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This resource is designed to fulfill the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s Call to Action #63 to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms and to build student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.\r\n\r\nOur goals are to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a more inclusive environment through the presentation of a different worldview, and to enhance and enrich the educational and cultural experience of the educational community.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bridge differences in worldviews by cultivating a shared appreciation and respect for diversity of thought and experience.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fostering a greater awareness of Indigenous cultures, knowledges and perspectives.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Develop a deeper understanding of Canada\u2019s history of colonization and its influence on current relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encourage Indigenous student engagement in entrepreneurship and the on-campus entrepreneurial ecosystem.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Project Deliverables<\/h1>\r\nThis project will deliver two eLearning modules with embedded videos, quizzes, and case studies. Specific objectives include two eLearning modules embedded within the Pressbooks content management system. A test bank and case studies to evaluate student learning outcomes will be made available separately to lecturers and educators. <span>Please email Michael Mihalicz &lt;<\/span><a href=\"mailto:michael.mihalicz@ryerson.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">michael.mihalicz@ryerson.ca<\/a><span>&gt; if you would like access to these ancillary resources.<\/span>\r\n<h2>Module 1<\/h2>\r\nPrior to contact with Europeans, Indigenous communities across the world had developed complex economic systems. This module will provide an overview of traditional Indigenous economies and the pre-contact trade networks that existed throughout North America. This module is intended to set the record straight on pre-contact trade practices and honour the trail-blazing entrepreneurs that laid the foundation for what would become the North American economy. Accompanying this module will be a series of maps detailing the known existence of trade routes from oral histories and archaeological evidence.\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nUpon completion of eLearning Module 1 students will have a basic understanding of:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Traditional Indigenous economies and the pre-contact trade networks.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The contributions of trail-blazing Indigenous entrepreneurs on the development of the North American economy.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 2<\/h2>\r\nThis module will explore how Indigenous entrepreneurship differs from mainstream practices and how the influence of culture, values and community in organizations can foster a more respectful, cohesive, and harmonious socio-economic environment. Accompanying this module will be a series of videos featuring prominent Indigenous entrepreneurs\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1em\">and business professionals that<\/span><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> explore the role of culture, values and community in fostering a more respectful and cohesive work environment.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nUpon completion of eLearning Module 2 students will have a basic understanding of:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The value of alternative approaches to business and new venture creation and the value of diversity of thought and experience when shaping a business.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The unique and under-acknowledged styles of entrepreneurship practiced by Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The benefits of Indigenous management structures and leadership styles in fostering a holistic mindset and collectivist work environment.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How cultural values, knowledges and ways of being helped shape business practices in many Indigenous communities.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>This project stems from a larger nation-wide call to develop and promote a culturally responsible and respectful curriculum that integrates Indigenous pedagogies and ways of knowing. 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