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Indigenous engagement
AECOM is committed to supporting Indigenous communities through the work we do and the role we play as a global infrastructure leader. This commitment includes respectful engagement with Indigenous Peoples, governments, businesses and lands.
OUR SERVICES
Indigenous engagement
AECOM is committed to supporting Indigenous communities through the work we do and the role we play as a global infrastructure leader. This commitment includes respectful engagement with Indigenous Peoples, governments, businesses and lands.
Service in a nutshell
Our industry-leading global Indigenous engagement practice, which is led by Indigenous practitioners, prioritizes honest collaboration and meaningful participation.
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We’ve worked on over one hundred projects involving Indigenous communities across Canada and the United States.
Our commitment
In order to pursue meaningful participation and community inclusion, it is important to engage with all who make up a whole community to ensure voices are heard and a community is fully represented. Our unwavering commitment to environmental, social and governance principles is embedded in everything we do.
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How does it work?
Our Indigenous engagement practice connects experts across the globe to deliver innovative, integrated solutions in all our key markets, ensuring positive, impactful and sustainable legacies for our communities, our planet and our company.
Our practioners work across the globe to make sure all voices are heard and communities are fully represented. We do this through the use of innovative approaches, including digital equity analytical tools, to deliver positive, impactful and sustainable legacies for our communities and our planet.
Using our extensive engagement expertise, we help clients understand the nuances of the negotiation processes, the current and evolving legal context, and Indigenous community issues — helping make the Duty to Consult and Accommodate a positive experience for all.
We acknowledge and respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples as defined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, their unique connection to the land and water and the role reconciliation plays in building strong relationships. We believe in the importance of learning from Indigenous Peoples in creating equitable opportunities for everyone.
We are passionate about finding innovative solutions to the challenges faced by Indigenous communities. Our strategies are driven by our trusted consultants and their understanding of the needs of the communities we serve. With over a hundred projects in our portfolio involving Indigenous communities across Canada and the United States, many of these solutions have set new standards for industry-wide best practices.
We also work with each community to tailor these industry-wide best practices into wise practices that recognize a community’s context, culture, and protocols in developing projects and programs.
Bring your bold ideas and big dreams to AECOM
AECOM is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our workforce, our supply chain and through all stages of our project delivery. We actively engage with Indigenous communities for employment recruiting as well as teaming and subcontracting opportunities, and partner closely with Indigenous Peoples and their governments to advance our shared values in delivering a better world for generations to come. Our passionate experts demonstrate their dedication to STEM education and professional development through formalized internship and mentoring programs, as well as local education outreach initiatives.
A world of opportunities for Indigenous talent
At AECOM, we strive to create an environment where the unique backgrounds, perspectives and expertise of Indigenous talent are valued. Explore the opportunities we offer for Indigenous professionals to work with us and change the world.
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Join our Indigenous Talent Network
Join our community for Indigenous professionals and technical experts to get notified when positions that match your interests become available. Stay up to date on our iconic projects and what it’s like to work at AECOM.
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Indigenous Blooming New Graduate Program
AECOM’s Blooming Program strives to create relationships between Indigenous STEAM students (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) and AECOM through internships, mentorships, and post-graduation career opportunities.
People Spotlights
Meet Colton Wooster
Colton Wooster is a geotechnical engineer-in-training based in our Manitoba office in Canada.
Meet Jay Harris
Jay is an Indigenous market sector leader from AECOM’s Water business line in Central Canada.
At AECOM, we’re leading the change towards a more sustainable and equitable future, partnering with those who want to make a positive difference in the world. We’re proud to be committed to progressive Indigenous relations with the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business.
Supporting Indigenous communities in practice
Edmonton Valley Line light rail transit
With relatively low density population, the City of Edmonton sought to implement a new vision of mass transit that integrates transit into communities and makes access simple.
Faro Mine remediation
The 25 square kilometre mine site located in south-central Yukon on traditional territory of KaskaNations was abandoned in 1998 and has since been in care and maintenance.
Speak to our Indigenous engagement team
Interested in finding out more about how to engage meaningfully with Indigenous communities?