{"id":40847,"date":"2024-02-08T09:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aclt-acoc.ca\/ressources-sur-la-participation-des-autochtones\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T06:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:20:34","slug":"ressources-pour-lengagement-autochtone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aclt-acoc.ca\/fr\/ressources-pour-lengagement-autochtone\/","title":{"rendered":"Ressources pour l&#8217;engagement Autochtone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(228,168,24,0.5)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/aclt-acoc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/indig1.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; min_height=&#8221;450px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;24px||24px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;position:relative&#8221; custom_css_after=&#8221;\/*||content: &#8216;Cr\u00e9dit photo : Emilie Forget&#8217;;||position: absolute;||bottom:0;||left: 50%;||border-radius: 16px 16px 0 0;||transform: translatex(-50%);||background-color:#ffffff;||width:95%;||text-align: right;||font-size: 11px;||padding: 2px 16px;||color: rgba(16,116,187,.7);||line-height: 1em;*\/&#8221; 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display:block;\"><\/p>\n<p>Form an ILT that reflects a community\u2019s governance and priorities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aclt-acoc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/indig8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" style=\"margin:0 auto; display:block;\"><\/p>\n<p>Grow capacities for land trust activities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aclt-acoc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/indig9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" style=\"margin:0 auto; 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