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Happy fall everyone! LAST CHANCE to sign up for an all-expenses paid trip to participate in a Regional Dialogue session, hosted along with the ICCE (Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects). These sessions give participants the opportunity to participate in networking groups and facilitated conversations to better understand the current state of cumulative effects assessment, management and monitoring in Indigenous communities. See below for more information- only 2 sessions left.

Also in this issue, we present 2 new funding streams available to Indigenous Communities and Nations for Indigenous-Led Area-Based Conservation and the Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk- see below for more information! As always, we share inspiring stories from across Turtle Island, as well as our usual round up of current funding opportunities for you to check out. Stay well, everyone!

Last chance to sign up!

Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects (ICCE) National Needs Assessment  

The following are the remaining sessions available to attend:

October 13 - Ohsweken, Ontario, co-hosted by Six Nations - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/395335217277
October 19 - A virtual session specifically to understand Métis needs and priorities for cumulative effects -https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/395357664417

Open to Indigenous community members or those who work with Indigenous Nations, these sessions are a great opportunity to network and share ideas across organizations and build relationships with other communities engaged in cumulative effects work. Your participation will also help guide the ICCE’s future mandate to better suit your needs.

ICCE is reimbursing travel and accommodation costs for one person per Nation/community and spots are limited.

What is the National Needs Assessment?

The goals of the Needs Assessment are to better understand the current state of cumulative effects assessment, management and monitoring in Indigenous communities. Learn more about the Needs Assessment here: https://www.icce-caec.ca/regional-dialogue-sessions-are-open-for-registration/

What is a Regional Dialogue session?

Each session is discussion-based. The facilitators will pose questions to delegates about their experience and work in and around cumulative effects. Delegates will be broken up into small table groups and discuss amongst their group, and then share with the whole room. The discussion will be broken down into different themes, such as resources needed to engage in cumulative effects work. Groups will be organized by geography to stimulate conversation specific to the territory you know.

Indigenous Funding Programs

Indigenous Services Canada supporting First Nations recovery from Hurricane Fiona as part of federal government response

$4 million has been made immediately available through the Emergency Management Assistance Program (EMAP) to address recovery efforts and various needs and expenses identified by First Nations communities.

Opportunities Round-up:

- 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.
- 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

- 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. There is no deadline to apply.
- 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. There is no deadline for this funding.
- Assistance to be Offered to Residents of Mud Lake for Relocation (nationtalk.ca)
  Assistance is being extended as a result of previous and potential flooding events which have been an ongoing concern for some residents. The decision to relocate or remain in the community will be up to each household. The amount of financial assistance payable to Permanent Residential Property Owners will be determined by the number of Permanent Residents living in the household.
  
  Residents who wish to avail of relocation assistance, can contact Jacob Kimball, Manager of Legislation, at jacobkimball@gov.nl.ca or 709-729-5473 for further information.
- Manitoba Community Festivals and Events Program
  
  The Community Festivals and Events program provides rural and northern communities with operating grants towards organizing a festival that takes place over a minimum of two days. These festivals must be recognized as the community’s signature annual event and promote the understanding, awareness and appreciation of their heritage, culture and identity. The program supports events that encourage youth participation and leadership; reflect, celebrate, and profile the unique character of the community; foster a sense of identity and pride; and contribute to local tourism and economic activity.
  
  Read more

Reconciliation Circle

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As a way to honour National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we decided to look at the work being carried out by Kimberley Murray, who was appointed the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Residential Schools. We had heard so much about the initial discovery of an unmarked grave in Kamloops but wanted to know, what is happening now?

“My role is to protect the children and their burial grounds, so I’m advocating for the children. ... I’m not advocating for the government; I’m not advocating for our First Nation – I’m advocating for the children. So, if I think there’s a burial and something needs to be done, then I will do whatever I can within my mandate to do.” - Kimberley Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Residential Schools

Click here to learn more about the work that Ms. Murray is doing and to hear about a recent gathering in Edmonton to address the search for Unmarked Graves.

