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  • Stephanie Joe on the future of healthy reconciled work spaces

    Written by Stephanie Joe, communications professional with Pipikwan Pêhtâkwan, an Indigenous owned, led and majority staffed public relations agency.
    September 17, 2022

    As a content writer for an Indigenous owned, led and majority-staffed public relations agency, we talk with our clients extensively about what the future could look like if reconciliation and decolonization are present in newsrooms communications worksites and how we can go.

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  • Inspiring communications teams with Indigenous voices

    Written by Kathryn Engel, Senior Advisor, Community Engagement & External Relations, Alberta Health Services
    September 1, 2022

    [caption id="attachment_23342" align="alignnone" width="240"] Kymowyn Sugar. Indigenous skills training program facilitator[/caption] Imagine having a communications department inspired by the art of traditional oral storytelling and at the same time, guarantee the concepts of Truth and Reconciliation become more than mere buzzwords. A.

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  • IABC Calgary’s new vice president is passionate about her industry and new role

    Written by Kathryn Engel, Senior Advisor, Community Engagement & External Relations, Alberta Health Services
    August 5, 2022

    While some people can’t remember not knowing what they want to do for a living and others stumble into meaningful work, Kristin McVeigh was of a third category. “I was one of those people who didn’t get out of high school thinking,.

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