CBI Consultants

09/30/2026

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the survivors of residential schools, remember the children who never came home, and acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonialism on Indigenous communities across Canada.

We encourage our team and community to engage with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action and the reports from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Visit: nctr.ca/records/reports/

09/25/2026

09/24/2026

So, what does reconciliation look like in our work?

It looks like:
🔸Practicing inclusion that recognizes the distinct experiences of Indigenous persons with disabilities and their families

🔸Learning from Indigenous ways of knowing, rather than assuming Western frameworks are sufficient

🔸Dedicating to the above in our planning, training, and the communities we serve

CBI is committed to this work.
We'd love to hear from you, what does reconciliation look like in your work? 👇

09/23/2026

We believe everyone has the right to a self-determined, inclusive life. Realizing that right involves confronting how colonialism continues to shape the systems and barriers Indigenous persons with disabilities face every day.

Truth and Reconciliation is ongoing work. Today, and every day, we listen to Indigenous voices, examine our own practices, and ask hard questions about the ways we belong.

05/05/2025

May 5th marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples, also known as Red Dress Day.

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-151-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-relatives-with-dr-amanda-young/

01/18/2025

In Episode 164, CBI's Ben Reiman chats with Gitxsan-born Indigenous developmental disabilities advocate Frankie (Sii Lu Yee) Abel. Frankie works as an Indigenous Practice Advisor for Community Living BC in rural remote British Columbia while attending Simon Fraser’s Beedie School of Business in the Indigenous Executive MBA program. She is passionate about advocating for Indigenous people and vulnerable adults and children who don't have their voices yet. Frankie hopes to focus her career on bridging the gap between Indigenous people and the rest of the world.
https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-164-advocating-for-indigenous-people-with-developmental-disabilities/

06/07/2024

Episode 160 features a conversation with Kim Trottier, founder of Culturally Committed. The purpose of Culturally Committed is threefold: first, it creates a pathway for client feedback, so providers can learn what Indigenous Peoples want and need to create trusting relationships. Second, it provides a list of providers who are demonstrating a desire to offer culturally safe services, so clients can choose offices where they know cultural safety is a priority. Finally, they offer ongoing learning opportunities, facilitated by mentors, Elders, and experts in the field of cultural safety and humility, with the intention of supporting providers in expanding their knowledge around cultural practices, barriers to care, and to educate on what safe care looks and feels like to Indigenous Peoples

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-160-cultivating-culturally-safe-care-for-indigenous-peoples-with-kim-trottier/

Culturally Committed
Jared Qwustenuxun Williams
Jessica Barudin
First Nations Health Authority
Len Pierre

06/01/2024

Today marks the beginning of Indigenous History Month and Native American Heritage Month! I am incredibly grateful to these wonderful storytellers from across Indian Country for sharing their space and knowledge with me and with you!

If you happen to be a behavior analyst then you'll also get FREE CEUs for all of these episodes all month long!