Indigenous consultation is a two-way street

OPINION: Companies and governments must view indigenous communities as equal partners.

“We take Indigenous consultation very seriously,” the woman shared. Alone at my table, I looked over to her group of five who were getting acquainted over lunch. We had the same idea, to sneak away during a break at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, and get some work done. As they chatted over coffee, I couldn’t help but notice that although their conversation was focused on Indigenous consultations, not one person in their group was native.