Our Services
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WHO DO WE HELP?
Bear Vision is an Indigenous owned business created in 2000 to assist Indigenous organizations, First Nations communities, Industry partners and government in the employment and training sector.
WHAT DO WE DO?
We assist organizations in developing and implementing strategies to engage, and work with Indigenous communities.
WHEN WOULD YOU CALL US?
When you are working in the Traditional Territories of First Nations, Metis or Inuit communities and want to strengthen your relationships and engagement in your business. When you need to build cultural competence for your team.
We have extensive experience in teaching and training, having served as instructors and trainers for various programs, including the Mining Essentials Program and strategic planning facilitation for numerous First Nations. We are committed to serving our community, with past roles on boards and councils such as the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council and the Ontario Indigenous Cultural Safety Program. Our involvement extends to various committees and initiatives aimed at promoting Indigenous well-being and development.
We invite you to join us in our mission to create empowering and culturally relevant educational experiences for Indigenous communities.
WHY WOULD YOU NEED OUR SERVICES?
Bear Vision delivers training that:
- Use our Indigenous pedagogical teaching and learning methods
- Are guided by our 7 Sacred Grandfather Teachings
- Use the Four R’s of Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity and Responsibility
- Reflective and respectful of Indigenous culture and values.
- Aligned with clients’ mission, values and goals.
- Flexible in meeting the unique and specific needs of clients.
- Creative and pro-active.
- Delivered with respect for individual and cultural diversity.
- Professional and accountable to the clients they serve.
Bear Vision believes that Indigenous people, value visuals versus written and have developed a Training Model that is wholistic in nature and will include on-the-land cultural activities to be decided between the trainees, the client and the facilitator.
Our Areas of Expertice
Bear Vision provides customized, comprehensive solutions in four major areas:
- Indigenous Education & Training – Decolonization of Education
- Indigenous Organizational & Community Development
- Indigenous Employment & Training
- Indigenous Education Research
Our clients have included many community development organizations, government, and industry partners.
Our projects have included the development and facilitation of strategic plans, development of “Ready to Mine” essential skills curriculum, management and leadership training, proposal development for training dollars, board of directors training, facilitations skills training, negotiations and facilitation and mediation.
Our work takes us into our traditional territory communities and organizations across Canada. We have extensive experience in working with different cultures. We have learned that no two clients are alike: each faces challenges within their own environment.