Our Values & Principles

About Us
Our Team
The Pathways Process
Pathways is committed to meaningful reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and communities and broader society, based on mutual respect and understanding. We deliver culturally grounded recruitment experiences for the individuals, organizations, and communities with whom we work, guided by clear values and principles.
Values

Our values articulate what we believe and guide our day-to-day activities.

  1. Foster community and inclusivity
  2. Seek to understand all perspectives
  3. Lead with kindness and compassion
  4. Facilitate positive change to drive impact
  5. Embrace a purposeful approach
  6. Uphold integrity in all actions
  7. Maintain balance and wellbeing
Principles
Our principles provide a framework around the specific ways we live out our values.
  1. Respect the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and globally.
  2. Champion positive social and economic development for Indigenous Peoples.
  3. Be allies to Indigenous Peoples in our workplace, in our conduct, and in all our business practices.
  4. Nurture positive, sustainable connections between Indigenous, Tribal, and Native American communities and the business world.
  5. Provide respectful, relevant, valuable, and timely professional executive recruitment services, grounded in Indigenous values.
  6. Play our part in building a corporate world, informed by different perspectives and where all people can thrive.
  7. Do everything with open hearts and minds, and love.

These Principles are inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

What We Do

Indigenous Values in Our Work

Knucwentwécw-kt – we help one another – is embedded into the work we do at Pathways, creating purpose and meaning as we support, advocate, and make space for Indigenous peoples. And, like a ripple, it spreads.

– Katy Gottfriedson-Jasper

The teachings and traditional values that drive me professionally include self-determination, diversity, and reciprocity… these values have shown up in every leadership role I’ve ever had, from running a non-profit that was built on dozens of partnerships to forging a path for Indigenous peoples to work in the mining and energy sectors in highly skilled careers.

– Laurie Sterritt

What I do in life, personally and professionally, requires that I consider seven generations ahead. This long-view perspective ensures that I do my part to leave the world in the same, or a better place, than exists today. It also means I place the values of integrity, sharing, caring, love and reciprocity at the forefront.

– Darrin Jamieson

The traditional value of Gwekwaadziwin, or Honesty, is what guides me in all aspects of my life, encouraging me to face every situation with truth, kindness and compassion.

– Jennifer Pelletier

To practice knucwentwécw-kt for me means fostering and supporting the gifts and strengths of others; bringing kindness and love to all situations; and taking actions that bring positive change where I can.

– Katy Gottfriedson-Jasper

The traditional value of Dbadendiziwin – Humility – guides me in all I do, helping me never to look at myself as better than anyone else. I am committed to a life of reconciliation: advocating and making space for Indigenous peoples.

– Wenda Lee Cameron

Haudenosaunee values are rooted in sharing, and always putting the needs of the collective over my own. What we do in the present requires that we respect the past in putting our best foot forward now, for all to prosper in the future.

– Darrin Jamieson

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