Strengthening Connections Consulting

British Columbia || Canada
Administrative and Support || Advertising/Public Relations || Agriculture || Charitable/Non Profit Organization || Construction || Consulting || Education || Health Care || Indigenous Economic Development Corporation || Indigenous Governments

About Strengthening Connections Consulting

Strengthening Connections Consulting is an Indigenous‑owned professional services firm specializing in trauma‑aware systems change, Indigenous cultural safety, Two‑Spirit inclusion, and curriculum ecosystem design. Rooted in Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw and Coast Salish teachings, the company supports organizations across health, education, justice, and social services to strengthen cultural safety, improve staff capability, and align practice with reconciliation commitments.

The firm provides structured, evaluation‑ready solutions that enhance service delivery for individuals in recovery, youth in care, families navigating complex systems, and Two‑Spirit community members seeking culturally safe support. Core services include trauma‑aware aftercare practice development, Indigenous cultural safety and Two‑Spirit inclusion training, curriculum architecture and implementation, reconciliation action planning, policy and practice review, and organizational capability pathways. All offerings integrate emotionally safe pedagogy, relational accountability, and Indigenous knowledge systems.

Strengthening Connections Consulting works with health authorities, treatment programs, Indigenous organizations, post‑secondary institutions, youth‑serving agencies, nonprofits, and evaluation firms. Engagements are delivered through a relational, matriarchal, land‑rooted approach that supports measurable improvements in cultural safety, staff competency, and organizational alignment.

The company also offers the Two-Spirit Kinship Hub, a three-part toolkit suite providing cultural safety training, trauma-aware aftercare capacity-building, and safe, culturally grounded sharing circle practice.

Location: Syilx Okanagan Territory

Business: Strengthening Connections Consulting

Keywords: Indigenous cultural safety, Two‑Spirit inclusion, trauma‑aware practice, curriculum development, train‑the‑trainer, organizational capacity building, reconciliation action planning, policy and practice review, trauma‑aware aftercare, youth‑in‑care practice, Indigenous curriculum architecture, circle facilitation, culturally safe group practice, Indigenous systems change, emotional safety, land‑based practice, identity sovereignty

Contact

Contact Name: Jewell Gillies
Job Title: Senior Consultant
Email Address: namwayutnation@gmail.com
Phone Number: 778-215-9495

Location

Office Address
3635 Carrington Rd 207
West Kelowna, BC
V4T 3G9, Canada