Grassroots groups unite to connect more people with water issues: Code Blue campaign 2020
Water is life. It’s a simple fact of life we rely on everyday. Especially in British Columbia, where freshwater powers our towns and cities, grows our food, and provides our recreation. In BC, and across Canada, the sources of our freshwater – our watersheds – are the envy of the world. However, our ability to […]
Remembering Pegi Dover
For forty years, Pegi worked to make this planet a better place. MakeWay is grateful to have had a long history of partnership and friendships with Pegi over the years, through the Environmental Funders Network, with the Northern Manitoba Food Culture and Community Collaborative, and the Artic Funders Collaborative.
MakeWay publishes report on Indigenous Conservation Agreements in English and Inuktitut, hosts webinar
A new report on Indigenous Conservation Agreements from MakeWay and The Firelight Group – available in English and Inuktitut – scans six conservation agreements to identify best practices, challenges, and implications for the future. A webinar will be held on May 11th with Steven Nitah, Shanna MacDonald, and Kunuk Inutiq to discuss: registration information can be found on this page.
Tanya Talaga’s debut film Spirit to Soar explores racism in Thunder Bay
Award-winning investigative journalist Tanya Talaga co-directs a remarkable documentary Spirit to Soar on world premiere at Hot Docs, and opens Mashkawi-manidoo bimaadiziwin – Spirit to Soar Fund at MakeWay, to support local Indigenous youth living in and around Thunder Bay.