The IISAAK OLAM Foundation and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) are inviting First Nations community members who have experience with––or an interest
How can we collectively “overwrite” holidays that have become overly commercialized, such as Valentine’s Day, with an Indigenous lens? Let’s come together in discussion and celebration this February 12-14th
You’re invited to a Coast-to-Coast New Year’s Eve virtual drop-in celebration. Reflections on the past 10 years (try to forget 2020?!?!) with special guest speakers, a celebration of what’s
Bare shelves at the grocery store. A nationwide rush on toilet paper. Businesses shuttered, millions of Canadians laid off work, and a massive and unprecedented public relief program announced
After a long hibernation, grizzlies are stirring in the Purcell Mountains as wildflowers begin to peek out of melting snow. If spring is a symbol of rebirth, it is
Just as we are all adapting to staying home and limiting our social interactions, the IISAAK OLAM Foundation’s Indigenous Climate Action Preschool (ICAP) program is also adapting to the
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) – areas protected by Indigenous nations as part of inherent responsibilities to care for their territories – provide places of refuge and healing.
COVID-19 isn’t the first foreign disease that Indigenous people have had to seek refuge from. Five generations ago, on the west coast of what is today known as the
RCMP operations in Wet’suwet’en Territory, northern British Columbia since February 6, 2020 have set off an extraordinary chain of events across Canada. Statements of solidarity have poured in from
The IISAAK OLAM Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural launch of an online Reading Circle to increase knowledge and understanding of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
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