Services

Katisha Paul speaking alongside minister of MCFD 'Taking action for you' and 'Stronger BC for everyone.' Indigenous relations and reconciliation

Katisha transforms Indigenous relations, facilitates meaningful dialogue, presents speeches and keynote presentations, and implements First Nations protocols into policy and research.

Our Work

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  • Katisha delivers keynotes and panel appearances using Indigenous storytelling techniques and facilitates action-oriented dialogue. It is her QE¸NȺȽ (responsibility) to: 

    • Chair executive, board, and council meetings

    • Keynote at regional, national and international forums 

    • Provide panel appearances for gatherings and corporate events

    • Host community engagement sessions and Nation-to-Nation dialogues

    • Lead engagement protocol training

  • Katisha offers IYOŦET (respectful) strategic advising and engagement consulting for First Nations, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to: 

    • Advance Nation-led decision making

    • Document living protocols for cultural sustainability 

    • Implement frameworks and action plans

    • Ensure transparency and accountability in reporting mechanisms 

    • Coordinate and lead engagement sessions

    • Integrate host nation cultural protocol into event planning

    • Develop What We Heard reports 

    • Maintain meaningful intergovernmental relationships

  • With experience in upholding accountability though ŦE¸IT (honesty) between First Nation, federal, provincial, and regional policy environments, Katisha brings a unique ability to:

    • Conduct Nation-led and community-based research that centres Indigenous knowledge systems, oral histories, and lived experience

    • Deliver policy analysis and development grounded in UNDRIP, Section 35, the TRC Calls to Action, and the MMIWG2S+ Calls for Justice

    • Advance Title and Rights implementation research 

    • Support climate, environmental, and coastal resilience policy

    • Lead women, girls, and 2SLBTQQIA+ justice and child wellbeing policy research

    • Produce What We Heard reports, literature reviews, and policy briefs 

Work With Us

Our Protocol

Prepare

Before the work gets done, we set the table with key principles and engagement protocols

Witness

Our role is to pay attention to where people are situated, their intentions, and their goals

Validate

The work of Indigenous relations respects delivery, tone, and key messaging

Share

We uphold our inherent responsibility to always give back to Knowledge Keepers

Katisha Paul panelling and speaking at Adaptation Futures 2026 in New Zealand alongside Janna Wale

How we work

Real relationships transform true reconciliation. Real relationships start with the right conversations, in the right rooms, guided by the right voices. NEPENEḴ bridges the gaps between First Nations, governments, and organizations through services that centre free, prior, and informed consent and ensure Title and Rights holders are recognized, respected, and represented.

Who we’ve worked with

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Logo of the BC First Nations Justice Council featuring a stylized circular design and the text 'BC First Nations Justice Council' underneath.
UBCM logo with a stylized outline of the state of British Columbia.
Assembly of First Nations A circular Native American-inspired logo featuring a red bear, a black and red target symbol, and a red eye at the top, with white feathers hanging beneath.
ICLEI logo with overlapping colored circles and the text 'ICLEI' and 'Local Governments for Sustainability'.
Logo of First Nations Public Service Secretariate featuring a stylized blue ribbon intertwining with the North American continent outline.
Logo with a hexagon shape containing three bottles and an arrow, next to the word 'cityHive' in green text.
A stylized depiction of a black face with red and teal features, surrounded by eight black hands with teal and red accents. Circular teal and red designs are around the face. The text encircling the image reads: "Our Learning, Teaching, and Research are Grounded in Indigenous Ways of Knowing."
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