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Welcome
Michele A Sam Consulting provides consulting, advice and facilitation services to organizations and individuals attempting to engage with Indigenous Peoples and their self-development.
About
Michele A Sam is Ktunaxa ʔaqⱡsmaknik—her father is Haudenosaunee with Italian heritage and she honours her fathers’ people by following her mothers’ lineage. Michele returned home as a 60s scoop survivor having been adopted by a Dutch Catholic immigrant family, raised as the youngest of 5 brothers and one sister. Michele has familial ties across all 6 Ktunaxa/Ksanka communities and is an “official band member” of ʔaq̓am. She is the eldest daughter of 7 girls and a brother and is becoming an infant Ktunaxa language learner.
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Vision:
Through facilitated workshops, invited consultations and providing advice that is grounded both academically as well as through lived experiences, Michele A Sam provides the opportunity to generate knowledge necessary towards equitable relationships that are mutually beneficial and interdependent in a useful, place based context.
Mission:
To provide Indigenous perspectives, in support of socially responsible relationship development and engagement that provides a bridge for Indigenous Peoples’ and First Nations entities, and business, industry and government to build meaningful, functional and sustainable relationships.
Services
If you are a company that wishes to engage with your Indigenous neighbours, but don’t know how or where to start, I can point you down the right pathway.
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Listen to an authentic discussion about the issues Michele Sam and others face, as well as how she is addressing them. Her podcast covers a variety of important topics and is natural extension of her workshops and life’s work. It is based upon personal and lived experiences.
Book a Consultation
Are you interested in booking Michele for a speaking or training event? Michele focuses upon active Truth and Reconciliation with workshops, seminars and invited presentations and lectures.