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Creating a better and more collaborative future is the path forward. Join us in paving the way.

Collaborating on responsible projects and healthy ecosystems

Industries and associations looking to de-risk their projects in an uncertain regulatory and legislative landscape should look at partnerships that support better, more efficient consultative processes than the status quo. The current processes are highly intensive in terms of time, resources, and funds, yet they do not serve to better inform communities regarding impacts and are, therefore, at risk of litigation.

Working together to enable tangible methodologies, pooled resources for subject matter experts, and analysis will allow communities to be better informed about making decisions and form a stronger foundation for consultation and engagement.  

The mission your partnership supports

As a SSIGA partner, your support helps create meaningful long-term change in Indigenous participation in resource policy development and decision-making.

Indigenous Participation

We are developing and piloting methodologies and impact assessment measurements that take into account traditional and Western sciences. Our mission is to grow Indigenous participation and support informed decision-making.

Subject Matter Expertise and Resources

We share data, analysis, expertise, funding, database access, and in-depth support for referral teams.

Capacity Building

We enable member communities to determine their needs and train them to run Nation-specific programming as well as participate in and manage ongoing SSIGA-specific programs.

Training

We train guardians and monitors for monitoring, restoration, and stewardship programs, and provide training on methodologies and impact assessment tools.

Partners & Collaborators

Seed Funding

Funding

Partnership Application

Your collaboration and support matters. Let’s work together to address the unique needs of communities impacted by industrial projects and development.

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I hope that these SSIGA programs can continue on and that other indigenous children from Kwantlen will also be patrolling our streams and rivers. It’s very important as a fisherman for the last 17 years and that these rivers can produce in a natural way.

Keva Vuiyale Kwantlen First Nation,

The benefits of having an indigenous run program is that we view it differently, more culturally. We have more passion, I feel. My vision for SSIGA, in the future, is that we keep working hard and more people will join.

Jace S Kwantlen Guardian, SSIGA

I really do believe we borrow the land from our children and it’s important that we work together to provide that for them. SSIGA’s work is important because we have a different mindset and a different vision for the environment around us. Not many people are willing to turn away profits and infrastructure and bring it back to life.

Tim Dixon Guardian Manager, SSIGA

The benefits of having an Indigenous-led program would be the Indigenous form of intelligence that goes into that and the considerations for those beings and those plants and animals.

Easton A Guardian, SSIGA

As a guardian it means standing up and fighting for what we want, learning about the future and protecting our children. The hopes and visions for SSIGA moving forward would be it’s continuation and seeing more improvement in the data and research that we have been doing.

Rodney J Guardian, SSIGA

I feel that SSIGA’s work is very important because we need to learn a lot about our land and territories. Not just live in it but what we can do to prevent any deterioration and then also what we can do to help flourish.

Chalise M Guardian, SSIGA

It’s really uplifting to see our young ones out there re-engaging with our lands and with our streams. These are streams we pass by everyday so to see them out there, collecting samples and finding these salmon, is something special to see.

William G Guardian, SSIGA

So now that we have the opportunity to sit at these tables and be part of these conversations, it’s our responsibility to protect our homeland – It always has been and it always will be. There are abilities and opportunities to do things in a different way – in a better way.

Chief Harley Chappell Semiahmoo First Nation Chief, Semiahmoo First Nation