CULTURALLY COMMITTED
CULTURALLY SAFE SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS-LED LEARNING
Cultivating safe spaces for shared learning, accountability, and relationship-building across communities.
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We support individuals, providers, and organizations in learning and practicing cultural safety. Choose the path that fits where you are:
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WHAT IS CULTURALLY COMMITTED?
OUR VISION:
Cultivating Safe Spaces for Shared Learning
OUR MISSION
We are building a community where safe spaces for learning ignite authentic, reciprocal relationships between Indigenous peoples and settlers. With unwavering respect and a deep commitment to reconciliation, we take responsibility together, recognizing that true healing and growth come from shared efforts. Through the power of reciprocity, we create an environment where every voice is honored, and the path toward understanding and meaningful change is walked side by side.
CULTURALLY SAFE SERVICES & SUPPORT
START WITH REFLECTION
FREE RESOURCE
You might be preparing for circle, exploring cultural safety, or simply on your own journey of reconnection. This guide is a starting point.
When you sign up, you’ll receive:
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Instant access to the fillable reflection guide
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A short series of emails with teachings and stories
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Invitations to deepen your learning with our community
LEARN WITH INDIGENOUS MENTORS
We offer monthly learning sessions with Indigenous Elders, Mentors, and Knowledge Keepers, creating a respectful and supportive environment for deep learning. These sessions provide a unique opportunity to engage directly, ask meaningful questions, and gain firsthand insights into Indigenous knowledge systems and cultural perspectives. It’s a safe space designed to foster understanding and build stronger relationships.
A WORKING DEFINITION OF CULTURAL SAFETY
Cultural safety is both an environment and an approach to care that is defined as “safe” by those who are impacted by the services they are receiving.
IS THIS YOU?
Are you someone who:
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Recognizes that systemic racism exists across multiple sectors, and acknowledges the ongoing need for learning around cultural safety and humility?
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Demonstrates openness and a willingness to incorporate teachings and feedback into personal or professional practices?
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Is committed to fostering safe, inclusive spaces for Indigenous Peoples, with the goal of improving outcomes and advancing equity within the community?
If so, we invite you to walk this path with us.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I'd like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all of those who have guided my (occasionally misguided) intentions as I've deepened my understanding of cultural safety and humility. I raise my hands to all of the Elders, teachers, community members, colleagues, and acquaintances who've become the closest of friends.
I’d also like to acknowledge the photographers whose images are shared throughout this website: the incredibly talented and humble Ryan Dawson, from Dzawada'unuxw First Nation, and the gifted Paige Cordeiro, whose eye for connection and detail brings so much life to this work. I am deeply grateful that our paths have crossed.
huy tseep q’u siem