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Katherine Palmer Gordon

Enigma · DISC type cdi
Lead, Communications and Media at Nanwakolas Council
📍 Gabriola, British Columbia, Canada

Katherine Palmer Gordon is a professional negotiator, facilitator, and strategic advisor with extensive experience in legal and non-profit sectors. As Lead of Communications for the Nanwakolas Council and an accomplished author, she specializes in Indigenous governance, policy, and environmental law, holding an LLB (Hons) from Canterbury University.

Outside of her legal and policy work, Katherine is a celebrated non-fiction author who has written eight award-winning books about British Columbian history, culture, and people. She is passionate about sharing stories of Indigenous leadership, resilience, and connection to their homelands, often speaking on the topic.

She served as the Crown Chief Negotiator for a settlement that granted legal personhood to the Taranaki Maunga.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Lead, Communications and Media
Job Level
Senior
Location
Gabriola, British Columbia, Canada
Personality Overview

How Katherine shows up

Persuasive & Assertive
Fast Follower
Challenger

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Priorities

Topics Katherine cares about

Indigenous Governance
Her career is dedicated to working with First Nations, including treaty negotiations for Te Arawhiti and strategic communications for the Nanwakolas Council.
Environmental Law
A key focus of her work includes establishing legal personhood and rights for nature, particularly through the Taranaki Maunga settlement.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
Lead, Communications and Media
Nanwakolas Council
1-2004
Consultant
Self-employed
9-2002
Literary non-fiction writer
Author
5-2023 - 3-2025
Chair, Sustainability Advisory Panel
Entain Australia & New Zealand
2-2015 - 3-2025
Crown Chief Negotiator
Te Arawhiti
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1981 - 1984
LLB (Hons)
Canterbury University
1985 - 1985
Bachelor's Degree
Victoria University of Wellington
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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