Table 5 summarizes the rural and northern work-life conditions related to community resources, spiral level of complexity and research evidence.

Table 5. Summary of Rural and Northern Work–Life Conditions
Community Resources Spiral Level Research Evidence
Housing, clean water, sewage, healthy food, health care, education, employment Beige:
safety and basic needs		 Literacy is not on the radar screen of current basic needs on reserves.
Tribal belonging, church, traditional ceremony, healthy families Purple:
group belonging		 Players in developing a labour market are not working together on the problems.
Peaceful society that empowers members Red:
respect and self-awareness		 EC in rural and Northern Mb are burning out and looking to move on.
Fair and democratic leadership process Blue:
authority and order		 The bureaucratic /political process is a barrier to success.
Financially stable community Orange:
money and strategy		 Things aren’t working.
Clean and healthy environment Green:
environment awareness		 Current planning is too short term.
Process for outreach to others Yellow:
self and system integration		 No one is taking a leadership role in basic literacy needs for the workplace.