Name: 5Cs to Indigenous Engagement
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The 5Cs for Indigenous Engagement reframes Brené Brown’s well-known 5Cs — Context, Colour, Connective Tissue, Cost, and Consequence — through an Indigenous lens. This A3 visual framework interrupts “task-first” thinking and centres relational accountability, cultural awareness, and long-term responsibility.

Rather than asking “Did we complete the action?”, this resource asks deeper questions:

Who benefits?
Who carries the cost?
What systems are we reinforcing?
What happens after the meeting, the photo, the policy?

Designed to shift engagement from transactional to relational, this framework supports leaders and teams to examine power, process, impact, and follow-through before decisions are made — not after harm occurs.

This is not a checklist. It is a responsibility tool.

SPECIFICATIONS
Suggested Use

As a pre-decision framework before engaging with Indigenous communities

During project planning, policy development, or procurement review

As a RAP accountability tool to assess depth over optics

In leadership workshops to examine power and systemic impact

As a discussion anchor in governance or board meetings

For personal reflection when navigating complex engagement decisions

Best used slowly — ideally before commitments are announced.
HOW TO USE
Recommended For

Leaders and executives overseeing Indigenous engagement

RAP committees and governance boards

Policy, procurement, and strategy teams

Educators and institutions working with Indigenous communities

Organisations reviewing partnerships or consultation processes

Allies wanting to move from awareness to accountable action
DETAILS

Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property (ICIP) Notice

This resource is protected under Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP).

Purchase provides a single-user or internal organisational licence for educational use only.

Redistribution, adaptation, or commercial reproduction without written permission is not permitted.

Engagement with this framework requires humility, preparation, and recognition that Indigenous communities determine what respectful engagement looks like.