{"id":575,"date":"2025-07-14T21:12:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/?page_id=575"},"modified":"2025-07-24T17:54:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:54:35","slug":"allying-for-indigenous-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/allying-for-indigenous-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"THE RESTORING COLLECTIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"575\" class=\"elementor elementor-575\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587b206 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"587b206\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f41851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f41851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE RESTORING COLLECTIVE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c183a47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c183a47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c9dc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60c9dc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008d994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"008d994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a312098 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a312098\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db4c5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5db4c5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd41ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cd41ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE RESTORING COLLECTIVE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd385c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd385c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIts time to stop the violence.\n<br>And we have the tools to do it. With you.\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc90e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc90e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-Founder and Co-Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803e977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"803e977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Restoring Collective is an Indigenous-Ally network that coaches Indigenous skills, tools, and ways of doing, and builds community and organizational circles of decolonization, reconciliation, allyship, witnessing, co-creation, peacebuilding and leadership across Turtle Island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e897 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a2e897\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa9fb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfa9fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IndegenousRights.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-373\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IndegenousRights.jpg 350w, https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IndegenousRights-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IndegenousRights-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4a581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae4a581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Teachings bridge Indigenous principles of All My Relations respect, responsibility, and reciprocity, with both day to day relationship practices for peacebuilding communities, and leadership actions for transformational organizations. We activate UNDRIP and the TRC Calls for Action.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd967f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cd967f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92174a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92174a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6abf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba6abf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019ve done it. I never thought reconciliation was possible,<\/strong><br \/><strong>and with this program, you\u2019ve done it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p><cite>Carol Martin, Nisga\u2019a, Director Downtown Eastside Women\u2019s Centre<\/cite><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f85fcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f85fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cd23b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63cd23b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In our Community Branch, we train Peace Circles Facilitators, integrated in community networks,\u00a0<\/strong>who Healing and Learning Circles to prevent and intervene on violence, and replace it with Indigenous restorative and uplifting relationships.<\/p><p><strong>In our Leadership Branch, we Coach leadership Allies<\/strong>\u00a0in organizations and agencies to cultivate their capacity, skills and tools for reconciliation and collaboration, with the highly effective practices of holistic Indigenous governance.<\/p><p><strong>In live and online workshops,\u00a0<\/strong>front-line staff, organizational leaders and systemic changemakers learn Indigenous tools for equitable relationships and services, generating\u00a0<strong>social transformation, reconciliation, equity ecosystems, and collective conflict resolution<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3571980 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3571980\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db1473 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9db1473\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2123511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2123511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em><strong>Its time for an utterly new story.<\/strong>\u00a0Its time.<\/em><br \/><em>A completely new story of what we\u2019re doing and how we\u2019re going to do this.<\/em><br \/><strong><em>Because it can\u2019t be about us and them any more. Its about all of us<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p><cite><em>Giihlgiigaa Todd de Vries, Haida Knowledge Keeper, the Restoring Collective<\/em><\/cite><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d212c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37d212c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Restoring Collective engages with deep Indigenous healing ways, with deep gratitud<span lang=\"en-CA\">e and respect on the unsurrendered territories of the\u00a0 x\u02b7m\u0259\u03b8kw\u0259y\u0313\u0259m (Musqueam), Skwxw\u00fa7mesh (Squamish), and S\u0259l\u0313\u00edlw\u0259ta\u0294\/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>The Restoring Collective began in 2013 with a small Indigenous-Ally collaboration group I as part of who asked:<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201c<em>How do we end the cycles of violence?<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>and then,\u00a0 \u201c<em>How do we work together as human beings?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf64cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bf64cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa4b7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afa4b7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5433109 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5433109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47169c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f47169c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3431.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3431.webp 880w, https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3431-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3431-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8655ff5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8655ff5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c60b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c60b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHaida Elder Sandra Greene guides drum making with Amad Mohammed, PhD Bangladesh Restorative Justice Director, and Maria Silvania of Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House<em>.<\/em> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3378524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3378524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>The Restoring Circles Project empowers Circle Coaches<\/strong>\u00a0with tools for restorative talking circles; non-violent conflict resolution; trauma-informed somatic healing; witnessing and interdependent, full-person reciprocity; stories of resilience and identities of gifts, weaving belonging and peacebuilding in collective Circle process and cultural hands-on, ritual protocols and spiritual place-making. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d5590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92d5590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur\u00a0<strong>Allyship: Collaborating into Structure Leadership Workshops<\/strong>\u00a0take these same Indigenous ways of knowing and relationship, and coaches and co-creates with civil society and enterprise leaders for organizations of reconciliation and innovation. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e2823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74e2823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The practices not only activate goals for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, they build concrete action, structures and sustainable and effective systems for any organization wanting to be relevant, adaptable, collaborative, and effective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RESTORING COLLECTIVE THE RESTORING COLLECTIVE Its time to stop the violence. 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