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Health Alliance for Indigenous Wellness
🤝 Ally Organization
✓ Sovereignty-Committed
📋 7 Active Commitments
🌿 Our Ally Commitments
We walk beside Indigenous nations and organizations, following their lead and providing resources without claiming Indigenous knowledge or speaking for Indigenous peoples.
🤝 Follow Leadership
All projects are Indigenous-led or co-designed with Indigenous partners holding decision-making power.
📚 Ongoing Learning
Staff complete annual training on local Nations, treaties, and appropriate allyship.
💗 Resource Support
We direct funding, space, and infrastructure to Indigenous-led initiatives.
🤝 Indigenous Partners
Musqueam Indian Band
Health partnership · Cultural safety training
Squamish Nation
Youth wellness programs · Facility access
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Elder support · Ceremonial space
Native Presence
Platform hosting · Technical support
Active Support Flows
Active
Hospital Quiet Rooms
Quiet rooms and technical support for Indigenous-led healing media to reach patients and families.
Active
NativePresence Platform Hosting
Hosting, security, and maintenance under Indigenous guidance with ICIP-aware contracts.
Planning
Staff Allyship Training
Internal training designed with Indigenous advisors on consent, limits, and response protocols.
Ally Team
JD
Jamie Dawson
Ally Lead · Indigenous Partnerships
MR
Maria Rodriguez
Program Director · Health Access
TC
Thomas Chen
Technical Lead · Platform Support
1,247
People Reached
8
Active Agreements
3,200+
Support Hours
12
Reports Shared
Agreements & MoUs
MoU with Musqueam Indian Band
Health partnership agreement · Annual review · Indigenous-led decision-making
Digital Hosting Agreement
NativePresence platform · ICIP protocols · Data sovereignty
Training Agreement
Staff education designed with Indigenous advisors · Renews 2026
Ally Protocols & Limits
- ✅ Indigenous partners named and visible in all agreements
- ✅ Written consent processes for all stories / media
- ✅ Clear “stop / pause” power held by Indigenous partners
- ✅ No use of ceremonial images or songs without explicit guidance
- ✅ No claiming of Indigenous knowledge as institutional “IP”
- ✅ Annual review of ally role with Indigenous partners
- ✅ Staff training on history, power, and extraction
Next Ally Review: Spring 2026 with all Indigenous partners