1. “Promoting Resilience in Indigenous Communities”

2. Canadian Red Cross Mission
To improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world.

3. Focusing on the vulnerable...
The CRC focuses on the vulnerable – those “at-risk” from situations related to injury, illness, violence, disaster and/or deteriorating economic and social conditions ... With particular concern for the most vulnerable, those with fewest resources to cope effectively with such threats

4. Why Red Cross?
More and more we are coping with the symptoms of severe storms, anomalous weather and people are often dependent upon aid in times of crisis

5. Social Construction of Risk: Harm is not self-evident

6. Root Causes of Vulnerability
Disaster Management is about addressing the symptoms of distress in emergency situations – and Social Inequity

7. Risk Reduction & Resiliency: Access
Access to Humanitarian Space
National Indigenous Peoples’ Advocacy Framework on Risk Reduction & Resiliency
An Indigenous “Concept of Ops”

8. Humanitarian Diplomacy
Establishing respectful relationships with FN communities before, during and after a crisis

9. Tsunami Operation: Report
A Resilient Community...
Is knowledgeable and healthy
Is organized
Is connected
Has infrastructure and services
Has economic opportunities
Can manage its natural assets

10. Cultural Lens: Nibi - Water

11. How people make meaning

12. Miigwetch! Thank you!