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At Bold Ink, we are proud to work alongside First Nations and Indigenous organizations to create respectful, community-driven marketing and communications. We understand the importance of cultural knowledge, relationship-building and trust, and we bring that care to every engagement.
Our work is rooted in listening first. From nation-owned businesses and tourism launches to member communications, we plan around Chief and Council, protocol and community approval, so that everything we create reflects the values, goals and voices of the communities we serve.
Our Commitment to Indigenous Collaboration
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We listen first
We begin with leadership and, where it is welcomed, with community members and Elders.
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We honour your process
Council and community review are built into every timeline.
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Your Stories Stay Yours
Stories, language and imagery belong to the Nation. You decide what is shared and how.
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Trust & Shared Skills
Our work rests on trust and mutual respect, and we share skills so your team can carry it forward.
HOW WE SUPPORT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
We bring senior marketing and communications support to the work your community is leading, at the pace your process sets.
Strategy & Planning
We work alongside your leadership and community to set direction first. That includes tourism strategies, go-to-market plans for new ventures, and marketing plans your team can carry forward.
Brand & Design
Identities for nation-owned businesses and development corporations that honour tradition. We design the brand, then the signage, print pieces and digital materials that carry it into the world, with your community's input at every stage.
Campaigns & Launches
Bringing tourism and new ventures to market, from brand to opening day. We plan and run the campaign, including advertising, social media and launch events, so opening day arrives with an audience already waiting.
COMMUNICATIONS
Keeping members, partners and funders informed with clarity and respect. We write and produce newsletters, annual reports and community updates in a voice your members recognize as their own.
Workshops & Training
Supporting skills development within economic development and administration teams. We facilitate planning sessions and run practical training built around your own projects, so your team leaves able to carry the work forward with confidence. That can include practical AI tools for drafting, research and reporting, used in ways that respect community data and protocol.
Communities & Businesses we've worked alongside
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FEATURED WORK
Huu-ay-aht First Nation
Wishing to share their history with visitors, the Huu-ay-aht First Nation chose to open guided access to Kiix̣in, their ancient village site and a National Historic Site.
Kiix̣in is the only known First Nations village, of more than 100 on the southern B.C. coast, that still features significant standing traditional architecture. We worked alongside Huu-ay-aht Ḥaw̓iiḥ and elected council to share their traditional capital village with the world and bring it to market.
FEATURED WORK
Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ First Nation
Upon signing the Maa-nulth Treaty in 2011, the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ reclaimed land that was then home to a campground. With a vision to grow the property into an ecological resort, the Nation worked with us to develop Wya Point Resort and bring it to market.
Working with the Nation's Ḥaw̓iiḥ and elected council, we developed a brand identity that honours Wya Point Resort's Indigenous history and suits a modern ecological resort. We created a strategic marketing plan and provided guest experience training to community members, in support of the Nation's goal of employing its own people. Wya Point Resort received the Outstanding Accommodation award from Indigenous Tourism BC in 2014.
FEATURED WORK
Skwachàys Lodge:
Indigenous Hotel & Gallery
From 2012 to 2026, Skwachàys Lodge was a boutique hotel with a social purpose: 100% of its profits flowed back to the non-profit Vancouver Native Housing Society (VNHS), while guests experienced and celebrated authentic Indigenous arts and culture.
As the lodge prepared to open, VNHS needed to introduce the first property of its kind in Canada and asked Bold Ink to help. We led the branding and marketing for the launch and positioned the hotel as a distinctive cultural stay for guests visiting Vancouver.
