Indigenous engagement technical advisory & cultural awareness training
Innovative, unconventional, unapologetic Indigenous presentations focusing on facts, principles that disrupt the status quo.
E-mail: maynard (@) indigenousinsight.ca
Indigenous Insight is a Aboriginal-owned company operating on ɬaʔamɩn Nation lands.
Indigenous Insight provides Indigenous engagement, cultural awareness training and advisory services to non-Indigenous businesses, corporations and all levels of government. Advisory services include reconciliation and Aboriginal rights and title.Navigating Indigenous engagement issues, First Nation websites, band office organizational/corporate structures for Canada's First Nation communities is complicated. Adding to this complexity the following:
- There are 637 recognized First Nation Indian Bands in Canada, each with their own relationships with Canada and respective provinces (either Indian Act or modern-day treaty).
- enormous diversity of community & economic development initiatives.
While many First Nation communities thrive in today's economic climate, many more struggle to bring economic benefit and opportunity to their communities. It is not an overstatement that most First Nation communities have been in recessions multiple decades long.
KWAST-en-ayu (or Maynard)
KWAST-enayu is a citizen of the Tla'amin Nation) and was bestowed with his traditional name on May 10, 2003 by Tla'amin’s elders immediately before signing of historic Sliammon First Nation - Corporation District of Powell River 'Community Accord'. KWAST-enayu brings clarity from a First Nation perspective using directness and honesty. Be aware that directness, honesty and critical thinking are requisites for true reconciliation. Such directness and honesty come from 27+ years of direct exposure to Canada's Indian Act, Indian Reserve System, Indian Residential School System. Maynard’s brings extensive knowledge and practical experience to any project in the areas of economic/business development, intergovernmental relationship building, leadership/governance & decision-making, Aboriginal rights and title (including consultation) and reconciliation. Maynard understands the Indigenous perspective when business relationships with mainstream business are being pursued. 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 is a guest presenter at Ch'nook Indigenous Business Education (UBC's Sauder School of Business).
