Services To Indigenous Communities
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Indigenous Community Services
On The Water Consulting provides a range of services to Indigenous communities, including traditional knowledge study services, capacity building, Indigenous company database management, partnership company services, program/project management, environmental planning/discipline coordination and archaeology. Our company is experienced working in both provincial and federal regulatory environments and work with our clients to ensure that regulatory requirements and compliances are met and that our client’s standards are upheld. On The Water Consulting practices an open communication style to determine the best approach for the completion of each project or program.
Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Land Use and Traditional Environmental Knowledge Services
The services of an experienced Traditional Knowledge (TK), Traditional Land Use (TLU) and Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK) facilitator may be required on a project specific basis. On The Water Consulting can:
• Coordinate, manage and execute TK/TLU/TEK interviews,
• Coordinate, manage and execute field/site visits,
• Complete interim/final reporting,
• Complete technical report reviews,
• Manage any project needs identified during the project consultation phase, including:
• Coordinate and plan traditional ceremonies,
• Facilitate project information sessions in the community to help explain various discipline processes and methodologies,
• Coordinate and manage Elder site visits, and
• Coordinate and manage traditional/cultural monitor programs.
Contracting Indigenous Companies and Individuals
On The Water Consulting maintains a listing of Indigenous company services and competencies to provide to industry for various projects. On The Water Consulting can:
• Maintain a database of resumes/proposals specific to our industry client’s needs and requirements, and
• Liaise between an Indigenous company/individual and relevant industry companies to manage expectations, on both sides, and ensure that the services are delivered as contracted.
Indigenous Partnership Companies
Indigenous partnership companies can be either long term or project specific agreements where an Indigenous community or Indigenous company enters into a partnership with industry. On The Water Consulting can:
• Provide direction as to what type of partnership is appropriate for an Indigenous communities/company’s specific needs,
• Vet potential partners,
• Develop relationships with potential partners,
• Work with an Indigenous community/company to establish the partnership,
• Work with an Indigenous community/company to negotiate agreements and ensure that all agreement requirements are in place,
• And work to amend agreement requirements if/when necessary,
• Liaise between the partners, to maintain a good working relationship,
• Work with an Indigenous community/company to promote revenue growth and profitability for the partnership company/companies,
• Manage the partnership company/companies,
• Execute the business strategy of the partnership company/companies,
• Execute any non-financial aspects of the partnership company/companies, and
• Work with an Indigenous community to ensure that the mandates of the partnership company/companies are adhered to.
Capacity Building
On The Water Consulting has expertise developing and delivering project and/or discipline specific capacity building programs and developing ways to build skills and competencies. On The Water Consulting can:
• Assess the capacity of a company/individual and determine any capacity gaps that may need to be filled,
• Develop training to fill capacity gaps, such as:
• In field training with the scientist, professional, contractor and/or discipline expert,
• Develop, plan and provide material (i.e. traditional knowledge interview and field guidelines, identification booklets, water sampling guidelines, etc.),
• Develop, plan, manage and deliver seminars. Depending on the complexity of the issue and funding available the duration of these seminars can range from a few hours to several weeks in length,
• Plan, manage and deliver formalized training programs.
• Develop specific task-based tools (i.e. field worksheets that can easily be filled in while completing certain tasks, checklists of the tasks that are to be completed, etc.), and
• Ensure that safety program requirements and training are in place and understood.
Professional Services
Project/Program Management
On The Water Consulting manage small, medium and large-scale projects and programs in the environmental services field. Project/program management services:
• On The Water Consulting can step in to manage projects or programs, or portions of projects and programs, in areas where our experience is relevant to our client’s project needs,
• Build capacity within an Indigenous community in project/program management where On The Water Consulting’s experience fills capacity gaps within a community’s current workforce.
Environmental Planning/Discipline Coordination
On The Water Consulting can undertake the role of operational project manager and primary operational lead, in multi-discipline settings, to oversee the development and delivery of field programs and discipline coordination including:
• Orientations and training,
• Project/field manual development and oversight,
• Communications planning,
• Scheduling and coordination of pre-field meetings,
• Scheduling and monitoring of fieldwork,
• Management of field reporting,
• Associated document quality review,
• Technical report review, and
• Development/submission of various regulatory deliverables.
Archaeology
On The Water Consulting has archaeological permit holders with the capacity to conduct archaeological studies in various regions throughout Canada and can:
• Assist with regulatory permitting and procedures,
• Complete desktop site data reporting,
• Complete desktop overviews/Statements of Justification,
• Complete Historical Resource Impact Assessments,
• Complete Historical Resource Construction Monitoring,
• Complete Historical Resource Post Impact Assessments,
• Complete Site Mitigation,
• Deliver all necessary regulatory interim and final reporting, including making recommendations to government and regulatory bodies, and
• Undertake technical report reviews.
