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Cedar Circle Consulting Where Indigenous governance, HR and organizational care meet. I support Indigenous Nations, non-profits, public sector organizations.

Cedar Circle Consulting is an Indigenous-owned consulting practice rooted in culture, connection, and care.

Today’s office ☕️📚One of my favourite little purchases lately has been this movable standing desk 😂 I can work from the ...
09/21/2026

Today’s office ☕️📚

One of my favourite little purchases lately has been this movable standing desk 😂 I can work from the living room, roll it onto the deck, sit, stand… and most importantly, there’s a spot for my coffee/water bottle

Today is an admin + planning kind of day — getting organized for the week, starting a new read, Carry Your Heart, and pulling out a few past favourites as I prepare for some upcoming training with a Chief & Council team.

I love going back through books I’ve already read. Sometimes it’s a little tidbit I remember and want to find again, and sometimes something lands completely differently because of the work I’m doing now.

A little reading, a little planning, and a lot of tabs open 😂

📚 On the desk today:
Carry Your Heart
Leaders Eat Last
The Politics of the Canoe
The Art of Gathering

What are you reading right now? I’m always looking for something to add to the pile😂

I’m sitting with a full heart this evening💗After my talk today, so many people came up to share that something I said la...
09/17/2026

I’m sitting with a full heart this evening💗

After my talk today, so many people came up to share that something I said landed for them. One person told me she could see and feel my authenticity and my heart ♥️ that she appreciated how I simply showed up as myself.

That one stayed with me 🥹

I was nervous today. Not because I didn’t know my topic or believe in what I was sharing. I was nervous that maybe it wouldn’t land. That my stories wouldn’t make sense. That the way I speak and share might not connect.

Before I presented, I pulled a card: Bear — Bravery🐻

A reminder about being brave in the moment. Standing up for yourself and what you believe in.

And reflecting tonight, I think that’s what I did today.

Not bravery in a loud or aggressive way. But bravery rooted in who I am. Trusting my stories. Trusting my gifts. Trusting what I have to offer. And showing up as myself rather than trying to fit into what I think a speaker, consultant or business owner is “supposed” to be.

I’ve also been thinking about what success in this work means to me.

This work isn’t always about chasing the next opportunity or accolade. Sometimes it’s simply about showing up and remembering that we are all humans trying to navigate this world, our workplaces, our relationships and all the things we carry.

I don’t ever want to be remembered as someone who was chasing something/ title/ etc

I want to be remembered for how I showed up. How I treated people. How I made space for others. How I shared what I could, while continuing to learn myself.

I’m simply showing up, doing the best I can, and using what I’ve been given to support and work alongside the people around me.

And I know the way I work and share won’t land for everyone. I’m okay with that too.

There is more than enough work, space and opportunity to go around. I trust that the people I’m meant to work alongside will find me, and I’ll find them.

Tonight I’m feeling grateful. Grounded & maybe a little braver than I was this morning 💗 and I know my ancestors are watching with pride 🐺🌈🌊🔥

Some days this work is hardWe can care deeply about people and still have boundaries. We can show up for others without ...
09/15/2026

Some days this work is hard
We can care deeply about people and still have boundaries. We can show up for others without forgetting that we need care too

And sometimes, I need that reminder myself

Supporting people doesn’t mean we have to carry everything.
Both can be true🤎

I’m speaking at AFOA BC Indigenous HR Conference next week & I’m pretty excited about this one.I’ve had the opportunity ...
09/08/2026

I’m speaking at AFOA BC Indigenous HR Conference next week & I’m pretty excited about this one.

I’ve had the opportunity to speak at AFOA for the past couple of years, and it’s something I always look forward to. Not only because I love sharing, but because I get just as much from sitting in the room, listening to others, learning, connecting and hearing the conversations happening around me.

But this year feels a little different.

For the first time, I’ll be speaking as myself — as the Founder of Cedar Circle Consulting 🥹

My session is Holding Space for the Indigenous Voice, and we’ll be talking about relational leadership, trust, belonging and what it really means to create workplaces where people feel heard, valued and respected.

One of the questions I keep coming back to as I prepare is:

Are we creating space for Indigenous people to speak — or are we actually prepared to hear what they have to say?

Because those aren’t always the same thing.

I’m excited to share, but I’m equally excited to listen, learn and connect with everyone there.

