Indigenous Youth Grant Recipients
Featured Grant Recipients
To support youth leadership development and community engagement.
To support the 2025 Yard Challenge and Youth Mentoring program.
To equip youth entrepreneurs with digital literacy and business training.
To provide a supportive and culturally enriching environment for Indigenous youth.
To support a capacity building effort focused on youth wellness.
To engage youth in developing community specific research priorities.
To enhance their Youth Fridays holistic programming.
To support their community-based summer arts programming.
To support the return of Wasan Island to Indigenous stewardship.
2025 Grant Recipients
In 2025 we seek to build and strengthen relationships with partners old and new.
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A̱ka̱la Outdoor Education Society$20,000 to support two Youth Leadership Paddle Programs
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Anishnabeg Outreach$50,000 to facilitate rollout of the AONest digital mental health support platform
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Annaumakkaijiit (Annauma) Community Foundation$50,000 to support community-led initiatives that improve the lives of Inuit in Nunavut
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The Arctic Rose Foundation$50,000 to develop and grow Human Resource capacity and supports
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Brandon Friendship Centre$50,000 to support their Gakina Abinoojiyag Programs for Youth Homelessness Prevention
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Brantford Native Housing$50,000 to support economically vulnerable Indigenous young people
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Feathers of Hope$30,000 to create an online learning and resource portal for Indigenous youth
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Flin Flon Aboriginal Friendship Centre$50,000 to support wages for Youth Leaders and Mentors
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Fort McKay Métis Community Association$25,000 to support youth leadership development and community engagement
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Gwagwaltama Revitalization Society$21,500 to connect Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw youth to language revitalization internships
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Indigenous Women Outdoors Society$24,500 to uplift holistic wellness for Indigenous girls
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Indigenous Youth Roots$50,000 to support professional development and training
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Inuit Circumpolar Council Foundation$50,000 to support and inform the expansion of Inuit control over child welfare
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Kehkimin Wolastoqey Language Immersion School$25,000 to develop a media player app and textbook for Wolastoqey language revitalization
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Kitselas First Nation$3,300 to support their youth basketball program
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Kw’umut Lelum Foundation$40,000 to support their youth capacity building program ‘Snuw’uy’ulh for Success’
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Listuguj Powwow Committee$10,000 to support youth community engagement and volunteering opportunities
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Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre$50,000 to support their Indigenous Youth Podcast Certificate Program
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Ma’mo’weh Wii’soo’ka’tiwin Foundation$30,000 to support the Ogimaawabiitong Youth Council
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Men of the North$25,000 to support the 2025 Yard Challenge and Youth Mentoring program
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Moose Hide Foundation$25,000 to support the expansion of the 10 Men Challenge
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Native Child and Family Services of Toronto$50,000 to support the 7th Generation Image Makers Studio Program
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Nawalakw Culture Project (MakeWay)$40,000 to support the revitalization of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw language and culture
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North Central Family Centre$30,000 to sustain and strengthen their year-round programs and services for youth youth
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Northern Youth Leadership$30,000 to support leadership initiatives for Indigenous youth from remote communities
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Norway House Cree Nation$50,000 to equip youth entrepreneurs with digital literacy and business training
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Outside Looking In$50,000 to support the 2024/25 OLI Dance program
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Red Deer Native Friendship Society$35,000 to provide a supportive and culturally enriching environment for Indigenous youth
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Seabird Island Band$5,000 to support the 2024 Sto:lo Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative
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Shining Mountains Community Living Services$20,000 to support a capacity building effort focused on youth wellness
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Six Nations of the Grand River$50,000 to engage youth in developing community specific research priorities
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Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre$30,000 to enhance their Youth Fridays holistic programming
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Temagami First Nation$30,000 to support their community-based summer arts programming
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Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth$50,000 to strengthen the organization’s financial staffing capacity
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VIDEA$30,000 to support weekly virtual sessions that focus on wellness and cultural connection
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Wasan Island Land Back Initiative (Social Innovation Canada)$50,000 to support the return of Wasan Island to Indigenous stewardship
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Weengushk Film Institute$40,000 to support comprehensive film and media arts training
2024 Grant Recipients
Our second full year of granting to Indigenous-led initiatives saw an increase in funding – as well as number of grantee partnerships – that doubles the year previous.
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A̱ka̱la Society$10,000 to support a gathering for alumni of their Youth Leadership Paddling Program
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Awo Taan Healing Lodge$35,000 to expand programing for youth residents of their emergency shelter program
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ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency$50,000 to provide a newer, larger space for their drop-in programming
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Gathering Our Medicine (Camp Fircom)$22,000 to support a multi-day cultural-relational experience for youth and their families
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The Healing of the Seven Generations$25,000 to promote positive connections between youth and members of the criminal justice system
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Hulitan Family & Community Services Society$50,000 to extend their Healing Generations Counselling Program
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Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (Ever Active Schools)$50,000 to build capacity and leadership for sustained community-based programming
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Indspire$25,000 to reduce barriers for remote students to attend their annual Soaring gathering
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Kenora Chiefs Advisory (Ma’mo’weh Wii’soo’ka’tiwin Foundation)$25,000 to bring Elders and Knowledge Keepers to their Fall Harvest event
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Kitselas First Nation$9,300 to provide gym space for their community basketball program
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Moose Hide Campaign$20,000 to create workshops featuring Northern Elders and Knowledge Keepers
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The Nihewan Foundation$50,000 to promote reciprocal learning between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
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Orillia Native Women’s Group$20,000 to engage youth towards program development and leadership
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Outside Looking In$50,000 to support their dance programming
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Recreation & Parks Association of Nunavut$25,000 to host a leadership and capacity building summit
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Red Deer Native Friendship Society$25,000 to provide opportunities for personal growth and cultural connection
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Strong Earth Alliance$15,000 to promote cultural and spiritual revitalization
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Victoria Native Friendship Centre$35,000 to develop leadership and wellness through climate action
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We Matter$50,000 to create a virtual safe space for learning and sharing