Diversity Advisory Group
The Diversity Advisory Group (DAG) exists in an advisory role providing support to the association on matters regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
The DAG is made up of a group of volunteers with expertise and lived experience within the diverse landscape of CASI and snowboarding in general.
DAG VOLUNTEERs
Cat Church
Castle Mountain, AB
Petra Eikelenboom
Fernie, BC
Kim Leming
Vancouver Isl.
Liz Say
Big White, BC
Danny Shi
Montreal, QC
Luke Yang
Tremblant, QC
Melissa Penney – Co- Chair
CASI BoD President
Dom Smith
CASI BoD QC Rep
Rob Whelan – Co-chair
CASI Communications & Engagement Manager
Terms of Reference
The DAG functions under these terms of reference, established in September of 2024.
Socializing statement
CASI’s priority to inspire the world’s best snowboard instruction with the vision to be global leaders in instructor education, innovation and professional development that is synonymous with a thriving, diverse and accessible snow sports community. The DAG was created to support this mission and vision where ideas of diversity, equity and inclusion run in parallel with our core purpose as a snowboarding association. Our initial goal is to highlight the diversity exists currently within the CASI community, especially where it connects back to snowboarding.
As the group and association evolves, recognizing and reaching diversity that doesn’t currently exist within CASI can become a focus.
Resources
This is an informal curation of resources that is in no way exhaustive or exclusive. It is a collection of resources that the members of the DAG have found useful in their lived experience and others that have been shared with us by members of our community over time. It should be noted that these resources are listed in no particular order.
- Youth Line
- Egale
- Canadian Women in Sport
- Coach.ca (Leading the way)
- Trans Lifeline
- Columbia Valley Pride
- Visit Native Land or Whose Land to learn more about the traditional territory or territories of the Indigenous Peoples upon whose lands you live, work and play.
- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action that are sport-related are numbers 87 through 91.
- Learn more about the importance of Indigenous knowledge in today’s world and hear from Elders and Knowledge Holders from across Canada here: Knowledge Space – National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education (nccie.ca)
- Write your own land acknowledgement or welcome message to use at the start of a sport season, a members’ meeting, or other event. Make it personal! You can refer to this guide to Indigenous land acknowledgements.
- Learn more about National Indigenous History Month (June)
- KAIROS Canada
- Indigenous Cultural Safety Training, Indigenous Cultural Safety – ISPARC Move | Play | Compete
- SANYAS San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Online Training
- University of Alberta online training Indigenous Canada | University of Alberta
- TRC22_Resources_Sept21.pdf
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Intercultural Skills in Sport – Aboriginal Coaching Modules (ACM – NCCP)
- Aboriginal Sport Circle
- Sport for Life courses