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Indigenous Leadership Programs

Sharing Indigenous leadership perspectives, guided by Wise Practices and Right Relations  

Indigenous Leadership

Gain skills to create lasting impact

Indigenous Leadership programs help leaders set strategic directions, implement plans, and measure success. Participants gain skills to run effective organizations, build sustainable communities, and drive growth and change. 

Earn a Certificate
Participants committed to continuing education earn the Certificate of Indigenous Leadership, Governance, and Management Excellence by successfully completing seven Indigenous Leadership programs, selecting one from each of the seven Wise Practices Elements in our program model.

Read our 2025/26 program brochure and please subscribe to our Indigenous Leadership newsletter to keep informed on upcoming programs.

Upcoming Programs listed by Wise Practices Element

Identity and Culture

Participants in an Indigenous Leadership course at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates April 27, 2025 - May 02, 2025

Calling Our Spirits Home: Indigenous Women in Leadership - April 2025

Weave leadership pathways to overcome challenges, create a strategic focus and actualize goals. WAITLIST only. Please sign up for September program.
Application Deadline
March 18, 2025
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Participants in an Indigenous Leadership course at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates May 25, 2025 - May 30, 2025

Intermediate Wise Practices in Indigenous Leadership - May 2025

Weave leadership pathways to overcome challenges, create a strategic focus and actualize goals.
Application Deadline
April 15, 2025
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Participants in an Indigenous Leadership course at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates September 07, 2025 - September 12, 2025

Calling Our Spirits Home: Indigenous Women in Leadership - September 2025

Weave leadership pathways to overcome challenges, create a strategic focus and actualize goals.
Application Deadline
July 29, 2025
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Participants in an Indigenous Leadership course at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates November 23, 2025 - November 28, 2025

Intermediate Wise Practices in Indigenous Leadership - November 2025

Weave leadership pathways to overcome challenges, create a strategic focus and actualize goals.
Application Deadline
October 14, 2025
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Leadership

Participants in an Indigenous Leadership course at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates May 04, 2025 - May 09, 2025

Inherent Right to Indigenous Governance - May 2025

Learn how to implement a strategic planning process rooted in Indigenous knowledge to support your community, organization, board, or council.
Application Deadline
March 25, 2025
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Strategic Vision and Planning

Participants in an Indigenous Leadership course at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates November 30, 2025 - December 05, 2025

Related-world Strategic Planning - November 2025

Learn how to implement a strategic planning process rooted in Indigenous knowledge to support your community, organization, board, or council.
Application Deadline
October 21, 2025
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Good Governance and Management

Intermediate Establishing Institutions of Good Governance is currently unavailable.

If you are aiming to complete your Certificate of Indigenous Leadership, Governance and Management Excellent in 2025, please select a second course from another element to make up your seven program credits.

Accountability and Stewardship

Indigenous Leadership programs at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates February 08, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Leading Teams: Governance for Indigenous Councils and Boards - February 2026

Explore the structure and management of a governing body for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
Application Deadline
December 16, 2025
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Performance Evaluation

Participants in an Indigenous Leadership course at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates October 05, 2025 - October 10, 2025

Project Management for Indigenous Organizations - October 2025

Learn to plan and implement successful projects using a project management framework with an Indigenous wise practice lens.
Application Deadline
August 26, 2025
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Participants in the classroom
Residency
Program Dates June 01, 2025 - June 06, 2025

Indigenous Evaluation Frameworks - June 2025

Weave leadership pathways to overcome challenges, create a strategic focus and actualize goals.
Application Deadline
April 22, 2025
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Collaborations, Partnerships and External Relationships

Project Management Indigenous Leadership
Residency
Program Dates March 02, 2025 - March 07, 2025

Intermediate Negotiation Skills Training - Winter 2025

Practice your negotiation skills and leave with new strategies to bring to the negotiating table.
Application deadline has passed
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Participants in an Indigenous Leadership course at Banff Centre
Residency
Program Dates November 16, 2025 - November 21, 2025

Indigenous Business and Economic Development - November 2025

Explore how to establish culturally appropriate institutions and the role of Indigenous leaders in shaping economic policy.
Application Deadline
October 07, 2025
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Indigenous Leadership participants at Banff Centre 2022
Residency
Program Dates September 21, 2025 - September 26, 2025

Negotiation Skills Training - September 2025

Practice your negotiation skills and leave with new strategies to bring to the negotiating table.
Application Deadline
August 12, 2025
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Indigenous Leadership participants at Banff Centre 2022
Residency
Program Dates March 22, 2026 - March 27, 2026

Negotiation Skills Training - March 2026

Practice your negotiation skills and leave with new strategies to bring to the negotiating table.
Application Deadline
February 10, 2026
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Non-Certificate Programs

Participants in the classroom
Residency
Program Dates September 14, 2025 - September 19, 2025

Truth and Reconciliation Through Right Relations - September 2025

Weave leadership pathways to overcome challenges, create a strategic focus and actualize goals.
Application Deadline
August 05, 2025
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Introductory Wise Practices in Indigenous Leadership - Online
Residency
Program Dates March 16, 2025 - March 21, 2025

Dreaming Forward: Exploring Pathways to Child Welfare Jurisdiction

This program fosters knowledge-sharing, and problem-solving, exploring traditional Indigenous perspectives and emergent approaches to child welfare jurisdiction
Application Deadline
February 04, 2025
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I am very pleased with the quality of instruction that I received during my stay at Banff Centre for the Arts.  Our instructors were experts in the field of negotiations and I appreciate their level of knowledge and dedication to our lessons.  We were given the perfect balance of instruction and debrief exercises.  I came away from this experience with new skills and techniques in negotiations.   We began each morning with smudging, a prayer and teachings.  It was an honour to begin each day in this way lead by a respected elder.  Chi Miigwech!  (Thank you very much)

Cindy Aguis, Intermediate Negotiation Skills Training 2023

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Intermediate Indigenous Business and economic Development | Spring 2022

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We celebrate and deeply appreciate the commitment to developing leadership capacity across Canada demonstrated by the following generous supporters.
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leadership@banffcentre.ca

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Box 1020, Stn. 43
Banff, Alberta
T1L 1H5 Canada

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PO Box 1020
Banff, Alberta
Canada
T1L 1H5

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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.