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How strong is the Indigenous awareness culture in your busin

There are a series of reflective questions that can help honestly assess the strength of your organization’s commitment in this area.

What is your organization doing to advance understanding and awareness of Indigenous issues?awareness of Indigenous awareness issues?

How are Indigenous perspectives meaningfully incorporated into your workplace culture, decision-making, or operations?
Does your organization have a clear policy or strategy for engaging with Indigenous communities, and is it actively being implemented?
Who within your organization is accountable for ensuring Indigenous inclusion and engagement are prioritized?
How are you measuring progress or success in building relationships with Indigenous peoples?
What steps are you taking to ensure your staff receive credible and relevant education on Indigenous history, rights, and realities?

About Indigenous Insight

Indigenous Insight is a 100% Aboriginal-owned company based on the lands of the ɬaʔamɩn (Tla’amin) Nation.

Canada’s education system has not prepared settler Canadians for Indigenous engagement of any sort. Most are not prepared to set foot on any Indian reserve. This is not the fault of settler Canadians. Canada's education system is at fault. The perspective brought foward here is built entirely from a First Nation perspective, from a status Indian, one who has lived on an Indian reserve his entire life, is of a family directly impacted by Canada's Indian Residential School System, and from one who has made decisions under the Indian Act.

We provide Indigenous engagement, cultural awareness training, and Aboriginal Rights and Title advisory services to businesses, organizations, corporations, and all levels of government. With 637 recognized First Nations across Canada, navigating this space requires real knowledge of communities, their governance, and their decision-making processes.

While some Nations thrive, many still face the economic and social consequences of centuries-long colonial recessions. Indigenous Insight confronts this reality head-on.

Our approach is direct, factual, and unfiltered — ensuring the truth comes first in Canada's Truth and Reconciliation equation.

About KWAST-en-ayu

KWAST-en-ayu is a member of the Tla'amin Nation (TN), Coast Salish culture, located on the west coast of Canada. Maynard was bestowed with his ancestral name on May 10, 2003 by Tla'amin Elders immediately before his nation signed the Sliammon First Nation - Corporation District of Powell River 'Community Accord'.

For non-Indigenous peoples to be successful in this program, critical thinking and evolution of thought are required. Maynard's respect and teachings have been sharpened from 30+ years of direct exposure to decision-making under Canada's Indian Act, actually living on a Indian Reserve and being of a family directly impacted by Canada's Indian Residential School System.

Maynard’s has worked in the Indigenous economic/business development space for many years, in multiple capacities and truly understands the massive distinctions between Indian Reserve economies when compared to those within cities, towns, municipalities and provinces. His in-depth knowledge of the history and culture of Aboriginal peoples, their traditional land and resource practices and archaeological footprint comes from years of working closely with traditional land and resource use experts and Elders.

Maynard was a guest presenter at Ch'nook Indigenous Business Education (UBC's Sauder School of Business) and was invited to participate on UBC's Indigenous Procurement Committee.

KWAST-en-ayu's work in reconciliation has been recognized locally (Freedom of the City) in 2008 and nationally (Queen Elizabeth III Diamond Jubilee medal, 2013).

25-hour Online Indigenous Engagement App coming soon

How strong is the Indigenous awareness culture in your busin

About Indigenous Insight

About KWAST-en-ayu

Indigenous Insight blog

25-hour Online Indigenous Engagement App coming soon

How strong is the Indigenous awareness culture in your busin

About Indigenous Insight

About KWAST-en-ayu

Indigenous Insight blog

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