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Indigenous Human Resources Consulting Services

Partnering with Indigenous organizations to build and implement customized people-centred practices that lay the foundation for long-term success and sustainable growth.

Your people are at the heart of your organization’s success. But managing HR — from hiring and performance to policies and planning — quickly becomes complex and time-consuming. Values-based, practical solutions aligned to your goals and objectives help you manage your HR function and support operational stability.

Our Indigenous HR Consulting team works alongside you to assess and build practices that align with your needs while supporting organizational and employee performance, development and capacity. We ensure compliance with applicable legislation and apply best practice policies to build an equitable and effective workplace, supporting strong team performance and meeting operational goals. We begin by listening to understand your vision for the future and the current challenges you are facing today. From there, we collaborate to craft strategies that respect traditions and align HR to your values in ways that make sense. More than that, we’re here to help you create lasting capacity, ensuring your team has the tools, processes, and knowledge to continue growing stronger.

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Challenges we help you solve

Ineffective HR policies and practices

Ineffective HR policies and practices

Overly rigid or reactive HR practices can suppress communication and erode trust. When policies are inconsistently applied or misunderstood, they lead to disengagement and a culture that values control over connection.

Role clarity

Role clarity

Unclear roles create confusion, duplicated effort, and blurred lines between governance and administration. Staff may struggle to make decisions, while Chief and Council, and/or board of directors may get pulled into day-to-day operations, hindering progress and cohesion.

Capacity turnover and access to skilled talent

Capacity, turnover, and access to skilled talent

High turnover and limited access to talent disrupt continuity, pressure teams, and stall progress. Without strong retention strategies, organizations risk losing valuable knowledge, weakening culture, and compromising service quality.

Compensation

Compensation

Compensation challenges are often systemic, complex, and emotionally charged, particularly when conventional frameworks overlook Indigenous knowledge and lived experience. Inadequate, inequitable, or non-defensible pay structures can drive resentment, disengagement, turnover, and budget strain.

Workplace well-being

Workplace well-being

Stress, burnout, lateral violence, unresolved conflict, and lack of psychological safety can erode trust and cultural integrity. When well-being is compromised, participation drops, innovation stalls, and cycles of trauma may be reinforced.

What we can do together

Well-defined workplace practices

Well-defined workplace practices

We help shift from punitive, compliance-based HR to practices grounded in trust, respect, and cultural relevance. Through restorative policy design, dialogue, and conflict resolution, we support clear expectations and constructive, culturally grounded workplace processes.

Building strong organizational alignment

Building strong organizational alignment

Developing tools such as up-to-date job descriptions, organizational charts, and decision-making frameworks will help reduce ambiguity, clarify responsibilities, and strengthen accountability. This empowers staff and keeps leaders focused on long-term goals and shared outcomes.

Recruitment onboarding and retention strategies

Recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies

We work with you to develop people-first strategies that reflect your values and community. By emphasizing cultural relevance and lived experience, we help attract the right talent, support growth, and reduce turnover through meaningful, capacity-building pathways.

Holistic compensation approach

Holistic compensation approach

We help design fair and transparent compensation strategies that reflect Indigenous knowledge, lived experience, and community impact. Our process addresses inequities, strengthens trust, and supports recruitment and retention through values-informed, defensible pay frameworks.

Culture of well-being

Culture of well-being

We support organizations in building culturally grounded strategies that address burnout, conflict, and psychological safety. Through training, leadership development, and community-informed practices, we help build resilient workplaces where people feel valued, supported, and able to thrive.

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Who you'll collaborate with

Faye Miron

Senior Manager, Consulting Services

Cori Maedel

Partner, Consulting - Human Resources

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