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UNDERSTANDING & UNDERSTANDING & LEADING LEADING SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT
Phil Lane, Jr.Phil Lane, Jr.Four Worlds International Four Worlds International www.fwii.netwww.fwii.net
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OverviewOverview
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The term “sustainable development” The term “sustainable development” is being used in many different is being used in many different ways, for example:ways, for example:
In the context of forestry, sustainable development can mean the harvesting of trees and other forest products at a rate that does not exceed the capacity of the forest to regenerate itself.
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In the context of urban planning, sustainable development can mean managing growth within the capacity of infrastructure to service the population.
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In the context of health promotion, sustainable development can mean a pace and type of economic activity that does not jeopardize the wellbeing of people.
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In the context of international development projects, sustainable development can mean those activities designed not to exceed the socio-ecological capacity of the community to carry on from within.
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Talking Circle Topic:Talking Circle Topic: What are What are other contexts within which other contexts within which you have heard the term you have heard the term sustainable development being sustainable development being used?used?
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SocialWorld
NaturalWorld
Human Thinking & Activity
Understanding & Leading Sustainable Development will focus on how human thinking and activity influence both the social and natural worlds
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Module I:Module I:Coming to TermsComing to Terms
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What is development?What is development?
The root of the word“development” is the French word développer - to unroll or unwrap
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A process by which potentialities become apparent; by which a fuller, greater or better state is realized
Development:Development:
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A process through which something is made more available or put into use
A process through which something is exploited,
or converted into a new function, or has its value increased
Development:Development:
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What is sustainability?What is sustainability?
The capacity to keep up or keep going
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The capacity to supply with necessities or nourishment; to provide for
The capacity to support, hold, or bear up from below;
bear the weight of
Sustainability:Sustainability:
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What is sustainable What is sustainable development?development?
In 1980 the International Union for the Conservation of Nature published the World Conservation Strategy in which the term “sustainable development” was first used.
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Development is sustainable if it “meets the needs of the present without comprom-ising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. (The 1987 Brundtland Commission, set up by the United Nations General Assembly)
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“Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfillment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely.” (Wikipedia)
Other Definitions:Other Definitions:
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“…sustainable development is interpreted as a common currency that both unifies environmental, social and economic values and links today’s choices to tomorrow’s consequences.” (A Guide to Sustainability, from Canadian Choices for Transitions to Sustainability, Ottawa: Projet de societe, May 1995)
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“Sustainable development involves the simultaneous pursuit of economic prosperity, environmental quality and social equity.”
(World Business Council on Sustainable Development)
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“Sustainability is meeting the needs of all humans, being able to do so on a finite planet for generations to come while ensuring some degree of openness and flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances.”
(Jerry Sturmer, Santa Barbara South Coast Community Indicators)
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“Human beings are at the center of concern for sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature.” (Rio Declaration, adopted by the United Nations conference on Environment and Development in 1992)
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“In the final analysis sustainable development is about long-term conditions for humanity’s multi-dimensional well-being.” (Soubbotina, Beyond Economic Growth,
The World Bank, 2004)
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Criticisms of Criticisms of Current Definitions of Current Definitions of Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
They do not provide clear guidance about what to do differently.11
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Current uses of the term Current uses of the term “sustainable “sustainable development” in policy development” in policy documents:documents:
They tend to favour the continued growth of industrialized nations at the expense of development in poorer nations.
Economic policies based on concepts of growth and the continued depletion of resources cannot be sustainable.
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3.3.
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An Indigenous view of An Indigenous view of Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
The closest equivalent that the Cuna Tribe of Panama has for the term “sustainable” is the word harmonious
Harmony with all living thingsIn tunePeacefulMarked by agreement
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Talking Circle Topic:Talking Circle Topic: What What other definitions of sustainable other definitions of sustainable development have you development have you heard/used? Which definition heard/used? Which definition do you prefer? Why?do you prefer? Why?
