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Ongoing Projects

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City of Toronto - Indigenous Heritage Engagement Project (IHEP)

Three Sisters Consulting is currently assisting the City of Toronto with planning, outreach, and engagement facilitation in support of the Indigenous Heritage Engagement Project (IHEP). Three Sisters Consulting is honoured to take part in building strong connections between Indigenous communities and the City, and to assist in the authentic co-development of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis heritage resources within the GTA. 

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Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) 

 In 2018, Three Sisters Consulting conducted a Mental Wellness Team Development and Coordination project with AIAI to improve mental wellness in Indigenous communities by bringing together the seven member nations to share resources, build training plans, learn about new training opportunities, and strengthen community Mental Wellness teams. This contract in now renewed annually. 

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Public Safety Canada's Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative

PSC - Public Safety Canada's Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative (ACSPI) supports Indigenous communities in developing unique Community Safety Plans (CSPs). Initiated in 2010, the CSP program has committed over $100 million to address the high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women by enhancing Indigenous-led crime prevention strategies and community safety services. With Three Sisters’ assistance, Indigenous communities are being supported to create safety plans which identify specific strengths and challenges to community safety and wellbeing. Three Sisters’ highly skilled, culturally informed Facilitators are currently holding workshops with core groups of community frontline workers and leaders. With our guidance, community members are identifying the strengths of their community, the safety risks, and the resources they require to build their skills, capacity, and readiness to develop a CSP. Our role as Facilitator is to guide the community in mapping out its objectives and path to respond holistically to issues such as violence, substance abuse, underemployment, and crime.

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CORCAN

CORCAN is an agency within the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). It offers employment and employability programs to federal offenders throughout their sentence, in collaboration with other areas of CSC. The Entrepreneurial Development (ED) project, designed by SEF Canada and Three Sisters Consulting, is a person-centered economic development tool. The program provides pre- and post-incarcerated individuals with the skills and resources they need to start their own businesses, creating a pathway to self-employment and financial independence by helping individuals develop valuable skills such as financial management, marketing, and business planning, which will be useful in starting and running a successful business. Our Facilitators are working one-on-one with individuals to develop successful, sustainable business plans, secure financing, and offer mentorship opportunities. This project aims to inspire change and empower people so they can create their own futures.

DAHC

For over 20 years, The De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre (DAHC) has been successfully providing culturally safe programs and services that are relationship based, welcoming and client directed. DAHC is one of ten Aboriginal Health Access Centres in Ontario, the organization provides Primary Care and Health Promotions programs in the urban centres of Brantford and Hamilton. Three Sisters’ Strategic Planning Team is currently working to ascertain DAHC training needs and to revamp communication processes as part of an Organizational Review. The aim is to assess existing DAHC processes, practices, and staffing to identify opportunities for improvement that will optimize service delivery and modernization, maximizing effectiveness and efficiency throughout the organization, while making the best use of existing resources. This work is being accomplished utilizing a Two-eyed Seeing perspective that integrates western and Indigenous philosophies as benchmarks for success. 

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NRC

Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) supports excellence in science, research, and innovation. NRC has made significant progress in advancing equitable hiring practices and continues to foster an inclusive workplace with expanded representation of Indigenous peoples in the NRC’s workforce while improving the retention rates for Indigenous employees in all occupational groups within the NRC. Three Sisters Consulting, in partnership with Pro-Insight Consulting, are currently assisting the NRC in the ongoing recruitment of Indigenous employees by sharing NRC job opportunities with Indigenous communities across the country, in both English and French. Our team is tasked with recommending and implementing outreach strategies to create awareness of NRC employment opportunities, advising the NRC on recruitment strategies to fill specific vacancies where Indigenous candidates have been prioritized, and developing a holistic review of current recruitment and retention processes, policies, and programs, as they pertain to Indigenous candidates. In terms of retention, Three Sisters and Pro-Insight are working to provide NRC employees with both job coaching and resources that support Indigenous employees such as connections to cultural events.

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Health Canada

Food insecurity is a significant public health problem for Indigenous peoples in Canada; the lack of availability of both traditional and market foods is highlighted among Inuit and First Nation communities. Economic disadvantages, high food prices, and lack of access to transportation are major factors. Resolving food insecurity issues, especially for those living in remote Indigenous communities, requires a culturally specific integrated approach targeting food availability, food cost, food knowledge, food safety, and food quality. Three Sisters Consulting is currently working with Health Canada to support the dissemination and examination of a Traditional Food Security Assessment (TFSA) paper through planning, outreach, and engagement facilitation services. In seeking solutions, the Health Canada TFSA discusses factors such as availability, access, utilization, and stability. Our consultancy is bringing together subject matter experts, academics, and community representatives to discuss the findings of the paper and seek on-the-ground solutions, providing valuable data for the development and tailoring of a national level Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

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