Our team wanted to include a module on Indigenous Ethics to guide both individuals and organizations in the process of integrating anti-racist principles and practices. This interactive module serves as an introduction to Indigenous ethics. It was designed in collaboration with Jacknife Consulting, an Indigenous-owned consulting firm, to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of opportunities to incorporate Indigenous ethics, ways of working and Reconciliation into international cooperation.

• Understand Indigenous Ethics and Values: Participants will gain a foundational understanding of Indigenous ethical frameworks, including core principles such as respect, reciprocity, and relationality, and how they differ from or align with other ethical systems.
• Integrate Indigenous Ethics into Anti-Racist Practices: Participants will learn how to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing and ethics into their personal and organizational practices, while aligning these principles with broader anti-racist frameworks in their work.
• Unpack Indigenous Rights and Recognition Nationally and Internationally & Promote Reconciliation: Participants will explore opportunities to support Reconciliation by applying Indigenous ethics in international cooperation, fostering meaningful partnerships and collaborations with Indigenous communities globally.
• Develop Actionable Strategies for Ethical Decision-Making: Participants will create practical strategies and tools for implementing Indigenous ethical principles in decision-making processes, ensuring that their approaches to international cooperation are respectful, inclusive, and aligned with Reconciliation efforts.

This module is structured around 2 learning units, including an excises-focuses one, and propose a Guide to support your learnings throughout the module.  It takes approximately 4 hours to complete. 

• Unit 1: 120 minutes
• Unit 2: 60 minutes

We suggest that you respect the order of the learning units, as the proposed structure enables learning from the individual to the organizational level.

The module begins with a guide developed by Jacknife Consulting to support your learnings throughout the module. We suggest you begin by skimming it to familiarize yourself with the key concepts, before moving on to the second unit, which proposes a webinar to deepen your learning on Indigenous Ethics.

You’ll need to refer to the Guide in the second unit, to complete the exercises. Once you’ve completed the module, this Guide will be a useful reference to add to your toolbox and keep close at hand!