Back to: Walking with Truth and Reconciliation- a Journey with Rachelle Dallaire
In this lesson, Rachelle goes into defining values, cultural perspectives training, and cultural intelligence. She introduces some historical context and refers to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action.
Questions for self-reflection
- Rachelle says “When we have decisions to make, I say to Executive Directors, if you have your values, you are never alone in making your decisions. You are never lost.” How do your values act as guides in your work?
- What’s your understanding of cultural intelligence?
- How would you rate your cultural intelligence?
Reflections for your workplace
- What are the shared values in your workplace? How do conflicting values show up?
- How does cultural intelligence live in your workplace?
More to explore
Resources to know
Resources to grow
Indigenous Cultural Intelligence Course from University of Alberta
Deep dive
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP)
Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action
