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Contribution: International Development Assistance program

National Indian Brotherhood ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS

$1,885,667.00

Our collective futures: Indigenous peoples partnering for lands and waters

FY 2024-25 · 2025-03-13

Summary
The project aims to strengthen the climate resilience of Indigenous peoples in the Indo-Pacific through Indigenous-led climate action. Peer-to-peer learning between First Nations in Canada and abroad seeks to contribute to enhanced capacity to implement climate solutions for Indigenous peoples, in particular women and youth. The project equips Indigenous peoples to organize, strategize, and lead actions at the local, regional, and international levels that address climate change and biodiversity. Strengthened partnerships aim to increase the use of nature-based solutions. These solutions aim to benefit climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation. The project centers the self-determined priorities and needs of Indigenous peoples. The project aims to build on local partner Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact’s (AIPP) ongoing efforts to enhance knowledge-sharing and capacity-building among Indigenous peoples and their active participation in decision-making related to conservation and climate action. The project aligns with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples. Project activities include: (1) convening knowledge circles on indigenous knowledge systems and indigenous governance as climate and biodiversity solutions; (2) identifying guidelines and tools that enable indigenous communities to participate in and lead climate action; and (3) supporting peer-to-peer knowledge sharing workshops between First Nations women and youth and Indigenous women and youth from Thailand and Nepal to empower Indigenous women and promote their climate leadership.
Program
International Development Assistance program
Location
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Indigenous recipient
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02025-03-132024-25$1,696,667.00
12025-03-132024-25$1,885,667.00

As published

Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
7465799 P014058001
Agreement Start Date
2025-03-13
Agreement Title
Our collective futures: Indigenous peoples partnering for lands and waters
Agreement Title (French)
Notre avenir collectif : les Peuples autochtones en partenariats pour les terres et les eaux
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$1,885,667.00
Amendment Date
2026-03-24
Amendment Number
1
Description
The project aims to strengthen the climate resilience of Indigenous peoples in the Indo-Pacific through Indigenous-led climate action. Peer-to-peer learning between First Nations in Canada and abroad seeks to contribute to enhanced capacity to implement climate solutions for Indigenous peoples, in particular women and youth. The project equips Indigenous peoples to organize, strategize, and lead actions at the local, regional, and international levels that address climate change and biodiversity. Strengthened partnerships aim to increase the use of nature-based solutions. These solutions aim to benefit climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation. The project centers the self-determined priorities and needs of Indigenous peoples. The project aims to build on local partner Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact’s (AIPP) ongoing efforts to enhance knowledge-sharing and capacity-building among Indigenous peoples and their active participation in decision-making related to conservation and climate action. The project aligns with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples. Project activities include: (1) convening knowledge circles on indigenous knowledge systems and indigenous governance as climate and biodiversity solutions; (2) identifying guidelines and tools that enable indigenous communities to participate in and lead climate action; and (3) supporting peer-to-peer knowledge sharing workshops between First Nations women and youth and Indigenous women and youth from Thailand and Nepal to empower Indigenous women and promote their climate leadership.
Description (French)
Le projet vise à renforcer la capacité d’adaptation aux changements climatiques des Peuples autochtones de la région indopacifique au moyen d’actions de lutte contre les changements climatiques dirigées par des Autochtones. L’apprentissage entre les Premières Nations au Canada et leurs pairs à l’étranger vise à accroître la capacité à mettre en œuvre des solutions climatiques, en particulier les femmes, les jeunes et les personnes de diverses identités de genre. Il permet aux Peuples autochtones de mener des actions à l’échelle locale, régionale et internationale pour lutter contre les changements climatiques et protéger la biodiversité. Le renforcement des partenariats vise à accroître le recours à des solutions axées sur la nature. Ces solutions favoriseront l’adaptation aux changements climatiques et la conservation de la biodiversité. Le projet est axé sur les priorités et les besoins autodéterminés des Peuples autochtones. Le projet vise à s’appuyer sur les efforts actuels du partenaire local Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) pour améliorer l’échange de connaissances et le renforcement des capacités parmi les Peuples autochtones et leur participation active à la prise de décision en matière de conservation et de lutte contre les changements climatiques. Il est en cohésion avec la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des Peuples autochtones. Les activités du projet comprennent : 1) organiser des cercles du savoir sur les systèmes de connaissances et la gouvernance autochtones en tant que solutions aux changements climatiques et à la perte de biodiversité; 2) établir des lignes directrices et outils permettant aux collectivités autochtones de participer à la lutte contre les changements climatiques et d’en être les chefs de file; 3) soutenir les ateliers d’échange de connaissances entre les femmes et les jeunes des Premières Nations et leurs pairs en Thaïlande et au Népal afin de renforcer l’autonomie des femmes autochtones et de promouvoir leurs leadership climatique.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased use of gender-responsive nature-based solutions with biodiversity co-benefits for climate change adaptation by Indigenous peoples in the Indo-Pacific region, with an emphasis on Thailand and Nepal; (2) increased empowerment and leadership of Indigenous peoples in the Indo-Pacific region, with an emphasis on Thailand and Nepal, particularly women and youth, in implementing climate and biodiversity solutions in Thailand and Nepal; and (3) improved Indigenous partnerships for advocacy by Indigenous peoples from the Indo-Pacific region in multi-lateral environmental agreements on climate change and biological diversity.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent : 1) le renforcement du recours à des solutions axées sur la nature et qui tiennent compte de l’égalité des genres, avec des avantages connexes en matière de biodiversité, pour l’adaptation aux changements climatiques des Peuples autochtones de la région indopacifique, en particulier en Thaïlande et au Népal; 2) le renforcement de l'autonomie et du leadership des Peuples autochtones de la région indopacifique, en particulier en Thaïlande et au Népal, notamment des femmes et des jeunes, dans la mise en œuvre de solutions en matière de climat et de biodiversité en Thaïlande et en Nepal; 3) de meilleurs partenariats autochtones pour la défense des intérêts des Peuples autochtones de la région indopacifique dans les accords environnementaux multilatéraux sur les changements climatiques et la biodiversité.
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Program Name
International Development Assistance program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'aide au développement international
Program Purpose
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.
Program Purpose (French)
L’objectif princial du programme d’aide au développement international du Ministère est de réduire la pauvreté pour les populations qui vivent dans les pays où Affaires mondiales Canada se livre au développement international.
Recipient City
OTTAWA
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
National Indian Brotherhood ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2024-2025-Q4-00074