When Peter Hill was named Champion of Indigenous Peoples at the Canada Border Services Agency, "unflattering stereotypical images flashed across my mind." His immediate thought: dialogue skills learned since 2000 would be essential. Long-standing border issues include lack of recognition of inherent mobility rights (contrast with US recognition of the Jay Treaty), disrupted family and cultural connections, and reports of disrespectful treatment by officers. Hill built structures for genuine partnership: an Indigenous Advisory Circle, a Secretariat, regional liaison officers, and educational experiences including the Kairos Blanket Exercise and traditional smudging ceremonies. An Indigenous colleague told Hill she felt "shell shocked" early on because he committed to concrete action; "no one had ever done that previously." The work evolved toward something unexpected: recognising the overlap between Bohm's dialogue approach and traditional Indigenous practices. Hill sees potential for transformation through "an integrative model of modern thought and ancient wisdom."