The IAC is available to consult and support on several issues that circle around Indigenous arts and cultures including but not limited to:

Cultural and Identity Guidance

• Understanding distinctions among First Nations, Inuit, and Métis identities.
• Learning how to centre Indigenous voices rather than speaking for them.
• Verifying the authenticity of Indigenous artists, makers, or advisors.
• Learning how to introduce or describe Indigenous involvement appropriately.
• Avoiding pan-Indigenous generalizations or mixing of nations’ symbolism, imagery and cultures.

Representation and Creative Work

• Proper use of Indigenous art, designs, languages, and stories.
• Determining what constitutes cultural appropriation versus collaboration/appreciation.
• Ensuring visual and cultural accuracy in branding, décor, or media.
• Building equitable partnerships with Indigenous artists, performers, or consultants.

Event and Ceremony Inclusion and Equity

• Event planning, funding and vendor fees: when to create spaces that serve to enable marginalized survivor cultures, when to charge vendor fees, affordable options for everyone.
• Event planning and making safe spaces for Indigenous visitors, vendors and speakers.
• Inviting Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and community members in the right way (honoraria, introductions, gifts).
• Structuring events with acknowledgments, openings, or teachings in a good way.
• Providing space and respect for ceremony (smudging, drumming, prayer, etc.).
• Managing logistics respectfully — e.g., tobacco offering, food considerations, time for reflection.

Land Acknowledgements

• Understanding the intentions of land acknowledgements.
• Addressing responsibilities within land acknowledgements.
• Communicating human emotions and empathy via land acknowledgements.