Our Priorities

Rivers, lakes, and wetlands form freshwater networks that sustain people, ecosystems, cultures, and economies.

We’re interested in projects that build community capacity for watershed governance, inform decisions through Indigenous-led and community-based water stewardship, and support First Nations and communities to manage and protect our shared water in a changing climate.

The built environment includes all the “physical stuff” a community is made of, including homes and buildings, energy systems, parks, roads and trails, and public transit, and the planning that ties everything together.

We’re interested in projects that integrate land use and transportation planning, build a case for climate resilient development, and support collaboration between First Nations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and local governments.

As part of a sustainable food system, land used for growing and gathering food must be protected now and for future generations.

We’re interested in projects that center Indigenous knowledge and stewardship, increase options for land access and tenure, inform land use decisions through applied research and community engagement, and connect First Nations and Indigenous-led organizations with other governments and groups.