RESPECT

• Assume good intentions listen carefully to the words and feelings of others 
• Demonstrate kindness and dignity in situations where there are differing options and alternate positions 
• Avoid taking things personally 
• Search for answers, so not assign blame for problems

COURAGE

• Take risks - learn from what doesn’t work
• Take ownership for outcomes
• Stand for the highest order of values and practices

HONESTY

• Communicate with openness, clarity and avoid pettiness
• Use works carefully 
• See oneself as transparent, without a hidden agenda or seeking control of others

LOVE

• Use intuition not just one’s mental abilities
• Let decisions be made from the heart
• Come forward to express opinions from a position of love, not fear

HUMILITY

• Understand that the whole is greater than the parts
• Reflect inner peace knowing that the Creator guides us and holds all power
• Keep an open mind and heart

WISDOM

• Use discernment, not judgment
• Trust the process even if you don’t always agree with the decisions
• See wisdom in all ways, faith and traditions and to commit to being a seeker
• Understand and appreciate that we are the voices for the children and youth and their needs

TRUTH

• Keep agreements and to walk knowing we are guided by the Spirits, the Ancestors and the Great Mystery in all that we do and say