Welcome to Shared Value Solutions funding and news digest. We hope it finds you well.
In this issue, we bring you the second blog in our Lands and Consultation Department eBook series. Also in this issue is information on an opportunity to have your voice heard as part of a national needs assessment on cumulative effects through the Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects (ICCE) initiative. We also share inspiring stories from across Turtle Island, as well as our usual round up of funding opportunities for you to check out. Stay well, everyone!
In the first post of our Lands and Consultation Department series, we talked about how having a dedicated department—however small—makes it easier to engage with proponents, the Crown, and your community to understand how a proposed project will impact your Rights and interests, and to respond effectively to further your Nation’s goals. In today’s post, we look more closely at how a strong department can be structured—based on clear definitions of the roles and responsibilities of the team.
“The roles within the Lands Office should reflect the priorities of the communities.” —Mark MacDougall, Regulatory and Research Consultant, SVS
This is just the second post in our exciting new eBook - Built to Last A Lands and Consultation Department Guidebook. Download the full eBook below!
What is the National Needs Assessment?
The objectives of the Needs Assessment are to:
What are the Regional Dialogue sessions?
Are you interested in participating? Fill out our survey of interest! Please note, spots are limited. Compensation for travel will be available: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7WKJRYZ
Here are some opportunities to check out:
Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program - south of 60
The Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) is now accepting Expression of Interest applications from First Nations:
CCAB Indigenous Business Grant 2022
The application deadline for the Indigenous Business Grant 2022 has been extended to July 29, 2022.
Applicants can apply to one of two levels:
10-Year Grant Eligibility Pathways | First Nations Financial Management Board
This grant aims to provide First Nations with more flexible and predictable funding, as well as a reduce amount of reporting.
First Nations Drinking Water Settlement Open for Claims From Communities and Individuals
After a years-long fight for clean drinking water, Indigenous communities and individuals in Canada are a step closer to receiving money from a class-action lawsuit that was settled with the federal government for $8 billion last year. The claims process under the settlement opened up to submissions on Monday. Indigenous communities now have until Dec. 22 to file their claims, while individuals have until March 7, 2023.
Grants available for Emergency Response and Recovery for small Indigenous businesses and entrepreneurs in Central Interior BC. The program is to provide a monetary contribution to assist clients, Indigenous owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and First Nation Communities who have experienced business disruption and financial loss due to the 2021 BC Floods. Applications will be accepted until the BC Emergent Response and Recovery Grant fund is fully allocated.
AB government grant call for Indigenous businesses. Eligible businesses can apply for up to $500,000 in capital funding for ventures that improve socio-economic outcomes for their communities. ABIF supports projects that increase employment opportunities and local revenue streams for Indigenous communities. Communities must own and control 51 per cent or more of the proposed business or joint venture to be eligible. Eligible projects should be close to starting operations or breaking ground within the fiscal year following funding.
The closing date for applications is September 30.
Indigenous Services Canada's First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (FNECP) is helping First Nations improve their health and wellbeing by supporting their capacity to identify, investigate and characterize the potential impact of exposure to environmental hazards on their health and environment through community-based research, monitoring, risk assessment and risk communication.
Proposals must be submitted by October 21, 2022
Participant funding for CNSC staff update on the discovery of elevated hydrogen equivalent concentration in the pressure tubes of reactors in extended operation - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The Government of Canada is seeking comments from the public and Indigenous groups on proposed amendments to Schedule 2 of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations and the potential application of the Streamlining the Approvals Process for Metal Mines with Tailings Impoundment Areas for the West Detour Project. Consultations start on June 22, 2022 and will end on August 03, 2022.
The Blue Mountains resort is putting out a call or artist submissions as part of an installation to elevate Indigenous voices. The resort has set aside a large, open area at the top of the mountain where the work will be visible year-round.
All submissions will be reviewed by a panel including people from Blue Mountain leadership and employees, residents, and people from the Indigenous community.
Lovell says the selected artist or artist group will be given $5,000 and commission for the work, and infrastructure will be built in collaboration with the artist to ensure people can view the work all year.
CRTC Public Consultation – Telecommunications in the North. The CRTC is seeking public comment from stakeholders in Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon, communities in northern British Columbia, and Fort Fitzgerald, Alberta, regarding possible improvements to connectivity. The CRTC is welcoming comment until October 6th 2022.
Clean energy in Indigenous, rural and remote communities. Environment and Climate Change Canada has announced an additional $300 million for clean energy projects. This funding supports projects that help advance Indigenous-led climate action, support local economic development and create skilled jobs while reducing pollution and improving air quality.
Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities. The Government of Canada is providing $103.8 million over 5 years to assist First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities with implementing and developing Indigenous-designed community safety projects. There are several activities eligible for this funding, including initiatives that recognize the importance of traditional knowledge and practices in community safety and well-being.
Countdown on to North American Indigenous Games in Halifax|CBC
The year-long countdown is on for Halifax to host the North American Indigenous Games, and while it is one of the biggest multi-sport events in Atlantic Canada, organizers also see it as another step toward reconciliation.
Saskatoon group formed to address Cree language crisis|Eagle Feather News
Milton Tootoosis has a very clear and direct impression on the state of Cree language in Saskatchewan. “We are in a crisis,” he said. Tootoosis, member of Poundmaker Cree Nation and the Chief Economic Reconciliation Officer at the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA), decided to do something about it and applied for a project grant through Heritage Canada. To his surprise, in December, Tootoosis was notified his proposal had been approved.
B.C. and First Nation reach first 'consent-based' agreement on mining project|Vancouver Sun
The deal is the first in Canada made according to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, said B.C.'s minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation.
Check out our collection of informative eBooks that are available for free download:
Introducing on of our newest team members, Jessica Keeshig-Martin, who joins SVS as a senior regulatory specialist and project director. Jessica is motivated by the Indigenous Peoples’ movement toward self-determination. Her goal is to make contributions to this journey through the roles she takes on in her personal and professional ventures. She is deeply connected to the Nation, lands, and waters of her Anishnaabe ancestry and is always mindful of those that are yet to come.
SVS's Reconciliation Circle was born out of our commitment to the TRC Calls to Action. As a company, Call to Action #92 is a place we can directly put our efforts. We see it as a place we can influence the culture and operations within our company and hopefully influence other companies with our examples. We are a team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous professionals who have seen and learned much on our journeys – and acknowledge that we have so much more to learn and to know.
This summer, we urge everyone to join us on the path to reconciliation by attempting to fill this year's edition of Reconciliation BINGO. If you're looking to check off a square on your Reconciliation Bingo card, we've got you covered!
Here's a list of TV series, movies, documentaries, (and one video game) recommended by our amazing and knowledgeable SVS Staff!
JASON: Atanarjuat The Fast Runner, Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Falls Around Her, and Before Tomorrow. Movies available on Netflix.
JESSICA: The Grizzlies. Great movie available on Netflix. Documentaries directed by Alanis Obomasawin, found here: https://www.nfb.ca/directors/alanis-obomsawin/
KATIE: Mohawk Girls, available on the APTN website and Clearcut, a movie available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6I47uznvvs
WENDY: Trickster, and Moosemeat & Marmalade. Both available on CBC.https://www.cbc.ca/trickster/ http://moosemeatandmarmalade.com/
SHAZAD: Assassin’s Creed III by Ubisoft (Mohawk language and culture is well researched and integrated into the game!) The movie Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. Available on Prime video.
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