Level Up Comms B Introduction to Indigenous Communications
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Communications Creative writing MediaSkills
communication microsoft office goal setting journalism zoom (video conferencing tool) non-disclosure agreement (intellectual property law)This Level Up Project is for students who wish to learn and develop their communications skills across cultures.
This is the one of a gradual multiple step learning experience in Indigenous Communications.
Project Details: In this project level students will watch 6 Indigenous Education videos, complete corresponding reflection pages for each, and attend respective team meetings.
Students will shadow and work alongside a Communications specialist to continue becoming more proficient with general communications, and journalistic communications while also becoming familiar with Indigenous communications. The goal of this project is to equip students with the necessary skills to competely work with IISB, an Indigenous organization, to develop communications assets.
Students who complete this level of communication project, will then be eligible to go on to the next level of communications projects.
Attend and participate in all virtual meetings, on set times with the IISB team
Learn and use Communication Tools including Zoom, Email, Text, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, and Cloud Storage Resources
Participate in Indigenous Awareness Education
Participate in Communications Team Training
Work on Communications Project alongside Communications Specialist
Meet deadlines and complete tasks with care
Complete a work plan and goal setting document
Complete all onboarding and assessment documents
Must sign an NDA*
The International Indigenous Speakers Bureau (IISB) will provide an opportunity to connect and engage with material from various Indigenous speakers, leaders, and Knowledge carriers from around the world; in areas such as history, Two-Spirit, environmentalism, health care, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, etc... For Indigenous students, this engagement will give the intern an opportunity to expand upon their own knowledge of other Indigenous communities' perspectives and worldviews, as well as a chance to possibly dive deeper into their own cultural connections.
Students will dive deeper into techniques of video editing and production more aligned with an Indigenous learning experience. This includes learning about pacing, appropriate media selection, honouring source material, Indigenous Data sovereignty, etc.
At IISB, we provide a safe and supportive environment where interns can learn, discuss, and unpack their questions and feelings as they go through the Indigenous Awareness Education.
About the company
The International Indigenous Speakers Bureau-IISB is an Indigenously owned organization working to create opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to connect and build bridges, by providing respectful access to Indigenous Speakers from around the world. IISB works to open doors for Indigenous Speakers and Knowledge-keepers to share their wisdom, perspectives, solutions, and world views to communities around the globe. At IISB, we believe education and understanding are key to creating better pathways for our future generations. Utilizing virtual technology the IISB team brings Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into all spaces.