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Module II: Module II: Models for Models for Exploring Exploring Sustainable Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment
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Interdependent and Interdependent and Mutually Reinforcing Mutually Reinforcing Pillars of Pillars of Sustainable Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment
SocialDevelopment
Environ-mental Protection
Economic Develop-
ment
United Nations 2005 World Summit Outcome Document
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A Fourth PillarA Fourth Pillar“…cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind as biodiversity is for nature.” Sustainable development cannot be understood “simply in terms of economic growth, but also as a means to achieve a more satisfactory intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual existence”.Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (UNESCO, 2001)
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Culture: Culture: how human beings how human beings make sense of the worldmake sense of the world
how people think, learn and solve problems, what they value and respect, what attracts and delights them, what offends them and their sense of what is appropriate
the soil in which the tree of identity has its roots
manifests itself in human relations, systems of organization, technology, arts, politics, economics, community life - all the things that humans do.
A Metaphor for CultureA Metaphor for Culture
Music
Folklore
Primary Culturehighly patterned
implicit rules of behavior
hidden cultural grammar
LanguageLawsFood
Visible Culture
CustomsArtifacts and
Behaviour
Beliefs and Values
Assumptions
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Primary Level CulturePrimary Level Culture
There is an underlying, hidden level of culture that is highly patterned – a set of unspoken, implicit rules of behavior and thought that controls everything we do. This hidden cultural grammar defines the way in which people view the world, determines their values, and establishes the basic tempo and rhythms of life. Most of us are either totally unaware or else only peripherally aware of this. I call these hidden paradigms primary level culture. (E.T. Hall)
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Other Metaphors for CultureOther Metaphors for Culture
The collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one group from another - the software of the mind
The eyes through which we see the world
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It can also be useful to speak about political sustainability, which refers to the processes through which decisions are made and power is arranged and distributed.”
(Bopp & Bopp, Recreating the World, 2006)
Adding One More PillarAdding One More Pillar
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Putting it All Putting it All TogetherTogether
PoliticalPartici-pation
EconomicDevelop-
ment
CulturalDiversity
SocialDevelop-
ment
EnvironmentalProtection
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What are the desired What are the desired outcomes of sustainable outcomes of sustainable development?development? •Clean water & air
•Fertile soil & good food
•A livelihood & a healthy economy
•An optimum population size
• Safety from poverty& disease
• Social contact & a sense of community
• Work, rest & celebration
• Opportunities to learn
•Halting global warming
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Characteristics of Sustainable Characteristics of Sustainable Development that Lead to these Development that Lead to these OutcomesOutcomes
Economic development is carried out in a way that is equitable for all the world’s peoples.
SocialDevelopment
Economic Development
Equitable
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Economic development is carried out in a way that is viable in terms of environmental protection.
Environ-mental Protection
Economic Develop-
ment
Viable
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Environ-mental Protection
SocialDevelopment
Bearable
Social develop-ment that is bearable by the environment.
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Environ-mental Protection
Economic Develop-
ment
SocialDevelopment
Bearable Equitable
Viable
Sustainable
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CIDA’s Framework CIDA’s Framework identifies key features identifies key features for the “pillars” of for the “pillars” of sustainable development:sustainable development:
• Environmental sustainability
• Economic development
• Social development
• Cultural diversity
• Political participation
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EnvironmentalProtection
•Ecosystem integrity•Biological diversity
•Managed population size
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Political ParticipationHuman rightsDemocratic developmentGood governance
EnvironmentalProtection
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PoliticalParticipation
Economic DevelopmentAppropriate economic policies
Efficient resource allocationMore equitable access to
resourcesIncreasing the productive
capacity of the poor
EnvironmentalProtection
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PoliticalParticipation
Economic Development
Social DevelopmentImproved income distribution
Gender equityInvesting in basic health &
educationEmphasizing participation of
the beneficiaries
EnvironmentalProtection
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PoliticalParticipation
EconomicDevelopment
Cultural DiversitySensitivity to cultural factorsRecognition of values conducive to development
SocialDevelopment
EnvironmentalProtection
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The Medicine Wheel ModelThe Medicine Wheel Model
A Powerful Mapping Tool A Universal Archetype
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The Individual
Physical
Mental
Spiritual
Emotional
The Medicine Wheel Model
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The Medicine Wheel Model
The Family or Clan
Dominant Thinking Patterns
Cultural &SpiritualPatterns
Human Relations
PhysicalEnvironment& Economy
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Political & Administrative
Cultural & Spiritual
Economic & Environmenta
l
Social
The Community
The Medicine Wheel Model
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The Wider World
Cultural Environment
Political & Ideological Environment
Economic & Ecological Environmen
t
Social Environment
The Medicine Wheel The Medicine Wheel ModelModel
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The Medicine Wheel Model:The Medicine Wheel Model:An Integrated Systems Approach Area or Country
Community
Familyor Clan
Individual
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Vision
The Wider World
Community The Person
Volition
Partic
ipatio
n
Family,Clan or Group
The Medicine Wheel The Medicine Wheel Model: Model: VisionVision
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Talking Circle Topic:Talking Circle Topic: Develop your own model Develop your own model that shows which domains that shows which domains of human activity need of human activity need to be harmonized to to be harmonized to achieve sustainable achieve sustainable development.development.
