About ISTC

ISTC is a Canadian federal corporation with the following mandate:

Mission

To support Indigenous Nations and Tribal Corporations with implementation of the global flow and exchange of their Indigenous goods, services, and investments.

Principles

1. Respect for Indigenous teachings and, where possible, application of these teachings to the issue of international inter-tribal trade and investment.
2. Respect and preference for environmentally sustainable international inter-tribal trade and investment practices.
3. Sharing of Indigenous trading best practices with Indigenous clients wanting to conduct inter-tribal trade and investment, following ISTC’s mandate to advise and assist clients in adopting these best practices wherever possible.
4. Fostering, through international inter-tribal trade and investment, healthy Indigenous communities, and more robust and stable Indigenous economies.

International Sovereign Trade Consultancy Ltd (ISTC) was created to meet the needs of Indigenous Nations and Tribal Corporations seeking expertise and guidance in the fast-evolving field of Indigenous International (inter-tribal) Trade.  Indigenous nations and tribal corporations seeking to trade their products amongst each other are affected by many complex issues, such as Indigenous sovereignty in relation to the Nation-State, foreign/Indigenous trade zone development, Jay Treaty principles, USMCA (CUSMA), and supply chain logistics impact.

ISTC is closely associated with the International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization and Garwill Law Professional Corporation, as well as other specialists in this area. This allows for a collaborative approach to identifying and resolving challenges for favourable Inter-tribal trading opportunities around the world.

About Wayne Garnons-Williams

Garnons-Williams is a Plains Cree from Treaty 6, Moosomin First Nation. He the founding President of the International Inter-tribal Trade Organization (IITIO). He is also Senior Lawyer and Principal Director of the law firm Garwill Law Professional Corporation. He lead the Indigenous Sovereign Trade Consultancy (ISTC) specializing in Tribal Trade and Sustainable Economic Development. He is past Chair of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Appeal Tribunal and am on the boards of directors of both the International Council of the Great Lakes Region and Capacity Canada. He is also a Research Fellow specializing in International Comparative Indigenous Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He is appointed by Order in Council to the NAFTA (USMCA) Chapter 19 Trade Remedies roster. He is the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business 2019 Award winner for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations, the 2020 Queen’s University alumni award winner, and also the recipient of the 2020 CISDL International Legal Specialist in Peace, Justice and Governance Award.