Indigenous Engagement Program

Indigenous Engagement & Partnerships

Ridgeline believes in the importance of supporting and engaging indigenous communities throughout North America. In doing so, Ridgeline is developing a pool of talented Indigenous individuals that can partake in employment opportunities in the environmental services sector.
The focus of Ridgeline’s training is to provide technical and hands-on skills for those interested to start a career path in the environmental services sector.

Our Program

At Ridgeline, we believe in empowering Indigenous peoples through mutual partnerships, capacity development, and hands-on training.
Our mission is to provide students in Indigenous communities with an alternative form of learning that focuses on hands-on training intertwined with traditional learning. In doing so, we hope to allow students with little or no experience in the environmental sector to gain skills while offering a path to earn credits towards a college diploma.
**PROGRAM CASE STUDIES**

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post-secondary partners

Ridgeline has partnered with post-secondary institutions such as Northern Lights College and Lakeland College so that participants in the program can gain college credit towards a diploma in environmental sciences.
By partnering with the colleges we can ensure that the training program is recognized by the industry nationwide and that it can be utilized by the students to build a lifelong career in the environmental industry.

Our Indigenous Partners

Shane Janvier -Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation (Alberta)
Samson Cree Nation (Alberta)
Saddle Lake First Nation (Alberta)
Frog Lake First Nation (Alberta)
Kahkewistahaw First Nation (Saskatchewan)
Fort Nelson First Nation (British Columbia)
Swan Lake First Nation (Manitoba)
Battleford Agency Tribal Chiefs (Saskatchewan)
Ahtahakakoop Cree Nation
Moosomin First Nation
Mosquito—Grizzley Bear’s Head—Lean Man First Natio
Red Pheasant Cree Nation
Saulteaux First Nation
Stoney Knoll Band
Sweetgrass First Nation

Ridgeline Canada acknowledges it has various locations located on the traditional territory of Treaty 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 11 in which we operate. We respect the rights, cultures, diversity, interests, and aspirations of the First Nations, Metis and Inuit people and all those who have made Canada home.

We are committed to building strong and lasting relationships with the communities we work in.

Ridgeline’s Indigenous Engagement Policy enforces our gratitude and objectives to work with indigenous groups and communities.

We respect the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the Indigenous and are committed to building strong and lasting relationships through:

Mutual Respect.
Early inclusive dialogue and collaboration.
Understand each other’s perspectives and priorities.
Integrate Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives and local traditional knowledge in our daily activities and training programs with Indigenous communities.
Build capacity for both Indigenous people and Ridgeline.