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Module III: Module III: Strategies for Strategies for Implementing Implementing Sustainable Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment
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Three Key StrategiesThree Key Strategies
Systems Thinking: Using a determinants approach
Transdisciplinarity: Working beyond the boundaries
Working from Principle
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Systems Thinking:Systems Thinking:
Using a determinants approach
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Brainstorming question:Brainstorming question: What are the things that What are the things that people need to have a people need to have a sustainable life?sustainable life?
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Aboriginal Community- Aboriginal Community- identified Determinants identified Determinants of Healthof Health
Basic physicalneeds
Spirituality &a sense of purpose
Life-sustaining values, morals & ethics Safety & security
Kashechewan Water Samples
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Adequate income and sustainable economics
Adequate power
Social justice and equity
Cultural integrity and identity
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Community solidarity and social support
Strong families and healthy child development Healthy eco-system and a sustainable relationship between human beings and the natural world
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Critical learning opportunities
Adequate human services & social safety net
Meaningful work & service to others
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Case Example: Case Example: The Pathways to The Pathways to Prosperity Prosperity ProgramProgram
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Pathways to Prosperity Program
Presented by United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
Initial funding providedby the Northwest Area Foundation
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To assist our Native Community in the journey
from poverty to well-
being
Program Goal
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Critical Challenges facing the Seattle Native
American Community
30% live below the poverty line
Highest level of homelessness of any group
Real unemployment levels are near 25%
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Critical Challenges facing
the Seattle Native American
CommunityHighest levels of: infant mortality rate diabetes, heart disease and cancer addictions and chronic mental
health issues disabilities
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What is poverty?Poverty is not simply “a lack
of jobs or income”, but rather
“a web of interwoven problems—
poor schooling, bad health,
family troubles, racism, crime
and unemployment—that can lock
families out of opportunity,
permanently”.
Joan Walsh “Stories of Community Building
and the Future of Urban America”
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The Tree of Poverty has many roots
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What Determines Poverty?
1. Poor health2. Weak cultural and
spiritual identity3. Unmet basic needs4. Lack of basic safety
and security5. Fractured social
networks
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What Determines Poverty?
6. Poor education7. Unemployment/low
wages8. Poor access to social
services9. Racism and
discrimination in society10. Ineffective public policy
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Our Primary Strategy
Transform the Determinants of Poverty
into theDeterminants of Well-being
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Determinants of Well-being
Poor healthVibrant health
Weak cultural and spiritual identityStrong cultural and spiritual identity
Unmet basic needs
Basic needs fulfilledLack of basic safety
and securityPersonal safety and securityFractured social
networksStrong social networks
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Determinants of Well-being
Poor educationAppropriate education and training
Unemployment/low wages
Adequate income opportunities
Poor access to social servicesAppropriate and adequate
social servicesRacism and discrimination in societyA societal climate that
appreciates diversity and fosters inclusionIneffective public
policyEffective public policy
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Pathway to ProsperityFour Strategic Elements
1. Address the Determinants of Poverty
2. Use a holistic systems approach
3. Working from principle
4. Start small before scaling up
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Pathways to Pathways to Prosperity ProgramProsperity Program
A comprehensive web of opportunities that form a pathway
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The Journey
What do people need to make the journey from chronic poverty and dependency to sustainable well-being and prosperity?
