From one-time contracts to lasting ownership.
Equity positions, long-term service agreements, joint ventures, and Impact and Benefit Agreements, all of which are important frameworks that give First Nations durable participation in projects on their territory.
Participation that outlasts any single project.
The most enduring benefit from resource and infrastructure development comes from sustained economic relationships built on equity, participation, and governance. Oftentimes, Indigenous nations are treated as guests at the table of development on their own territories, resulting in extractive practices that provide no reciprocity or long-term sustainability to the nations. One of Ataway's main goals is to ensure that this does not happen, because Indigenous nations must be leaders and investors in each and every project concerning their territories.
Ataway facilitates partnerships that create frameworks for equity positions, long-term service agreements, and joint venture arrangements that generate lasting economic benefits for First Nations communities. We also work with Nations to explore warehouse node opportunities and additional asset-based participation that creates revenue, employment, and long-term capacity.
Partnership Structure Design
Designing equity, joint venture, and long-term service agreement structures that give Nations meaningful and durable project participation.
IBAs & Benefit Agreements
Supporting Nations in negotiating and executing impact and benefit agreements with project operators, and ensuring that those commitments are actually reported and delivered.
Nation-Owned Business Support
Helping Nation-owned businesses position for and win procurement opportunities within major project corridors.
Asset-Based Participation
Working with Nations to explore warehouse node, storage, staging, and distribution opportunities that create community-owned revenue and employment.
No-Interference Approach
We seek to strengthen, we don't ever want to displace.
Nations should not be guests at the table of development on their own territory. They should be owners at it.
Grounded in community
Ataway is 100% First Nations owned, with deep roots in Cumberland House Cree Nation and Pimicikamak Cree Nation. We understand Nation governance, priorities, and community expectations from the inside.
Structured for longevity
We design participation frameworks built to outlast any single project, in turn creating institutions, assets, and relationships that compound over time.
Respectful of existing relationships
Ataway only supports non-conflicting gaps, never seeking to disrupt existing relationships.
Working on a project that matters to your community?
You can reach out to us directly, whether you are a Nation, contractor, supplier, or project owner. We respond to each inquiry and keep every conversation confidential.
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