Our Purpose & Impact

Supporting Indigenous Peoples’ leadership and capacity in the establishment of IPCAs and guiding the transformation of nature conservation in Canada.

We Rise Together

Mamuukniš: working together to weave connections.

The IISAAK OLAM Foundation envisions a world where diverse ecosystems, communities, cultures, and economies are connected, healthy, and thriving. We believe Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) are a powerful pathway for repairing and restoring balanced relationships with each other and with the Land.

c̓awaak nish: we are all one

hišukʔiš c̓awaak: everything is one, everything is interconnected

We foster respect for diverse ways of knowing and cultivate our shared responsibility for the places, people, and species whose health and well-being are interconnected.

ʔiisaak: respect; observe, appreciate, and act accordingly

tikkun olam: healing or improving the world

The IISAAK OLAM Foundation envisions a world where diverse ecosystems, communities, cultures, and economies are connected, healthy, and thriving. We believe Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) are a powerful pathway for repairing and restoring balanced relationships with each other and with the Land.