Poverty
Prosperity
jobsskills
culture
help
healing
connect?
support
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Nine Lines of Action
for Promoting
Prosperity and
Wellbeing
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– 1 –
Education and Training
United IndiansHeadstart and
Early HeadstartLiteracy
Family Strengthening
Early childhood development
Community Development
Wellness
Employment skills
LeadershipDevelopment
CulturalFoundations
EntrepreneurialDevelopment
Job Readiness
StrengtheningCommunity Institutions
And Programs
ParentingEducation
Life Skills
GED
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Health and Wellness
Healing and recovery from the impacts of trauma
Addiction recovery Personal growth Access to health services
Community action for health
Influencing public policy
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– 3 –
Cultural and Spiritual Revitalization
Elders Council
Drawing on Cultural Leaders
Cultural Research
Culturally based education and training Applying Cultural
Knowledge to Development Problems
Cultural events and gatherings
Cultural based
enterprises
Culture
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– 4 –
Community Building
Community involvement in program governance
Community Learning
andPlanning
Community-basedResearch andEvaluation
Community Engagement in Strategic Action
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– 4 –
Community Building
Specifically:1. Bernie Whitebear
Center for Human and Community Development
2. Quarterly gatherings for evaluation, learning and planning
3. Community core groups4. Community learning
processes5. Community based
enterprises
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– 5 – Offering a “hand-up” and
“bridge-building” Targeted small scale help to
families already engaged in the journey• E.g.., a bus pass, help with
groceries until month end, child care emergencies
Access to micro-loans Access to affordable housing One stop shopping and
connection to support and opportunities
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Goal: establish a Native American Community EconomicDevelopment Corporation
– 6 – Community Economic
Development
Building individual and community capacity for economic success
Job placement and support Small business incubation and
support Social enterprise initiative
• Teepee Camp• Salmon Bake Center• Northwest Canoe House
Capitalization of Native community business development
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– 7 – Partnership Building
Circle of partners to be established to ensure all needed services are available
Special focus on partnerships with other minorities, organizations and groups working on poverty issues
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– 8 – Strategic Communication
1. Using media for education and community development
2. Community participation to ensure strong community voice
3. Strategic dialogue between partners
4. Communicate lessons learned to wider world, funders, and other communities
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Public Policy Engagement
Policy research relevant to poverty alleviation
Systematic outreach to public policy makers
Focus on influence through constructive dialogue
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Transdisciplinarity: Transdisciplinarity: Working beyond boundariesWorking beyond boundaries
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•environmental protection,
•political participation
•economic development,
•social development
•cultural diversity
cannot be achieved from the stand-point of a single discipline or programmatic stream.
Efforts to promote sustainable development
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Global consensus agreesGlobal consensus agrees
Sustainable development cannot be achieved until three key issues are addresses
• extreme poverty,
• centuries-oldconflicts, and
• environmental degradation
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Resolving these key issues Resolving these key issues
requires:requires:collaborative and creative work
that steps outside traditional boundaries
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Transdisciplinarity is a process and way of working that transcends the boundaries of contributing disciplines and generates new logical frameworks, new methodologies and new knowledge and insights from the synergy that is created between them. (Bopp 2001)
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Case Example: Case Example: Sagamok Anishnawbek Sagamok Anishnawbek First NationFirst Nation
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In 2001, with the support of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, the Sagamok community committed itself to an intense period of reflection, learning & action designed to rebuild the health & prosperity of the Nation.
