Wanuskewin Heritage Park
About us Wanuskewin is an Indigenous-led, self-governing organization stewardship of 731 acres of lands, a gathering place for all nations. Candace Wasacase, the longest-serving board chair, says that Wanuskewin “has always had a magnetic pull as a natural gathering place.” Their Interpretive Center exhibits and educates the public about Northern Indigenous Plains Culture, and CEO […]
Anishnawbe Health Foundation
About us The origin story of Anishnawbe Health Toronto begins with Elder Joseph Sylvester’s vision of an Indigenous-led healthcare service in the City of Toronto. As lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, today, Toronto is home to nearly 90,000 Indigenous peoples. In the mid-1980s, […]
Swiilawiid Sustainability Society
About us It started in 2016, or the 1970s, or the 1850s, or in deep time, depending on who you ask. For the founders of Swiilawiid Sustainability Society, it was probably 2012 and Haida Gwaii communities had come together to stop a massive oil pipeline and tanker project that threatened Haida Territories, identity, and ways […]