Exploring Theme: "Indigenous-led Initiatives"

Indigenous-led project in West Point Grey would add 13,000 homes to the area CBC News: First Nations leadership and Vancouver residents are butting heads over a massive, Indigenous-led development in West Point Grey. The Jericho Lands project promises to add 13,000 housing units in buildings ranging in height from four to 49 storeys, along with businesses...

NationTalk: Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) is honoured to celebrate its 30th Anniversary on September 1, 1994. As an organization, we are humbled by the progress and growth we have achieved. With the help of dedicated team members, community partners, and the residents we house, this 30-year journey is an incredible milestone to achieve. We are...

‘Live within your means’ to grow personal wealth, says Wiikwemkoong financial advisor NationTalk: SooToday.com – From growing up “dirt poor” on Manitoulin Island in the 1970s to dispensing financial advice to some of Canada’s biggest national organizations in the 2020s.  That’s how Scott Flamand characterizes his life journey, so far. Flamand spent more than a...

We urge decision-makers to take action beyond wearing an orange shirt. The Tyee: The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is more than just a day of reflection — it is a day to heed urgent calls to action to support Indigenous Peoples’ well-being. We are writing from our work for the BC Poverty Reduction...

NationTalk: HALIFAX NS, LAB/RC — Today, Chief Robert Louie, Chairman of the First Nation Lands Advisory Board (LAB) and Michael L. Rice, Chair of the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the intent to develop a framework for cooperation and collaboration with each other over mutual goals. The...

NationTalk: Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for new seniors’ homes in The Pas today, as part of a $10.3-million housing and community investment for Red River Métis Citizens living in the area....

leləm̓, a master-planned village designed by Musqueam, carries forth the nation’s values of sustainability and stewardship in building community. The Tyee: This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and other initiatives that are either put on by...

NUQO Modular and the Squamish Nation won the Built Environment Award for a housing project that prioritizes vulnerable Sḵwx̱wú7mesh residents. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and other initiatives that are either put on by us...

Social enterprise One Bowl eyeing Sturgeon Falls for manufacturing facility NationTalk: SooToday.com – Housing has recently become a crisis issue for many Canadians, but Indigenous communities have been tackling a lack of quality housing for decades. Now, Wahkohtowin Development is proposing a solution for First Nations in Northern Ontario. One Bowl is a social enterprise with a “tree-to-home”...

100% Indigenous-owned, FNIA provides residential, commercial, and industrial inspections and advocates for better building standards for First Nations NationTalk: EDMONTON, AB – Nathan McDonald, founder and owner of First Nations Inspection Authority (FNIA), announced the launch of one of the country’s first Indigenous inspections agencies today. FNIA provides accredited inspection services for residential, commercial, and industrial...

Homes to travel to the First Nation by barge from Port Moody, B.C. CBC Indigenous: Ten homes will be saved from demolition and barged to the shíshálh Nation next week in what one company is calling a “revolutionary housing solution.” Fifty-nine homes in Port Moody, B.C., just east of Vancouver, were set to be demolished to make...

NationTalk: [OTTAWA ONTARIO, 2023-10-05] – The First Nations Housing Professionals Association (FNHPA) is thrilled to announce a momentous leap forward in its mission to advance the First Nations Housing industry through education and training Effective September 25, 2023, FNHPA will commence the transition of the Centre of Excellence on Matrimonial Real Property (COEMRP), previously under...

NationTalk: Métis Financial Corporation of British Columbia (MFCBC) in partnership with Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) has launched a First-Time Home Buyers Program (FTHBP) to support Citizens of the Métis Nation of BC who are ready to purchase their first home. FTHBP is a one-time grant that provides Métis people with financial assistance to invest...