Indigenous organizations that might be potential funding sources for community-led youth on-the-land and junior guardian programming initiatives.
The links below will take you to Indigenous organizations and programs that may have goals that overlap with community-led youth on-the-land and junior guardian programming initiatives. Though not listed here, this would also include Indigenous governments and other local community-based organizations.
Link: Indspire
Indspire is a national Indigenous registered charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada.
Link: IndigenEYEZ
IndigenEYEZ mission is to inspire an intergenerational legacy of well-being among First Nations people in BC and beyond. They have several programs including youth camps and adult workshops. Touch the Earth is a land-based training program for youth workers seeking to awaken their youth to a sense of pride, belonging and possibility.
Link: Indigenous Leadership Initiative
The Indigenous Leadership Initiative supports Indigenous Nations in honouring our cultural responsibility to care for lands and waters. We are dedicated to strengthening Indigenous Nationhood and Indigenous leadership on the land.
Link: Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund
The Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund (IPRF) is an Indigenous-led effort to respond to urgent community needs while taking a long-term view on building community resilience.
https://communityfoundations.ca/initiatives/indigenous-peoples-resilience-fund/
Link: NIB Trust Fund
NIB Trust Fund supports education programs aimed at healing, reconciliation, and knowledge building. Funds are available to First Nation and Métis individuals and organizations through a competitive application process. The goal of the NIB Trust Fund is to help First Nations and Métis people, organizations, and communities address the long-lasting impacts of the Indian residential schools system and to support education programs aimed at healing and reconciliation over many years. All NIB Trust funding is accessed through a competitive application process.
Link: Kw’umut Lelum Foundation
Kw’umut Lelum Foundation invests in the limitless potential of Indigenous youth and the communities that love and empower them. They collaborate with a vibrant community of private and public donors, united in their efforts to expand cultural, economic, social, educational and recreational access in support of Indigenous children and their families. The Kw’umut Lelum Foundation is led and stewarded by nine Coast Salish Nations: Halalt, Lyackson, Málexeł, Penelakut, Qualicum, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, Stz'uminus and Ts’uubaa-asatx. Kw’umut Lelum Foundation is the first Indigenous owned and led community foundation in British Columbia, and one of a growing network of Indigenous-owned charities in Canada. The Foundation is a charitable organization and CRA-registered.