The Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc.
Module 4: Blog #1
Website: http://www.ildii.ca/leadership-initiatives/
The Indigenous Leadership Development Institute (ILDI) is a non-profit volunteer organization that helps develop leadership abilities in Indigenous communities. The intent is to develop community leaders who will help prepare the communities for the challenges of the 21st century. The ILDI is similar to a consulting firms as it works with education institutes, governments and the private sector that provide governance programs at a set cost for members in Canada and the United States
This site provides an insight into the use of the internet to address an issue of moving forward in the 21st century as Indigenous communities take charge of their interests in a Global community. Also, I believe this site represents, as a non-profit site, an excellent initiative of steering the course in re-establishing cultural indemnity and language, as it prepare community leaders for the socio-political arena of the Nation State. The ILDI is not directly related to my project, on establishing cultural identity online, it does provide an insight into how the internet can be used to promote perceived deficiencies in Indigenous communities, and develop programs to reach isolated communities in Canada and the United States.
The ILDI has links to a variety of sites that promote the establishment and reconnection to cultural indemnity. The link I found on Aboriginal Women Leaders, highlights women’s leadership in communities, which is a proactive approach to developing a strong cultural identity in the community.link http://aboriginalwomenleaders.com/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx