Guided by Experience, Grounded in Tradition
Bagami-ayaa offers consulting, training, system support, and entrepreneurship services rooted in lived experience, Indigenous knowledge, relational accountability, and equity. We partner with organizations across behavioral health, substance use services, child and family serving programs, community organizations, courts, education, nonprofits, governments, and tribal nations to strengthen how systems lead, serve, and relate to the people they support.
Through partnership, strategic guidance, and cultural leadership, we help organizations create systems where people are treated with dignity, traditions are honored, and relational service replaces punitive control. When systems prioritize culture, equity, and relationship, our communities experience safety, justice, and opportunities to heal.
Our Services
Consulting
We support programs and systems in building ethical, relational, culturally grounded practice. Consulting is customized for organizations across sectors, including substance use services, behavioral health, education, courts, nonprofits, governments, and tribal nations.
Areas of support may include:
Relational system & service culture design
Ethical frameworks
Strategic planning grounded in values & community needs
Policy alignment, implementation, & practice coaching
Curriculum design and development
Racial equity and disparity reduction initiatives
Cross-system collaboration and stakeholder engagement
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) policy and court improvement
Child welfare system analysis and strategic program design
Entrepreneurship & Wealth Building Services
We partner with cultural teachers, emerging consultants, small businesses, and community entrepreneurs to develop values-based brands, sustainable business practices, and offerings rooted in identity and responsibility.
Support may include:
Business planning grounded in culture
Identity-driven branding and messaging
Pricing, contracts, & ethical revenue practices
Presentation & curriculum design for training and events
Financial literacy workshops
Business startup coaching
Wealth-building education and planning
Culturally responsive financial empowerment trainings
Specialist Support & Expert Services
For organizations needing deeper or case-specific expertise, we offer culturally informed system reviews and qualified expert testimony supported by lived experience and professional leadership.
Services may include:
Qualified Expert Witness (QEW) testimony in ICWA/MIFPA cases
Culturally grounded case reviews
System or practice audits with recommendations
Consultation between agencies, courts, and tribal nations
Relational mediation when systems are in conflict
Support for agencies seeking to strengthen ICWA compliance
Training and Workshops
Our trainings are interactive, reflective, and rooted in Indigenous teachings, ethics, and relational practice. We offer tailored sessions for professionals, leaders, supervisors, frontline staff, and cross-system partners.
Topics include:
Indigenous values in leadership & service practice
Trauma-responsive systems without punitive control
Relational supervision & mentorship models
Service culture, communication, and dignity in conflict
ICWA & MIFPA practice grounded in cultural responsibility
Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practice
Historical Trauma, Healing, and System Transformation
Leadership Development, Relationship Building, and Culture-Centered Practice
Leveraging ICWAs Standards and Spirit to Increase Parent Agency and Family Connectivity
Ethics in Substance Use Disorders: Honoring Professional Standards and Indigenous Values
Words Are Medicine: Team Building & Supervision in Tribal Leadership
All My Relations: Cultural Teachings and Healing from Addiction
Culture and Community Building: Enhancing Belonging and Customer Care through the 7 Grandfather Teachings