Reconciliation in Action

SVS closed its offices in order to have the opportunity to participate in one of the many events and activities available as a way to mark this day of Truth and Reconciliation. We will gather as a group next week to share all that we learned on that day.

Words from our CEO, Karen Restoule, on September 30th

"Reconciliation requires the sharing of truth, apology, and commemoration—all of which acknowledge and redress past harms. It requires, like a marriage, an ongoing commitment to continuing to learn about and respect one another, an ongoing commitment to renewing that relationship every year, and a willingness to want to make it work—not only for the betterment of Indigenous peoples but for the benefit of the country as a whole."

Members of the Musqueam First Nation perform a welcome dance before Musqueam Coast Salish artists and siblings Chrystal Sparrow and Chris Sparrow unveil a spindle whorl carving they created as a gift to the school from the 2019 graduating class, at Magee Secondary School in Vancouver, on Friday, September 23, 2022. The carving was unveiled ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Week and Orange Shirt Day as part of an art and film project in collaboration with the Musqueam First Nation, the school and local businesses. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press.

In The News

Indigenous entrepreneurship: Making a business case for reconciliation

Jenn Harper, the CEO of Cheekbone Beauty, holds some of her cosmetic products at the company headquarters in St. Catharines, Ont. Harper's brand is carried by Sephora Canada and will soon be sold in the United States.

Read more about Jenn's inspiring story here.

Simon Fraser University Beedie’s Indigenous Business Leadership EMBA weaves Indigenous teachings into contemporary business knowledge

Dennis Thomas will graduate this October from the Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA program at SFU’s Beedie School of Business

Inside a 50-year journey to reopen the ‘lungs’ of the Squamish River

"...the Squamish Nation is co-leading an effort to restore the estuary with the Squamish River Watershed Society and Fisheries and Oceans Canada in a coalition called Restore the Shore, which seeks to “save this vital ecosystem and right historical wrongs.”

Squamish River spit: An aerial few of a 5-kilometre spit stretching into the ocean water of Howe Sound. On the right is the Squamish River mouth. On the left is green marshy waters, which is the Squamish Estuary. Mountains are visible in the background.

The Squamish spit juts out between the Squamish River on the right and the estuary on the left, blocking juvenile salmon from accessing the estuary as a space to rest, grow and feed. The spit has been partially dismantled since this photo was taken. Photo: Squamish River Watershed Society

https://thenarwhal.ca/squamish-nation-estuary-restoration/

SVS eBooks for Download: Collect them all!

Check out our collection of informative eBooks that are available for free download:

Protecting What Matters: Environmental Monitoring Ideas Bundle for Indigenous Nations
Channeling the Wisdom of Indigenous Knowledge
Pandemic-Inspired Research Innovations
Indigenous Planning Cheat Sheet
Indigenous Business and the Resource Sector
Indigenous Planning Starter Kit
Indigenous Guardians and Development
GIS Intro Guide: Harnessing the Power of Maps
A Lands and Consultation Department Guidebook
Planning Starter Kit

Download our eBooks here

SVS Fun!

We can't help but share some fun photos from SVS in the field. Our favourite part of the work we do is the opportunity to be out on the Land with the Communities and Nations we work with! Always so much to learn and appreciate.

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We are a Canadian B Corp, and we assist Indigenous Nations with support throughout regulatory processes surrounding major development projects like mines, hydroelectric facilities, transmission lines, highway expansions, oil and gas pipelines, natural resource transport applications and nuclear power.

We have deep context and experience behind the recommendations we provide, having worked for our clients on almost every major project in Canada over the last 10 years. For us, it’s all about building long-term relationships with our clients. We want to get to know you and what you want to do so we can help you move your plans forward.

Core Services:

Impact Benefit Agreement Negotiation Support
Technical Reviews and Regulatory Process Support
Community and Economic Development Planning
Indigenous Knowledge and Land Use Studies
Environmental Monitoring
Guardians Program Development
Climate Change Readiness
GIS and Mapping
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