Events Centred on Indigenous Issues
Naut'sa mawt Event Management, an Indigenous-owned planning company, has a 20-year history of working with governments, corporations, and organizations to manage their engagements with Indigenous peoples. We are honoured to have worked on some of Canada's most significant events impacting Indigenous communities and peoples – including comprehensive community planning, climate change adaptation, reforms to privacy laws, economic development, water resources, social services, green energy, infrastructure, and more.
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We hold a Supply Arrangement with the government of Canada to provide event management services to federal government agencies, departments and ministries.
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As a subsidiary of the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council, we have deep roots embedded in Indigenous culture and protocol. We are mindful of our cultural values and experienced with including cultural activities in our events.
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We have managed events encompassing budgets as high as $14 million.
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In addition to our standard event management services, our services for events focused on indigenous issues include:
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Designing and conducting pre-event surveys tailored to Indigenous markets that identify key needs and topics;
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Providing input into the identification and selection of speakers, facilitators, note-takers, translators, elders and entertainers;
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Providing facilitation, technical support, note taking and translation services (including simultaneous translation and sourcing Indigenous interpreters/translators);
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Elder assistance, including honoraria, companion arrangements, and support;
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Indigenous marketing and promotion services;
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Providing indigenized graphic and web design;
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Cash management options for unique expenditures such as honoraria;
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Processing travel claims; and
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Preparing reports on events based on analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.
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Our team of event planning professionals, project managers, and facilitators have the skills and experience to deliver respectful, engaging, culturally sensitive meetings and events focused on Indigenous issues.