At Knott Consulting, we believe that understanding the spirit and intent of the treaties is essential to building meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. While treaties are often discussed as legal agreements, many First Nations have always understood them as something much deeper: sacred covenants made not only between nations, but also before the Creator.
I attended a sweat lodge ceremony yesterday at kihcihkaw aski (Sacred Land) here in Edmonton near Fort Edmonton Park. One thought that continues to surface for me is what I call “A different way to pray.” Instead of asking for answers, I think prayer can be understood as entering the ceremony, stepping intentionally into a process of reflection before making important life decisions. Ceremony creates the space to listen, to become present, and to align our actions with our deepest values.
At Knott Consulting, the concept of self-awareness is more than a psychological term—it is the foundational spiritual and cultural principle that guides our work. Indigenous Self-Awareness and beliefs are holistic systems of knowledge, spirituality, and cultural practices that connect communities…
At Knott Consulting, we believe that authentic relationships are the foundation of all successful Indigenous partnerships. But where do we find the model for a relationship that is truly reciprocal, resilient, and rooted in respect? We find it in the…
The journey toward genuine health and well-being is often misunderstood. We expect it to be a gentle, comforting process, a slow unwinding of stress. But to truly heal—to strengthen what has atrophied and confront what has been hidden—requires purposeful discomfort…
The deepest truth of the Indigenous experience is captured in the story of Badger Medicine: the fear of naming the sun, of being punished for revealing the thing we hold most sacred inside us. We hide the radiant orb of…
In the time before time, when the world was new and still finding its voice, the greatest silence was around the sun. This radiant orb, the source of all life and warmth, had no name. The creatures of the world…