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The Community Story The Community Story Process: A systematic look Process: A systematic look in the mirrorin the mirror•Children•Youth•Men•Women•Elders•Families
•Political•Economic•Social•Cultural•Lands & Resources
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Sagamok Community Report CardSagamok Community Report Card
1.Basic physical needs 7/10
2.Cultural integrity & identity 4/10
3.Unity & social support 5/10
4.Safety & security3.5/10
5.Adequate infrastructure & social safety net
3.5/10
6.Adequate voice in decision making
4.5/10
7.Strong families & clans 3/10
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Integrated Community Integrated Community Planning: Ten-Year Action Planning: Ten-Year Action PlanPlan2 Strategic Lines of Action
Individual, family & community healing
Community development
Cross-Departmental Initiatives to address critical issues
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Individual, Family & Individual, Family & Community Community HealingHealing
Cultural Research
Community HealingMovement
ProfessionalHealing TeamCrisis Inter-vention Team
Families
Elders
Children
Youth
Women
Men
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Community DevelopmentCommunity Development•Strong engine for economic growth (Saulteaux Enterprises) •Comprehensive land & resource plan•Sagamok Community College•Social Welfare Reform Initiative•Culturally based governance system•Comprehensive housing strategy•Traditional healing lodge•Strong, culturally relevant education system•Strengthen voluntary sector•Alignment of all Band programs with 10-Year Action Plan
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Ongoing Cross-Departmental Ongoing Cross-Departmental InitiativesInitiatives
1.Early Childhood Development & Family Engagement Project
1.Social Welfare Reform
2.Comprehensive Youth Development
3.Community Wellness
4.Community Economic Development
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Cross-Departmental Cross-Departmental InitiativesInitiativesE.g. ComprehensiveYouth DevelopmentStrategy
Spiritual &Cultural Needs
Parents, Churches,Cultural leaders
Safety &Protection NeedsAnishnawbekPolice, Parents, Youth CouncilHealing &
Wellness NeedsHealth & Social Services, Youth Council
Learning Needs Parents, Education Dep’t & Partners
Social SupportNeeds
Health & SocialService, Parents,Youth Council
RecreationNeeds
Youth Council& Mentor Team
Economic & Employm’t Needs Saulteaux, Educat’n, Health Social Services
Leadership Development NeedsChief & Council,,Ed Dep’t, YouthCouncil
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Youth PopulationYouth Population
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Working from Working from PrinciplePrinciple
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A principle is a statement of truth. It describes the nature of things as they are, what is basic or essential, what works and what doesn’t, what must be included, and what cannot be left out.
What is a What is a principle?principle?
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16 Principles for Building a Sustainable World
Human beings Human beings can transform can transform their worldtheir world - The web of our relationships with others and the natural, which has given rise to the problems we face as a human family, can be changed.
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Development comes from Development comes from withinwithin -
2.The process of human and community development unfolds from within each person, relationship, family, organization, community or nation.
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Healing is a necessary Healing is a necessary part of developmentpart of development - Healing the past, closing up old wounds and learning healthy
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habits of thought and action to replace dysfunctional thinking and disruptive patterns of human relations is a necessary part of the process of sustainable development.
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JusticeJustice - Every person (regardless of gender, race, age, culture, religion) must be
4.accorded equal opportunity to participate in the process of healing and development and to receive a fair share of the benefits.
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No vision, no No vision, no developmentdevelopment - A vision of who we can become, and what a sustainable world would be like, works as a powerful magnet, drawing us to our potential.
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Authentic Authentic development development is is culturally culturally basedbased - Healing and Development must be rooted in the wisdom, knowledge and living process of the culture of the people.
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InterconnectednessInterconnectedness - Everything is connected to everything else. Therefore, any aspect of our healing and development is related to all the others (personal, social, cultural, political,
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economic, etc.). When we work on any one part, the whole circle is affected.
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No unity, no No unity, no developmentdevelopment - Unity means oneness. Without unity, the common oneness that makes (seemly) separate human beings into “community” is impossible. Disunity is the primary disease of community.
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No participation, no No participation, no developmentdevelopment - Participation is the active engagement of the minds, hearts and energy of the people in the process of their own healing and development.
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The hurt of one is the The hurt of one is the hurt of all; the honour hurt of all; the honour of one is the honour of of one is the honour of allall - The basic fact of our oneness as a human family means that development
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for some at the expense of wellbeing for others is not acceptable or sustainable.
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SpiritSpirit - Human beings are both material and spiritual in nature. It is therefore inconceivable that human community could become whole and
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sustainable without bringing our lives into balance with the requirements of our spiritual nature.
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Morals and EthicsMorals and Ethics - Sustainable human and community development requires a moral foundation. When morals
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decline and basic ethical principles are violated, development stops.
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LearningLearning - Human beings are learning beings. We begin learning
13.while we are still in our mothers’ wombs, and unless something happens to close off our minds and paralyze our capacities, we keep learning throughout our entire lives. Learning is at the core of healing and development.
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SustainabilitySustainability - To sustain something means to enable it to continue for a long time. Authentic
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development does not use up or undermine what it needs to keep on going.
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Move to the positiveMove to the positive - Solving the critical problems in our lives and communities is best approached by visualizing and moving into the positive alternative that we wish to create, and by building on the strengths we already have, rather than on giving away our energy fighting the negative.
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Be the change you want Be the change you want to seeto see - The most powerful strategies for change
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always involve positive role modeling and the creation of living examples of the solution we are proposing. By walking the path, we make the path visible.
