Good work begins with relationship.
MacKenzie Indigenous Solutions helps communities, governments and organizations move complex priorities forward with strategy grounded in context, engagement built on respect, and work products designed for use.
Advice that connects direction to delivery
Assignments are shaped around the decision that needs to be made, the people who need to be involved and the capacity required to carry the work forward after the engagement ends.
Strategic planning & policy
Practical plans, governance tools, policy development and implementation structures that reflect community priorities and operating realities.
02Consultation & engagement
Processes designed around relationship, clear purpose, appropriate participation and transparent use of what people contribute.
03Research & evaluation
Evidence gathering, program review and reporting that combine methodological rigour with respect for context and knowledge ownership.
04Capacity building, JEDI & RAP
Facilitation, organizational learning and practical support for justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and reconciliation action planning.
05Grants, proposals & feasibility
Funding strategy, proposal development, feasibility work and executive support that turn important ideas into decision-ready initiatives.
06Custom advisory support
A scoped response for priorities that cross service lines or require senior capacity during a transition, deadline or period of growth.
Context before templates
No two Nations, communities or organizations are interchangeable. Effective advisory work begins by understanding mandate, relationships, history, constraints and the people who will live with the result.
Read our approach- Listen before definingThe first task is to understand the question beneath the requested deliverable.
- Make participation meaningfulEngagement should influence the work, not decorate a decision already made.
- Build for usePlans and reports need owners, decisions, resources and next actions.
- Leave capacity behindThe strongest engagement increases the client's ability to continue the work.
Indigenous experience. Cross-sector perspective.
MacKenzie Indigenous Solutions is led by Randal Bell, Asiniy Maskwa, “Stone Bear,” of Montreal Lake Cree Nation. The practice brings Indigenous perspective and executive-level support to work involving communities, public institutions, non-profits and organizational partners.
Assignments are approached with humility about what must be learned, clarity about what can be delivered and accountability for producing work that moves beyond conversation.
About the practice“Progress is strongest when people can see themselves in both the process and the path forward.”
What are you trying to move forward?
Share the priority, the decision or deadline ahead, and the groups involved. We will respond with questions, not assumptions, and determine whether there is a useful fit.
For procurement-sensitive work, the initial conversation can focus on scope, availability and required process without requesting confidential material.