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Corporate-Indigenous Relations
A Strategic Approach to Corporate-Indigenous Relations
In today’s business environment, strong Indigenous relationships are essential. The ability to engage meaningfully with Indigenous Nations is not just a responsibility—it is a signal of organizational maturity, operational readiness, and long term thinking.
INDsight Consulting’s 6Rs Framework is designed to help organizations lead with clarity in this space. It provides the structure, strategy, and support to embed Indigenous partnership into core business systems so that engagement becomes a capability, not a reaction.
The 6Rs Framework helps organizations:
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Operationalize Indigenous engagement across teams and functions
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Build long-term relationships grounded in trust and accountability
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Strengthen license to operate and reduce regulatory exposure
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Deliver measurable value to Indigenous communities and shareholders
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Embed Indigenous relations into core governance and decision-making
The 6Rs Framework is built on two truths: every company has a different starting point, and there are no shortcuts. Each pillar is designed to build capacity, reduce risk, and generate long-term value. Together, they transform how organizations engage with Indigenous Nations—permanently.
Pillar 1: Recognition
We begin by helping you map the landscape—identifying whose territory you operate in, understanding legal and cultural context, and clarifying your obligations. We lead rights-holder analysis, governance mapping, and internal briefings to build executive-level awareness and clarity.
Pillar 2: Respect
We train your team in cultural intelligence and protocol. We guide you in engaging the right way—early, consistently, and with humility. Our support includes protocol planning, localized cultural awareness workshops, and role-specific engagement coaching
Pillar 3: Readiness
We conduct a full diagnostic of your organizational readiness—evaluating leadership alignment, policy gaps, resourcing, and accountability mechanisms. From there, we help you design or refine the systems and structures needed to engage consistently, credibly, and at scale.
Pillar 4: Relationships
We help you move beyond project-based interactions by embedding relationship management into your operating model. This includes stakeholder mapping, engagement planning, continuity strategies, and tools to track and report on relational health over time.
Pillar 5: Reciperocity
We work with you and Indigenous partners to co-develop initiatives that benefit both sides. We facilitate community-led visioning sessions, build value-sharing models, and help align investments with Indigenous priorities—not just corporate goals.
Pillar 6: Reconciliation
We help you institutionalize Indigenous relations across your business. This includes policy development, board and executive training, governance integration, public accountability measures, and support in publishing reconciliation or relationship reports.