Culture
Naut’sa mawt Cultural programs create opportunities for learning, reflection, and community connection to help strengthen identity and support collective well-being.
Cultural Grants
The Cultural and Community Grants Program offers small grants to our Member Nations to assist with cultural activities, sporting events, and community gatherings. Each Member Nation has access to a grant of up to $6,000 a year (eligible to be carried over for four consecutive years). Since 2010, $344,500 in funds have been distributed to our Member Nations through this program.
Cultural Training & Inclusion
Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council’s cultural training and inclusion project currently includes two trainings:
Honouring the Truth – Our Shared History
This is a self-paced online course for onboarding new staff. It covers life pre-contact, the history of colonialism in Canada, the Indian Act, residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, treaties, and Nation-specific protocols and teachings.
Stronger Together – Cultural Identity as a Path to Healing
This is an in-person, experiential training designed for Member Nation staff and leadership. The training focuses on addressing lateral violence in the workplace and moving to lateral kindness through the 4 posts of wellness: spiritual, physical, emotional and mental. Participants engage with video sessions from a speaker series and take part in guided circle discussions supported by a facilitation guide. Through shared learning and reflection, the training fosters cultural identity, collective healing, and stronger team relationships.
