Kisapemtoltipon

Cultural Awareness Trainer:

Kisapemtoltipon

Committed to working together, toward reconciliation.

Who are we?
Kisapemtoltipon, is a Wolastoqey term meaning, “Let’s Work Together”. And our team of Kisapemtoltipon Blanket Exercise facilitators are committed to working together with organizations in effort to ensure that society is well-informed on Indigenous peoples, and how education can help participants to be better equipped to be allies, and promote true and well-informed reconciliation in Canada and beyond.

What is a blanket exercise?
The Blanket Exercise is based on using Indigenous methodologies and the goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples.

Why Book a Blanket Exercise?
By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy.
What should I I know before booking?
We offer both the in-person Blanket exercise; which typically takes 3 hours to complete, and an interactive virtual version of the Blanket exercise. The virtual Blanket exercise is offered on the Zoom platform, and and takes 3 hours as well. Both version of the blanket exercise are followed by a talking or sharing circle, led by our facilitators and/or a present Elder.

Who benefits from a Blanket Exercise?
This interactive exercise can benefit corporations, businesses and individuals across sectors, who are interested in learning more about Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples, and how to support a culturally safe and informed environment in their workplace.