Join us for a virtual learning session on planning meaningful communications and engagement for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Shawna-Kay Thomas is pipikwan pêhtâkwan’s Director of Corporate Communications and Culture and has been working with the company since January 2021. For Shawna-Kay, sometimes it can feel like the only escape from the pain of colonialism comes from education - formally through the education system and informally from the media.

It’s Indigenous History Month! We’re happy to feature Amy Lickers, owner of A.L.L.Professional Services, who helps First Nations communities define what nationhood means to them, and helps create strategies to bring that vision to life.

Blake Jackman and Cala Hills of NiGiNan Housing Ventures share their experience on how an Indigenous-centred approach changes the game of tackling houselessness in Edmonton.

“By helping people feel heard and seen – it feels purposeful. That became a pillar of why I wanted to work with Shani. It didn’t take me long to say, ‘you’re going to have to pry this job from my cold, dead hands.’”

Gwin Communications changes name and rebrands to better serve our team and our clients

To better reflect our growing team and our values, we sought a new name. In May of this year, we attended a Cree naming ceremony to continue  decolonizing our workplace and staying true to our guiding principles. By placing our trust in ceremony, in our ways of knowing and being, we were gifted the name​ pipikwan pêhtâkwan​ (pee-pee-gwan pee-tah-gwan).​​​​​​