Disclosures
This policy is valid from 15 August 2019
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
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This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
This blog does accept forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. We write for our own purposes. However, we may be influenced by our background, occupation, religion, political affiliation or experience.
The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements.
Storybook Studios is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associations Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers’ own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.
Considerations
I self-identify as a Metis person, and have many years experience of working with Indigenous peoples in Canada. However, my advice or suggestions that I provide are from my own unique experience, and may not be the right way or be respectful for every individual or group. Please keep this is mind while exploring my Indigenous related resources.
Some general rules of thumb and protocols I have when teaching with or about Indigenous peoples comprise of these 3 general rules:
2. Don't cookie cutter it.
- All Indigenous Communities are unique. When teaching an Indigenous unit, or when working closely with an Indigenous Community in any capacity, please treat each person or topic individually. Specifically in regards to teaching, don't teach that ALL Indigenous communities are the same. Each community has its own concerns, ways of doing things, values, ways of teaching etc.
3. Acknowledge.
- A gesture of respect is acknowledging the land you live on or are visiting. When teaching a unit on Indigenous culture, residential school, or other topic, it's a good rule of thumb to acknowledge that the place you are teaching and living on is (probably) the traditional territory of someone else.
- Example: A am grateful to live and work on the unceded (or traditional) territory of the ________ Peoples.
Some general rules of thumb and protocols I have when teaching with or about Indigenous peoples comprise of these 3 general rules:
- Don't assume anything about the community.
2. Don't cookie cutter it.
- All Indigenous Communities are unique. When teaching an Indigenous unit, or when working closely with an Indigenous Community in any capacity, please treat each person or topic individually. Specifically in regards to teaching, don't teach that ALL Indigenous communities are the same. Each community has its own concerns, ways of doing things, values, ways of teaching etc.
3. Acknowledge.
- A gesture of respect is acknowledging the land you live on or are visiting. When teaching a unit on Indigenous culture, residential school, or other topic, it's a good rule of thumb to acknowledge that the place you are teaching and living on is (probably) the traditional territory of someone else.
- Example: A am grateful to live and work on the unceded (or traditional) territory of the ________ Peoples.