Indigenous Consultant & Strategist
At Indigenous Connection, we offer strategic advisory and deep contextual insights to help you build meaningful, lasting impact with and for Indigenous communities. We support your organization in navigating the transition toward Indigenous-led approaches to climate action, biodiversity conservation, and decolonial practices, grounded in mutual respect, shared value, and proven results.
The numbers speak for themselves: less than 1% of global green funding reaches Indigenous initiatives, while Indigenous peoples protect over 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity. This is not a failure to assign, it is an opportunity to align. An opportunity for financial institutions, policymakers, and environmental organizations to close the gap between intention and impact.
Understanding risk and potential is our strength. We help you see what others overlook, the hidden liabilities in overlooking Indigenous stewardship, and the immense opportunities in embracing it. Because true sustainability and smart investment, is not possible without those who have sustained life on this planet for millennia.
We invite you to join us in bridging that divide.
Our services
We offer a range of specialized services tailored to the unique needs of each client. Our focus is on providing effective and practical solutions that resonate with indigenous perspectives and global challenges.
Strategic advice
Unique strategic advice, insights, and collaborations that create measurable impact with and for Indigenous communities.
Do you see the future risks hidden in your investments, campaigns, or policies? We do. Because the greatest blind spot in today's climate and finance strategies is not data, it's perspective.
Political and military strategic thinking in a changing world is not theoretical to us, it is experience we have executed in recent years. We know how to navigate complex environments where geo-political agendas pursue their own interests, often at the expense of Indigenous rights and ecological integrity. This is not a weakness, it is our edge. We understand power dynamics, we read between the lines of policy, and we translate that foresight into actionable strategy for your organization.
Organizational strengthening
Strengthen your organization in the transition to Indigenous perspectives on climate change, biodiversity, and decolonial practice, not as an external advisor, but as an integrated part of your team.
We don't just consult from the sidelines. We embed ourselves temporarily within your organization, bringing multiple critical perspectives directly into your decision-making processes. This is not about teaching, it's about transforming. We elevate your team's understanding from the inside out, challenging assumptions, uncovering blind spots, and equipping your people to see what conventional frameworks miss.
The result? Your organization doesn't just make a better choice for a (new) direction, it makes the most best choice, grounded in the wisdom of those who have sustained life on this planet for generations, while staying sharp to the realities of a volatile world.
Insights & collaboration
We provide sharp insights and forge powerful collaborations to deliver sustainable, meaningful results not as distant advisors, but as trusted strategic partners who see what others miss.
We operate alongside your team or management, not in the shadows, but in the slipstream, close enough to observe, independent enough to speak truth. We give feedback when you ask for it, and just as importantly, when you don't know you need it. Because the most valuable insights often come from the margins, where patterns emerge, where power shifts, and where conventional thinking falls short.
An exceptional and unique story
My military background, experience as a civil servant, and experience as an international spokesperson for frontline communities in West Papua form the basis of my unique expertise. This diverse background offers an unparalleled perspective on complex global issues.
Who are our ideal clients?
Every institution in the environmental and cultural sectors, the political landscape, universities, think tanks, and anyone interested in West Papua, geopolitics, climate and biodiversity protection, or the intersection of these subjects, will benefit from our expertise.
Expected results
Clients can expect direct impact with frontline communities, or insights that help their organization gain a better understanding of how to transform in a climate-just manner. For financial institutions, we offer insight into investment risks in West Papua and similar areas.
