Inuit Cultural Competency - May 2025

Service Description

This 6-hour training provides an introduction to cross-cultural competency and offers insightful explanations of Inuit social norms, values and communication styles. It is meant for non-Inuit professionals who wish to improve their relationships with Inuit colleagues and clients and to improve project outcomes when serving Inuit communities. It strives to promote mutual understanding, relationship building and reciprocity. Content includes: - Understanding surface culture and deep culture - Inuit communication norms - Introductions, meeting etiquette - Collectivist decision making and problem solving - Picking up on the indirect “no” and managing disagreement - Cultural approaches to time management and scheduling - Identifying miscommunications