Crafting Kinship
Anti-Racism Education Workshop
An interactive, discussion-based workshop rooted in youth stories and lived experience.
This session invites participants to examine race, privilege, and systemic inequality through storytelling,
empathy, and guided reflection.
Perfect for schools, youth organizations, or workplaces looking to deepen cultural understanding and anti-racist practice.
Best For
- Educators
- Youth programs
- Community organizations
Format
Format: 90-120 minutes
In-person
Investment
Rate: $450-$800
A Timeline of the Indian Act
An educational and advocacy-driven
presentation tracing how colonial policy has defined and continues to affect Indigenous identity, access, and belonging.
This presentation explores the Indian Act, status policy, Métis and Inuit recognition, and the connections between legislation, lived experience, and systemic violence.
Best for
- Youth gatherings, advocacy conferences, educators, and service providers seeking to better understand Indigenous identity systems and colonial policy impacts
- Teams working with Indigenous clients or navigating funding tied to status definitions
- Community organizers, cultural educators, and youth leaders
Format
Format: 90 minutes
In-person or virtual
Investment
Rate: $600–$1,000
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Education, Advocacy & Speaking Engagements
Syndel’s speaking work weaves together lived experience, creative practice, and community advocacy.
Each engagement is shaped to fit the audience, whether it’s a classroom, conference, or community gathering , and centres honesty, reflection, and relationship.
Topics
● Personal storytelling on intergenerational trauma, residential school survival, and healing through art
● Sobriety, resilience, and reclaiming identity after addiction and loss
● Two-Spirit identity, motherhood, and navigating gender and culture in contemporary contexts
● Youth advocacy and empowerment through storytelling and creative resistance
● Decolonial wellness and the intersections of culture, community care, and mental health
Syndel’s talks invite connection, vulnerability, and learning, blending storytelling with cultural teachings, creative reflection, and dialogue that supports both understanding and action.
Investment
Rate: $300–$500 for guest talks | $800+ for keynotes or extended events
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Consulting & Organizational Learning
Syndel offers consulting and collaborative learning for nonprofits, schools, and community organizations seeking to build more meaningful and culturally grounded practices.
Her work helps teams move beyond performative gestures into relational, sustainable change — rooted in truth, accountability, and care.
Focus Areas
● Developing and implementing Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) informed by community and local relationships
● Co-creating or reviewing land acknowledgments that are specific, lived, and accountable
● Reviewing policies and processes through a decolonial, trauma-informed lens
● Building cultural safety frameworks and inclusive engagement practices
● Facilitator and leadership mentorship for culturally safe and trauma-aware spaces
● Ongoing support and capacity-building for staff, educators, and boards
Format & Investment
Hourly, project-based, or ongoing advisory.
Rate: $125–$175/hour
Retainers from $1,000/month
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Land Acknowledgement & Relational Accountability
This workshop invites participants to move beyond scripted acknowledgments toward an understanding of what it means to be in right relationship with the land and the Nations who care for it.
Through reflection, discussion, and guided writing, participants craft land acknowledgments rooted in truth, care, and action.
The session also explores relational accountability, small, practical steps organizations can take to embed reciprocity and care into their daily work and policies. Each session is customized to reflect local Nations and lived realities.
Format.
Format: 2–3 hours
In-person or online
Investment
Rate: $600–$1,200
