Event Details
Free Webinar: Understanding Alaska Native Cultures: A Practical Viewpoint for Human Resources Leaders
| Date: | October 19, 2012, 12:00pm – 1:00pm |
| Organizer: | Alaska SHRM State Council |
| Location: | Webinar: http://alaska.shrm.org/events/2012/10/understanding-alaska-native-cultures-practical-viewpoint-hum |
| Price: | $0 |
| Event Type: | Webinar |
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Cultural differences and similarities exist in any culture, including Alaska Native and non-Native. Remaining open minded, interested in learning about individual differences and similarities, adapting, implementing and adopting this information into the workplace are paramount to our effectiveness as human resource leaders.
• Introduction to the Diversity of Alaska Native Culture (Eleven distinct cultures, speaking eleven different languages and twenty-two different dialects. Grouped into five geographic/linguistic groups).
• Inter-ethnic Communication - How to develop better communication between Natives and non-Natives. (face-to-face communication difference in language, communication style or ways of speaking, approach may lead to misconceptions or misperceptions about Alaska Natives
o Protocol & Etiquette
o Tips On How to Prepare for a Visit to Remote Bush Communities
• Discovering Characteristics of Other Cultures and Customs
SPEAKER, LOREN ANDERSON, Alaska Heritage Center