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Case Example: Case Example: A Global A Global Perspective - Perspective - Reunion of the Reunion of the Condor and EagleCondor and Eagle
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Reunion of the Reunion of the Condor & EagleCondor & Eagle
This initiative illustrates the translation of principles into practical global program action.
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Background: Background: The Fourth WayThe Fourth Way
Indigenous peoples’ historical response to oppression, colonization & trauma:1.Assimilation2.Resignation3.Confrontation and Resistance
4.Collaboration and Partnership
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Origins of the Fourth Way: Origins of the Fourth Way: Guidance of spiritual Guidance of spiritual elders and cultural elders and cultural leadersleaders Seek harmonious development
approaches
Build collaborative
relationships between peoples
Build on cultural resources and
strengths
Utilize spiritual principles to
guide action
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The Condor and the Eagle The Condor and the Eagle Initiative: A framework for Initiative: A framework for implementing the Fourth Wayimplementing the Fourth Way
•Developed collaboratively by Indigenous leaders
•An invitation to governments and development actors to collaborate with Indigenous Peoples
•The implementation of guiding principles shared by Indigenous elders
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Condor and Eagle Framework: Condor and Eagle Framework: Four Key Lines of Action Four Key Lines of Action
1.Prosperity development
2.Capacity building3.Governance and civil society
development
4.Building appropriate partnerships and networks
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1. Prosperity Development1. Prosperity Development
Microeconomic projects• Access to credit, capacity building and technical support, all focused on small business development
Medium to larger enterprise development
• Access to capital, capacity building of business organizations, technical assistance for product development, marketing, legal and financial support
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• Human and community development
• Healing from trauma
• Business development
• Governance, leadership & management
• Cross-cultural collaboration
2. Capacity Building2. Capacity Building
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• Building the capacity of local community organizations & institutions
• Strengthening participatory mechanisms within culturally appropriate frameworks
• Building regional collaborative organizations
• Harmonizing public policy & legal processes with sustainable development requirements
3. Governance and Civil 3. Governance and Civil Society DevelopmentSociety Development
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4. Building Appropriate 4. Building Appropriate Partnerships & Networks: Partnerships & Networks: Connecting Indigenous Connecting Indigenous organizations with viable organizations with viable partnerspartners
• Across the Indigenous world
• With outside development
actors who canadd value
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Sustainable
Vision, Values & Principle
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4 Key Lines of Action4 Key Lines of ActionGovernance & Civil Society Development
Capacity Building (Human & Community Developmen
t, Education
& Training)
Building Appropriate Partnerships & Networks
Prosperity Development(Micro &Macro)
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Condor and Eagle Framework: Condor and Eagle Framework: Required Processes Required Processes
1.1.Listening & visioning
2.2.Participatory planning
3.3. Capacity building
4.4.Building systems & mechanisms for
people-centered development
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Listening & VisioningListening & Visioning
• Building relation- ships between partners
• Recovering cultural resources
• Understanding local
knowledge
• Establishing a values
foundation
• Documenting the peoples’
story
• Setting sustainable goals
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Participatory PlanningParticipatory Planning
Engaging the hearts & minds of Indigenous peoples in:
•Mapping their real situation•Defining problems•Discovering solutions•Planning strategic action
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Capacity BuildingCapacity Building
• Both formal and non-formal
training fordevelopment leaders
• Coaching and mentoring of
leaders & development institutions
• E.g. Daybreak Star College
in Seattle
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Systems BuildingSystems BuildingThe nitty-gritty work of transforming the web of relationships & collective patterns of living so that the outcome is sustainable wellbeing & prosperity.• Families• Communities• Organizations• Governance mechanisms• Livelihood practices• Social, economic, political and
cultural relationships within & between communities, the wider world.
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Sustainable Vision,
Values & Principles
Listening & Visioning
SystemBuilding
CapacityBuilding
ParticipatoryPlanning
RequiredRequiredProcessesProcesses
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Talking Circle Topic:Talking Circle Topic: How do How do the 3 key strategies for the 3 key strategies for implementing sustainable implementing sustainable development presented here development presented here (i.e.; systems thinking, (i.e.; systems thinking, transdiscip-linarity, working transdiscip-linarity, working from principle) apply to your from principle) apply to your work? What did you learn work? What did you learn from the case examples?from the case examples?
