The January Canadian Club of Victoria meeting, will feature, Bob Joesph. Join us as Mr. Joesph presents 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act as it relates to Truth and Reconciliation and its importance in understanding to improve relationships between Indigenous peoples and the engineering profession for more meaningful partnerships in economic development projects.
Bob Joseph, founder and President of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., has provided training on Indigenous relations since 1994. Each year he assists thousands of individuals and organizations in building Indigenous relations. His Canadian clients include all levels of government, Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, including the World Bank, small and medium-sized corporate enterprises, and Indigenous Peoples. He has worked internationally for clients in the United States, Guatemala, Peru, and New Caledonia in the South Pacific. In 2006, Bob facilitated a worldwide Indigenous People’s round table in Switzerland which included participants from the United Nations, Australia, New Zealand, North, Central and South America, Africa, and the Philippines.
Bob has worked as an associate professor at Royal Roads University and has routinely been a guest lecturer at other academic institutions. He has an educational background in Business Administration and International Trade and is a certified Master Trainer who in May of 2001 was profiled in an annual feature called, “Training: the New Guard 2001” by the American Society of Training and Development. Bob was one of nine trainers selected for the feature from over 70,000 members who come from more than 100 countries and 15,000 organizations.
Bob is an Indigenous person, or more specifically a status Indian. He is an initiated member of the Hamatsa Society and has inherited a chief’s seat in the Gayaxala (Thunderbird) clan, the first clan of the Gwawa’enuxw one of the 18 tribes that make up the Kwakwaka’wakw. Bob is anticipating holding his first potlatch as a chief once it is safe to host a large gathering. His chief name is K’axwsumala’galis, which, loosely translated, means “whale who emerges itself from the water and presents itself to the world.”
Tickets for this event are $55/person for members and $65/person for non-members. Click on the following link to sign-up.
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/21-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-indian-act/
Note that the Canadian Club of Victoria only accepts credit card payments online. For cash payment, kindly email: sharonapsey@shaw.ca to register for this event.
I hope to see you there.
Rob Shemilt
President
Dear friends of The Canadian Club of Victoria,
The Canadian Club of Victoria presents a dynamic forum to explore the issues that matter most to Canada. With our local roots dating back to 1906, it is a nonpartisan meeting place for the inquiring, the influential, and all Canadians alike.
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HONORARY PATRON
Her Honour
The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
PRESIDENT – Robert Shemilt
VICE-PRESIDENT – Barbara Strachan
email: president@thecanadianclubofvictoria.com