Blackbird Strategies

Name: Blackbird Strategies
Address: Ottawa, ON, CA
Telephone: +16138838828

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Government, media, and public relations - and everything in between.

06/17/2026

Blackbird Strategies is saddling up with Burson Canada and a top-notch group of partners at Calgary Stampede 2026.

Stampede has a way of turning colleagues into friends — over a plate of pancakes, not a boardroom table.

See you at the corral!

06/16/2026

This week, First Nations in Ontario gather to discuss the priorities, opportunities, and challenges shaping communities across the province.

Blackbird is excited to be on the ground at the 2026 Chiefs of Ontario Annual Chiefs Assembly, with members of our team participating throughout the week.

We look forward to the conversations, connections, and insights that make the Chiefs Assembly one of the most important gatherings of the year.

If you're attending, we'd love to connect.

06/14/2026

Access means nothing without trust. Being in the room isn't the same as being trusted in the room.

Too often, representation becomes a box to check rather than a commitment to honour.

This work requires understanding community context, listening before speaking, and recognizing that every community, organization, and issue comes with its own history and priorities.

At Blackbird, we've built our Indigenous affairs practice on earned trust, deep context, and genuine relationships with the communities we serve.

What does good representation look like to you? We'd love to hear your thoughts — and if this resonates, let's talk.

06/13/2026

Everyone has an opinion. Few have read past the headline.

This week, Dan and Lisa weigh in on Canada-U.S. trade, Conservative Party challenges, and the politics surrounding FIFA.

Different perspectives. One conversation.

Link is in the comments ⤵️

06/12/2026

Mark brings more than 30 years of experience in government, policy, Indigenous relations, and environmental leadership. His career has included senior roles with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, the Privy Council Office, and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Most recently, Mark served as Director General of Natural Resources and the Environment at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. He led initiatives supporting climate adaptation, community-based monitoring, natural resource management, and clean energy solutions in Indigenous and northern communities across Canada.

His background in journalism, education, and public service gives him a practical understanding of how policy, people, and partnerships create meaningful change.

06/11/2026

A memorable evening at Yukon Days in Ottawa.

There's no substitute for in-person connection — sharing perspectives, building trust, and strengthening relationships with the people doing important work. We were grateful to spend time with Premier Currie Dixon, Grand Chief Math'ieya Alatini, Mark Wedge, Sean McDougall, and other Yukon leaders and partners.

Events like Yukon Days create the conditions for meaningful dialogue around shared priorities. We look forward to carrying those conversations forward.

Thank you to all who made the evening possible.

06/10/2026

On July 14, as the Assembly of First Nations gathers in Ottawa for its Annual General Assembly, Blackbird Strategies is proud to host an exclusive evening reception celebrating First Nations women in leadership, featuring special guest Kluane Adamek. Invitations will be arriving shortly — we hope you will save the date. See you in Ottawa!

06/09/2026

Health equity for First Nations and Indigenous communities demands more than good intentions — it requires the right strategy and a genuine understanding of lived experience. Tobi Mitchell brings a community-first, Indigenous lens to health policy, helping clients navigate complex systems while keeping equity, relationships, and long-term outcomes at the centre.

That's the Blackbird approach.

06/08/2026

Most people don’t misunderstand policy. They misunderstand how decisions get made.

By the time an announcement goes public, weeks and months of work have been done behind the scenes —the process of policy making is layered, nuanced, negotiated through trusted relationships and by people who understand the pressures of it all.

That’s the part most people never see and it matters just as much as what happens after the decision is announced.

At Blackbird Strategies we not only understand policy, but we also understand how to shape it, and we are experts in the process behind it. That means not only should we be involved before a decision is made, we can help you with what comes next. Consultations, engagement, relationships, communications, and implementation are a months, sometimes years, long processes. We can support and advise you.

The earlier you bring us in, the more we can do for you.

06/06/2026

Every headline triggers a debate. Most political debates are just people arguing the side they already support.

This week we’re cutting through on caucus management, the end of impact assessment consultations, and hate speech — setting aside the partisanship and looking at what the policy, process, and context actually tell us.

Because picking a side isn’t the same as understanding the issue.

Does it hold up? That’s the debate.

Link in comments!

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+16138838828

Website

https://blackbirdstrategies.ca/

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