How we work with First Nations.
Each service is its own discipline, and each has a depth of practice behind it. Most engagements draw on two or three at once.
Proposal Review & Independent Analysis
Unbiased assessment of proposals reaching First Nations from outside parties — clarity on what is being offered, and what it really means for your community.
Strategic Advisory for Major Projects
Steady, considered counsel for the most consequential decisions a community will make — backed by decades of governance and industry experience.
Governance & Capacity Building
Working alongside leadership to strengthen the internal systems that let a community lead its own development for the long term.
Financial Planning & Investment Strategy
Plans for how community wealth is built, protected, and deployed — over years and decades, not quarters.
Project Execution & Implementation
On the ground when the work is being done — owner's representative, project oversight, and direct construction capacity through Iceland Industrial.
Economic Development & Business Partnerships
Designing the partnerships, joint ventures, and equity arrangements that let First Nations participate in the economy on their own terms.
The Neechi-Wâgan group.
Four sub-companies operating under the Neechi-Wâgan name, each with its own scope and its own discipline. Together, they make the group a full-service operation.
Iceland Industrial
A First Nations-owned construction and concrete business operating across Saskatchewan since 2009. Founded by Vincent Jonasson, member of Pimicikamak Cree Nation.
Neechi-Wâgan Sales and Leasing
Equipment sales, leasing, and asset management — built to serve First Nations and the projects we work on across the country.
Neechi-Wâgan Business Development
The arm of the group that builds long-term economic partnerships and identifies opportunity for First Nations communities.
Neechi-Wâgan Procurement
Procurement services that put First Nations buying power to work — for the community first, with leverage held where it belongs.
Scoping a project?
Talk to us early.
Reach out to us directly by sending a short note through the contact form, or send an email to Ian Atkinson, our Director of Operations.