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Indigenous nations prepare for high waters: Floodplain Mapping UPDATE APRIL 2020

The Magnetawan River surging with spring meltwater near Magnetawan First Nation, Spring 2019

UPDATE APRIL 2020:

Just because we're in the middle of this COVID-19 crisis doesn't mean rivers have stopped rising this spring. Whether by flood or by...

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UPDATE: Conjuring a Hand Sanitizer Supply Chain to Indigenous Communities

Images of hand sanitizer and other hygiene supplies from Proctor & Gamble being distributed by community volunteers. 

GOOD NEWS: The first shipment of hand sanitizer and Proctor & Gamble cleaning supplies has arrived and is being distributed...

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Five Calls to Action: Indigenous Partnership in Regulatory Process and Post-COVID-19 Economy

In the clamour for economic recovery post-COVID-19, we at SVS are concerned that Indigenous voices may not get the air-time they deserve. We are concerned that progress on Indigenous rights may be rolled back in the name of wider economic recovery...

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The Talon: Funding and Fundraising During COVID-19

Welcome to Shared Value Solutions' biweekly funding and news digest. We hope this edition finds you well. With the news out of Gull Bay this week of community cases of COVID-19, urgency around actions that can prevent or contain outbreaks in...

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Supporting First Nation Economies During COVID-19: Economic Development Corporations Need Wage Subsidy to Survive

Guest Post by JP Gladu, Former President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

“First Nations that own economic development corporations are asking for the same assistance provided to all businesses in Canada. Without it, First...

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The Talon: Covid-19 Support Edition

Welcome to Shared Value Solutions' biweekly funding and news digest. We hope this edition finds you well. Our hearts go out to everyone who is in isolation, or sick, or anxious about what will come next. 

As this crisis intensifies, at SVS we are...

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SVS Offering Free Emergency Consultation Support During COVID-19

Darrell Settee of Pimicikamak with SVS's Jeremy Shute

Even when the world is not upside down in a global pandemic, we regularly hear that staff in lands and resources departments of First Nations are overwhelmed by the volume of consultation...

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Into the Right Hands: Conjuring a Hand Sanitizer Supply Chain to Indigenous Communities

Louie Mendowegan from Aroland First Nation sounded the alarm re: hand sanitizer need.

From high rates of diabetes to a scarcity of resources for front line workers, Indigenous communities are coming together to tackle huge challenges in this...

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