[Ailist] Inquiry--working with First Nations youth

[Bill Scott]

Hi Warren,

I collected a variety of resources with the generous assistance of people on
this list about working with First Nations people. I posted the combined
wisdom of the group on the AI Commons web site about 2.5 years ago. See:
http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/practice/bibAiStoriesDetail.cfm?coid=764
1. Hopefully this is a good starting point for you. 

I also discovered in my conversations with First Nations people that AI is
very congruent with their way of being as it emphasizes oral history,
respect for the past and one's elders, and creativity.

If you want to contact me off line, either by phone or email, I can pass on
some other resources that I've developed since that time.

Regards,
Bill

WJS Consulting Inc.
wjs.consulting at shaw.ca
604-574-1856

Engaging human potential

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[mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Warren Linds
Sent: October-12-07 1:57 PM
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Subject: [Ailist] Inquiry--working with First Nations youth

Hi. I am a new member of this list and have a question. I am involved in 
a project that entails working with First Nations youth (12-16 yr. old) 
in reserve high schools around developing healthy relationships, healthy 
communities, etc. We are planning a 3 day workshop and I am wondering if 
anyone out there has any experience with this population and this goal? 
Any resources, stories, most appreciated.

Thank you.

Warren Linds
PS. "First Nations" means aboriginal. "Reserve high school" means a high 
school on an Indian reserve that is controlled by a tribal council. 
Teachers could be First Nations, white, or other. In some of the schools 
we will be working in (this workshop will involve about 25 students 
together from several schools) the school population is homogenous; in 
some it is white and First Nations students, and in some it is a 
heterogeneous population.
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