Governance support within Indigenous organizations.
An Indigenous-led specialization for the administrative professionals who support Boards, Councils and committees in First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations. Board-cycle practice, told in the context you actually work in.
The Administrative Role in Governance for Indigenous Non-Profit Organizations™
- How Board-cycle work connects before, during and after the meeting
- How agendas, minutes, motions, resolutions, action items and records fit together
- How governance records should be organized and maintained
- Where administrative, leadership and Board responsibilities differ
- How Indigenous governance environments may respectfully include Elders, Knowledge Keepers and protocol
What the specialization covers.
These resources are written to complement — never replace — Nation-specific and local governance knowledge, protocol and direction. Your Nation's or organization's own practice always comes first.
Elders and Knowledge Keepers
How ceremony, opening and closing, and the presence of Knowledge Keepers are respectfully reflected in agendas, minutes and the governance record.
Governing documents
Bylaws, custom codes, constitutions, Terms of Reference and funding agreements — and how administrative practice keeps them visible at the table.
Local protocol and practice
Recognizing that each Nation and organization carries its own protocol, and building administrative systems that make room for it.
Continuity and organizational memory
Keeping the record usable through turnover, elections, leadership change and funding reviews.
Onboarding and team development for governance-support staff.
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