Ulnooweg
About us Ulnooweg embodies the philosophy of interconnectedness. They aren’t one organization doing one thing, Ulnooweg is three organizations taking a transformative and complex, community-centred approach. It started in 1985 with Ulnooweg Development Group, which remains today as a non-profit organization providing support to Indigenous entrepreneurs throughout the region. “It originally came to birth from […]
Kw’umut Lelum Foundation
About us As one of only a few Indigenous-led community foundations across the lands called canada, Kw’umut Lelum Foundation (KLF) is deeply committed to embedding Coast Salish protocol into its granting. KLF emerged through a collaboration between nine Coast Salish member nations from the Malahat to Qualicum. “These nations have been working together and governing […]
Qqs Projects Society
About us “We’re here to be in service to community,” Executive Director ‘Cúagilákv (Jess Housty) describes talking about Qqs’ open mandate. Formalized in the late 1990s but with roots much deeper than that, Qqs carries out a variety of programs and offers various services that, on the surface, might not seem connected. “The common thread […]
Feathers Of Hope
About us Feathers of Hope (FOH) is a youth-led, Indigenous charity with roots in the Ontario Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth Office dating back to reports and inquiries in the mid-1990s. From these reports, an intergovernmental Network (IGN) on Nishnawbe Children and Youth was formed consisting of First Nation Organizations and several Federal Departments […]