“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.”
Maria Givens, TPS Co-Founder & Partner
