The skills are taught through a number of skillset themes.
Sessions will consist of one or more skillset themes
depending on the need of the training.
Trainers can use a range of activities to
teach the skills. It is important to
understand that the goal is the
achievement of the skillset theme
and that the activities are
merely the means to reach
that goal.
THEMES
Scroll down to discover
the themes!
POSITIONALITY
ENGAGE/ PARTICIPATE/
SHARE/ EXPRESS
TRANSFORMATIVE
LEARNING
IDENTIFYING
MECHANISMS OF
EXCLUSION
CONNECT WITH
SOMEONE'S STORY
LISTENING
SKILLS
BEING AN
ALLY
TRANSFORMING
RESTORATIVE
PRACTICE
SAFE/
BRAVE SPACE
COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY
INDIGENOUS
KNOWLEDGE
FORGIVENESS
CEREMONY
EMBODIED
KNOWLEDGE
SELF-CARE
LOWER INHIBITIONS
HONOR AND
CELEBRATE
NEUTRALITY
DISCOVER THEMES
The themes are presented in no particular order of importance.
ENGAGE/ PARTICIPATE/
SHARE/ EXPRESS
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Don’t rely on standard forms of responding and participating
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Facilitate various forms of participation
IDENTIFYING
MECHANISMS OF
EXCLUSION
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Understand the perspective of dominant and the other
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Become aware of mechanisms that are used to exclude or silence
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Role of conditioning and not-noticing
POSITIONALITY
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Learn to identify one’s (b)earth position as an outcome of a particular modern and colonial historical trajectory
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understand the impact it has on relationality
LISTENING SKILLS
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Identify listening vs. hearing
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Responding vs. reacting
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Be a witness to and honor someone’s story
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Avoid running away from the feelings that someone’s story evokes
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Connect with one’s (family) heritage and culture
CONNECT WITH
SOMEONE'S STORY
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Standing with or for something or somebody
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Speaking with or on behalf of something or somebody
BEING AN
ALLY
TRANSFORMING
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Be attuned to the energy of and the atmosphere within the group
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Courage to speak up/breakthrough/act
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Ability to transform the energy within the group and within self
FORGIVENESS
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Ability to forgive the other
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Ability to forgive oneself
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Ability to release and let go
LOWER INHIBITIONS
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Move out of the intellectual realm
CEREMONY
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A communal ritual act to center and gather attention and energy
SAFE/ BRAVE SPACE
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Sensitive and responsive to personal and interpersonal needs
SELF - CARE
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Create space safe enough so people dare to be brave
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While allowing for uncomfortability
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Appreciation of the moment
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Celebrating the moment
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Appreciating and celebrating the relationship/connection
HONOR AND CELEBRATE
NEUTRALITY
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Hold a space of non-judgment
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Do not jump in to fix
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Give room to the other to work things out