Empowering Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in Canada

We are an Indigenous-led educational non-profit helping to transform the way nature conservation happens in Canada.

Featured Projects

IPCA Knowledge Basket

Honour, celebrate, and catalyze Indigenous-led conservation pathways in Canada.

Westcoast IPCA Support Program (WISP)

Supporting Indigenous leadership across BC

Clayoquot Campus

A place of learning, connection, and support for Indigenous knowledge systems

Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre

A network for connection, collaboration, and co-learning to support Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in the Pacific region.

IPCA Planning Advanced Certificate

Canada’s only post-secondary program dedicated to Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)

Our mission

Building Capacity

The IISAAK OLAM Foundation creates space for ideation and innovation. We function, in part, as an incubator for projects in their pilot or early phase of development. When certain projects reach a point where they can “fly the nest”, we support their launch and continue to engage as an active partner. Examples include the IPCA Knowledge Basket and the Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre.

Our Team

Meet the Advisors, Board Members, and Staff who make up the IISAAK OLAM Foundation

Contact Us

Reach out to our team to learn more or share with us.