UNINTERRUPTED is back! Outdoor installation celebrates the beauty and struggle of wild salmon
This summer the art experience that will have everyone talking is all about salmon. UNINTERRUPTED, the outdoor cinematic spectacle that lit up Vancouver’s Cambie Bridge in the summer of 2017, is back and on the move. Through MakeWay’s Pacific Salmon Watershed Fund, we are once again proud to support this nuanced environmental message showcased through […]
MakeWay announces open call for new Board Members
The MakeWay Board of Directors has always valued a diversity of opinions and lived experience, a wide variety of professional skills and ways of knowing, and representation from across Canada. Currently we are seeking individuals that also could bring expertise in government relations, communications, and philanthropy.
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.
Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP) wins inaugural BC Reconciliation Award
This press release was printed in full by the Office of The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, on April 26th, 2021. The British Columbia Reconciliation Award recognizes extraordinary individuals and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect, and commitment to furthering Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in the province of British […]
On the Land funding creating lasting memories in N.W.T.
This article was originally published by CBC News on April 17th, 2021. Grant Dunn needed a moment to take it all in. After snowmobiling out on the land for an overnight trip with a group of Grade 7 to 9 boys, he watched as they knelt around a moose carcass, taking turns skinning the hide. “I’ve […]
Vision, partnership, and perseverance: new conservancy protects sacred Tahltan land in northwest B.C.
A new conservancy will protect sacred Tahltan land adjacent to Mt Edziza Provincial Park, enabling the permanent protection of cultural and ecological values. MakeWay is privileged to have been able to support this work by providing funding, working to convene relationships between philanthropic funding partners, and helping steward relationships between funders and the Tahltan Central Government.
Northern Birthwork Collective to bring doula training to N.W.T. communities
The Northern Birthwork Collective, a project on MakeWay’s shared platform, is creating an Indigenous doula training program to offer culturally-safe and gender-inclusive spaces for pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting.
MakeWay welcomes Maxine Ifill to Board of Directors
Algonquin Anishinabe Nation /Ottawa, ON – Today MakeWay announced the appointment of Maxine Ifill (she/her/elle) as a Director of the Board. Maxine is an innovative team builder with a longstanding commitment to serving Black communities and feminist organizations. Currently, Maxine is a Senior Director with the Government of Canada. Throughout her professional career she has […]
MakeWay welcomes Leslie Campbell to Board of Directors
Vancouver, BC / Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh – MakeWay today announced the appointment of Leslie Campbell (he/his) as a Director of the Board. Leslie is a food justice advocate with a background in tropical agroecology and community food security. He is the Senior Coordinator, Special Projects with FoodShare Toronto, where he supports […]
