At Siyam Consulting, we understand that Stepping into the River of Economic Reconciliation can be complex and challenging for Corporate Canada. This is why we provide comprehensive support and training services to help businesses navigate the path toward meaningful economic reconciliation, to not only meet the objectives in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) Call to Action 92 for Business and Reconciliation but to transformation our economic reality.

Where to Start?

First is to read Step into the River: An Economic Reconciliation Framework. Engaging with this document will provide you with the insight necessary to work with Siyam Consulting and provide the foundation for this transformative journey.

As you embark into the River of Economic Reconciliation, it's common to feel overwhelmed and feel uncertain about where to start. Where to begin is a crucial question and Siyam Consulting strives to provide the guidance and expertise you will need to Step into the River.

Our Services

Training and Education: Building on a foundation of understanding, empathy, and inclusion is crucial to the success of any economic reconciliation journey. Siyam Consulting offers on demand workshops to enhance ones knowledge and awareness of Indigenous history, culture, and rights. Through deep learning sessions and engaging Reconciliation resources, we aim to create a safe space for (un)learning.

Knowledge Keeper: Siyam Consulting offers knowledge keeper services of Tim Manuel and Sxwpilemaat Siyam / Chief Leanne Joe for you organization, educational institution, research team, advisory committee, Board, etc. Our knowledge keepers bring a lifetime of wisdom, lived experience, land based education, thought leadership, cultural knowledge, protocols and practices to any space requiring these services. How can we support you in your efforts? Let’s discuss.

Indigenous Awarness Training Evaluation and Development: Organizations can bring Siyam Consulting in to evaluate and critic your current Indigenous awareness training that was pontentially developed by non-Indigenous staff for your organization. We will then advise and guide the re-imagining of a new program that will be Indigenous led through our worlview, lens, lived experience, way of being, doing and knowing, focussed on deconlinizing the entirety of the program. We also offer fully developed Reconciliation Resources to compliment your training for much deeper dives into many areas of Reconciliation, they may be tailored to your sector for an additional cost. Or Siyam Consulting can support the development of your organizational Indigenous Awareness training from the start.

Key Note Speaker: Siyam Consulting offers any space with the opportunity to bring in Sxwpilemaat Siyam / Chief Leanne Joe to speak to Reconciliation, Economic Reconciliation through Step into the River: A Framework for Economic Reconciliation, or many other topics.

Is what you're looking for not listed here? We're adaptable. Let's discuss how we can co-design a special project together.

Why Siyam Consulting?

Indigenous owned and led: with Sxwpilemaat Siyam (Chief Leanne Joe) at the helm, Siyam Consulting upholds her cultural values of integrity, accountability, curiosity, transformation, truth, and LOVE. The Siyam Consulting team also works within these same spaces and they are comprised of experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds and deep knowledge of Indigenous histories, cultures, and protocols. We are committed to Indigenous self-determination, sovereignty and Indigenous led economic reconciliation and transformation.

Tailored Approach: We understand that each organization's economic reconciliation journey is unique. Our services are customized to fit your needs, goals, and corporate culture. We take the time to listen and understand your organization, allowing us to provide practical and relevant support that drives meaningful change.

Holistic and Healing Perspective: Siyam Consulting takes a holistic and healing approach to all the wrork we take on, considering the social, spiritual and economic spaces for meaningful transformation of our systems. Heart-centered work focussing on reconciliation, decolonization, Indigenization, and more specifically Stepping in the River of economic reconciliation to transform our economic reality.

Long-term Partnership: We are committed to building long-term relationships with our clients. Our support extends beyond the initial stages of your economic reconciliation journey. We provide ongoing guidance, mentorship, and support as your organization evolves and deepens its commitment to economic transformation.

Your organization has to note that we truly value Indigenous people’s, communities and Nations leading this work, and will always center their well-being before any profits. We will not compromise our integrity or values to meet your organizational needs over ours or our children, families and the people yet to be.

Your commitment to transformative change for true and honourable Reconciliation begins here. Siyam Consulting is here to support your journey in the River of Economic Reconciliation.