CULTURALLY COMMITTED
cultivating safe spaces for shared learning
What is Culturally Committed?
Our Vision: Cultivating Safe Spaces for Shared Learning
Our Mission: We are building a community where safe spaces for learning ignite authentic, reciprocal relationships between Indigenous peoples and settlers. With unwavering respect and a deep commitment to reconciliation, we take responsibility together, recognizing that true healing and growth come from shared efforts. Through the power of reciprocity, we create an environment where every voice is honored, and the path toward understanding and meaningful change is walked side by side.
What We Do
Client Feedback
At Culturally Committed, we recognize that cultural humility is a lifelong journey, and we actively engage the Indigenous community in guiding this process. By seeking direct feedback from clients, we empower providers to understand what culturally safe care truly looks like from an Indigenous perspective. This collaboration helps shape more effective, respectful, and culturally aware practices.
For Providers
We believe cultural humility is a lifelong pursuit, which is why we provide resources and learning opportunities to continually expand your knowledge and understanding. Our offerings are designed to support meaningful, ongoing growth in fostering respect, awareness, and cultural safety.
Culturally Committed Provider Registry
Our registry connects Indigenous clients with service providers committed to continuous cultural safety education. Each provider demonstrates an ongoing dedication to unlearning colonial practices and improving their cultural safety through active participation in workshops, seminars, and educational opportunities. This resource is designed to ensure that Indigenous communities can access services from individuals who are actively striving to create safer, more respectful spaces."
For those wishing to begin their learning journey:
"We offer bimonthly learning sessions with Indigenous Elders, Mentors, and Knowledge Keepers, creating a respectful and supportive environment for deep learning. These sessions provide a unique opportunity to engage directly, ask meaningful questions, and gain firsthand insights into Indigenous knowledge systems and cultural perspectives. It’s a safe space designed to foster understanding and build stronger relationships."
Elder Ray Tony Charlie of Penelakut
A Working Definition of
Cultural Safety
Cultural safety is both an environment and an approach to care that is defined as “safe” by those who are impacted by the services they are receiving.
Are you a individual who:
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Recognizes that systemic racism exists across multiple sectors, and acknowledges the ongoing need for learning around cultural safety and humility?
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Demonstrates openness and a willingness to incorporate teachings and feedback into personal or professional practices?
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Is committed to fostering safe, inclusive spaces for Indigenous Peoples, with the goal of improving outcomes and advancing equity within the community?
If you answer "Yes!" to the above questions, we invite you to link arms with other Culturally Committed Providers.
Acknowledgements
I'd like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all of those who have guided my (occasionally misguided) intentions as I've deepened my understanding of cultural safety and humility. I raise my hands to all of the Elders, teachers, community members, colleagues, and acquaintances who've become the closest of friends.
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I'd also like to acknowledge the amazing photographer who captured the images shared on this page: the incredibly talented and ridiculously humble Ryan Dawson, from Dzawada'unuxw First Nation. Ryan, I am so grateful our paths have crossed.
Huy ch q'u siem