(ILTPD)

Indigenous Long-Term Participant Development Pathway Workshop:

This workshop is designed to help sport and physical activity leaders and organizations across Canada enhance their understanding about how to support Indigenous participants and athletes in their programming. The workshop will spend time developing an appreciation of Indigenous culture, and how that culture plays out in terms of engagement and sustained participation through the sport system. It will outline the key elements that need to be considered when planning, developing and implementing programs for and with Indigenous peoples and communities, including a focus on supporting the physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural needs of the individual to maximize their experience in sport and physical activity.

Upon completion participants will:

• Increased cultural awareness and understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada, through participation in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise
• Increased understanding of the Indigenous and mainstream sport systems in Canada
• Tools and an action plan to better support Indigenous participants in programs
• A certificate of workshop completion and 3 National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)
Professional Development (PD) points (if applicable)

Indigenous Long-Term Participant Development Learning Facilitator Training (ILTPD LF Training):

Purpose: To equip potential Learning Facilitators with an understanding of delivering the objectives of the ILTPD resource and workshop which provide mainstream leaders with:

1. An understanding of the cultural background and history of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
2. An awareness and appreciation of the different approaches needed to support the holistic needs of Indigenous participants.
3. Understanding of the Two Streams in the sport and physical activity system in Canada.
4. Tools and an action plan for how their organization will better support and welcome Indigenous participants into their programs.