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Module IV:Module IV:Leading Leading Sustainable Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment
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Characteristics of Characteristics of Leadership for Leadership for Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
Values based
Principle centered
Collaborative
Transdisciplinary
Learning driven
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Values BasedValues Based
A value is a relatively enduring pattern of thinking & action.
Not all values are equal. Some lead to life. Others lead to death.
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Leadership for sustainable development is driven by values that are life-preserving and life-enhancing.
““In every deliberation In every deliberation we must consider the we must consider the impact of our decisions impact of our decisions on the next seven on the next seven generations.generations.”” (From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy)
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Principle CenteredPrinciple CenteredA principle is a statement of truth. It describes the nature of things as they are, what is basic or essential, what works and what doesn’t, what must be included, and what cannot be left out.
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The essential merit of…principle The essential merit of…principle is that it not only presents a is that it not only presents a perspective which harmonizes perspective which harmonizes with that which is immanent in with that which is immanent in human nature, it also induces an human nature, it also induces an attitude, a dynamic, a will, an attitude, a dynamic, a will, an aspiration, which facilitate the aspiration, which facilitate the discovery and implementation of discovery and implementation of practical measures.practical measures.(“The Promise of World Peace”)
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Principle-centered leadership organizes thinking & action according to fundamental principles.
E.g. The principle of equityprinciple of equity reminds us that development is not sustainable if the political decisions & economic activities of some groups of people continue to jeopardize the wellbeing of people belonging to other groups or living in other parts of the world.
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CollaborativeCollaborative
Collaborate: to work together, especially in a joint intellectual or artistic effort. (The Tormont Webster’s Illustrated Dictionary)
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The challenge of sustainable develop-ment is like a puzzle.
Different stakeholders hold different pieces and no one has the whole picture or even knows what the whole picture is.
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Collaborative leadership for Collaborative leadership for sustainable development creates a sustainable development creates a holding environment for joint work holding environment for joint work across lines (disciplines, cultures, across lines (disciplines, cultures, power differentials, norms & values, power differentials, norms & values, economic & social interests, roles)economic & social interests, roles)
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TransdisciplinaryTransdisciplinaryBoth a process and a way of working Transcends the boundaries of each
contributing disciplineGenerates new logical frameworks,
methodologies, knowledge & insights
from the synergy that is created
between participants. (Bopp 2001)
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Transdisciplinary leadershipTransdisciplinary leadership
Communicates a tangible passion for the
work of finding sustainable solutions
Has the capacity to facilitate collaborative
consultative processes
Has the will & capacity to help work
teams see problems with new eyes born
of a fusion of disciplinary perspectives
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Makes time and space and allocates
resources for collaborative work
Effectively manages human relations
challenges
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Learning drivenLearning drivenThree kinds of problems:Three kinds of problems:
1.1. SimpleSimple - following a recipe (e.g. baking a cake)
Source: Westley, Zimmerman & Paton,“Getting to Maybe” Random House,2006
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Three kinds of problems cont’d:Three kinds of problems cont’d:
2. 2. ComplicatedComplicated - e.g. sending a rocket ship to the moon
3.3. ComplexComplex - e.g. raising a child, ending AIDS in South Africa
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Sustainable development has all three kinds of problems contained within it. Part of the work can be achieved through the application of simple and complex recipes. A great deal of the work, however, is complex. We will need to “make the path by walking it”.
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•Learning to read complex patterns & systems
•Learning to stand still long enough to see what is around you (the context)
•Learning to adjust thinking & behaviour as a result of reflection on experience
•Learning new knowledge & skills related to emergent challenges
Learning-driven leadership Learning-driven leadership requires cultivating the requires cultivating the discipline of reflective discipline of reflective practice:practice:
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ActionAction
ReflectionReflection
LearningLearningValues &Values &PrinciplesPrinciples
PlanningPlanning
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Does Canada have the Does Canada have the Potential to Lead Potential to Lead Sustainable Sustainable Development Thinking & Development Thinking & Action in the world?Action in the world?
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Talking Circle Topic:Talking Circle Topic: What What will you take away from this will you take away from this explor-ation of the explor-ation of the characteristics required to characteristics required to lead sustainable development lead sustainable development work? What are the work? What are the opportunities & constraints opportunities & constraints you face in responding to you face in responding to this challenge?this challenge?