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Who We Are
We are an Indigenous-led team working across Turtle Island. We understand that Reconciliation and Indigenous inclusion can be challenging work and we will walk alongside you each step of the way, providing strategies, resources and a listening ear to help you on your journey.
Everything we do is grounded in the Call to Action 92, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and in the key tenets: “nothing about you, without you” and “Reconciliation as relationship”
Together, our experienced and relational team:
- Supports organizations in learning through to action
- Helps to build respectful and reciprocal relationships
- Are a trusted partner, ally, and guide
- Focuses on impact and systems-level change
Why Rise?
Our values guide us. We believe inclusion is about equality, based on trust, respect, and transparency. It takes time to understand each other in order to build meaningful relationships. Successful programs and initiatives rely on a dynamic connection of people, processes, and tools that work together to support the rising presence of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Areas of Practice
Our experienced team delivers advisory consulting services focused on Call to Action 92 and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within each area of practice. We co-create and conduct activities and processes to advance Truth, Reconciliation and Indigenous inclusion in the corporate, public and private sectors.
Certified
Rise Consulting is a certified Indigenous Business with the Canadian Council of Indigenous Business (CCIB) and is proudly certified within the CCIB Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations Program, at the silver-level. We are proud to be certified Women Business Enterprise in Canada and a certified B Corp.
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Kind Words
“Rise has led us through the discovery, knowledge building, and development of that work and it has been a genuine pleasure to learn, listen, and engage with her and other Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, Elders and Advisors over the past year.”
Molly Beckel, President and CEO, Young Pipeliners Association of Canada