IndigenousPolicy.ca
Independent · Canada · Senior Officials Only
What This Is
Most Indigenous policy fails not because of bad intentions,
but because no one in the room understood what they were walking into.
This is an independent advisory practice for senior officials who need rigorous, frank analysis of Indigenous policy — before decisions are made, not after consequences arrive.
The work is confidential, policy-first, and free of institutional agendas. Engagement does not imply endorsement by either party. My public writing remains independent.
This is not
What I Do
Service I
Review of draft policies, legislation, strategies, or frameworks before they move forward. I identify political, legal, and Indigenous legitimacy risks — the ones that experienced officials miss because they lack ground-level Indigenous context. Delivered as a written memo and/or a closed-door briefing.
Discrete. Time-limited. No ongoing obligation.Service II
Design of Indigenous consultation frameworks that are realistic, legally defensible, and politically honest. I advise on scope, sequencing, language, and expectations. I do not run meetings, attend community sessions, or provide optics. The deliverable is a framework your team can use — built to survive scrutiny, not generate goodwill.
Not facilitation. Not engagement. Architecture only.Service III
On-call senior advisory access for a small number of concurrent clients. Rapid, direct feedback before decisions, announcements, or files move to ministers. Monthly retainer. Confidential. No deliverable calendar — the value is availability when it matters.
Strictly limited. Currently accepting inquiries.Who I Work With
The practice is structured for senior officials with real policy authority — not communications teams, not political staff, not external consultants managing optics.
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Also Considered
Referrals & Legitimacy
About
I am an Indigenous writer and public intellectual with three books on Indigenous issues and a Substack publication, Indigenous Opinions, read across more than half of Canada's reserves. My work has been described as policy-first and independent of government, corporations, and advocacy organizations.
My positions are public: I am pro-Indigenous self-determination, opposed to the Indian Act, and in favour of structured, negotiated exits from colonial governance — not abolition by chaos. These are not positions I moderate for clients. They are the reason serious officials find the analysis useful.
I do not hold government positions, sit on boards, or accept contracts that restrict my public writing. The advisory practice exists alongside, not instead of, the intellectual work.
Engagement Model
Retainer clients pay a fixed monthly fee for on-call advisory access. There is no deliverable schedule, no reporting framework, and no process overhead. You reach me when you need a second set of eyes before something moves. I respond directly.
Discrete engagements — a policy review or framework design — are scoped and priced individually. Timelines are short by design.
Retainer
$8,000 – $12,000 / month
Concurrent Clients
Maximum 3–4
Policy Review
Fixed fee, by scope
Framework Design
Fixed fee, by scope
No contract will restrict my public writing or independent positions. These are non-negotiable terms, not a negotiating posture. Clients engage knowing this; most find it preferable to the alternative.
Contact
If this practice is relevant to a file you are working on, the form below is the right place to start.
No attachments, no pitch decks, no RFPs. A sentence or two on your role and the nature of the file is sufficient. I read everything and respond to serious inquiries directly.