It feels pretty special seeing Cedar Circle Consulting beside my name this year 🥹❤️

I don’t share a lot about the clients or projects I’m working on, but this work feels important to share. ❤️Since April ...
09/06/2026

I don’t share a lot about the clients or projects I’m working on, but this work feels important to share. ❤️

Since April I’ve had the honour of working alongside BCCLA and the Families for Police Accountability Coalition.

So many people, families and communities have been impacted by police violence, harm and the systems they’re left trying to navigate afterwards.

Over these past few months I’ve had the privilege of getting to know some of these families, learning about their loved ones, hearing their stories and understanding more about what they’ve experienced, I don’t take that trust lightly.

This weekend we spent time together focusing on strategic planning, where the coalition wants to go, what change they want to see and how they can continue pushing for accountability.

But what I keep coming back to is the people. There is so much love in this group. Love for the people they’ve lost or who have been harmed, love for each other, and so much care in the way they continue to show up and support one another.

This work matters. Their stories matter. Their loved ones matter and there is still so much work that needs to be done.

I feel really honoured to have a small role in supporting this group as they continue building, advocating and pushing for change. ❤️

Welcome (ʔimash) to Cedar Circle ConsultingI created Cedar Circle because I believe there is another way to think about ...
09/03/2026

Welcome (ʔimash) to Cedar Circle Consulting

I created Cedar Circle because I believe there is another way to think about HR, governance and the way we build workplaces

Cedar always reminds me of strength, roots, generations, knowledge and our ability to withstand change while continuing to grow

Circle ⭕️ reminds me that we are interconnected, that good work is relational and reciprocal. That there doesn’t always need to be a hierarchy and that the people closest to the work carry knowledge too!

That thinking is at the heart ❤️ of how I work

I bring my experience in HR, governance and organizational development. You bring your knowledge of your people, community and organization.

And together, we build something that actually works for you & not something that simply sits on a shelf.l

This space will be about doing HR and governance a little differently. Asking questions. Challenging some of the things we’ve accepted as “just the way it’s done” & sharing ways we can build workplaces rooted in people, culture, connection and care.

If that sounds like a conversation you’d like to be part of, welcome 🤎

You can learn more about Cedar Circle and the work I do at: https://www.cedarcircleconsulting.ca

Hi, I’m Nievelina 👋🏽I’m the person behind Cedar Circle Consulting.I started Cedar Circle because I knew I wanted to do t...
08/26/2026

Hi, I’m Nievelina 👋🏽

I’m the person behind Cedar Circle Consulting.

I started Cedar Circle because I knew I wanted to do this work differently. I wanted to create a business that reflects how I work — grounded in relationships, community, culture and connection

I work mostly alongside Indigenous Nations and organizations, supporting everything from HR and governance to leadership, workplace culture and organizational development.

A lot of my work comes back to a pretty simple question: Does the way we’re doing things actually work for our people and our communities?
Sometimes it means challenging the systems we’ve always used. Sometimes it means having uncomfortable conversations. And sometimes it’s simply about slowing down enough to listen and find a better way forward.

I’ll share more about myself and Cedar Circle soon, but you can expect lots of conversations about HR, governance, leadership, workplace culture and what it looks like to do this work a little differently

Welcome to Cedar Circle

Lately I’ve been realizing that some exhaustion has nothing to do with hours worked.Sometimes it comes from carrying too...
05/13/2026

Lately I’ve been realizing that some exhaustion has nothing to do with hours worked.

Sometimes it comes from carrying too much emotionally.

Being the strong one.
The calm one.
The helper.
The fixer.
The person everyone comes to.

That kind of tired feels different.

And I think so many people are quietly carrying things nobody else sees.

Especially people working in leadership, caregiving, community work, or supporting others every day.

Sometimes rest matters.

But sometimes what people really need is support, honesty, boundaries, or spaces where they no longer feel responsible for holding everything together alone.

Maybe the goal isn’t to carry more.

Maybe it’s learning what was never yours to hold.

No one really tells you what this work feels like in community.You can be trained, experienced, even confident in your r...
04/21/2026

No one really tells you what this work feels like in community.

You can be trained, experienced, even confident in your role…
and still find yourself in moments where nothing feels clear.

Where the lines blur.
Where decisions carry more weight than what’s written on paper.
Where doing your job isn’t just about work&
it’s about relationships.

There’s a version of HR that looks clean and structured.
And then there’s the version that lives inside community.

If you’ve been there, you don’t need it explained.....you’ve felt it.

Swipe through this one.

What has this work taught you… that no training ever could?

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