A New Community-Advised Funding Collaborative for Culture and Wellness in the Yukon
A new collaborative fund offering flexible, low-barrier grants will be available to initiatives advancing healing, education, and cultural continuity in the Yukon starting January 2026. The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) has announced the launch of the Culture Wellness Collaborative Fund, which will be led by Yukon First Nations and supported by the CYFN […]
An act of reclamation, of ourselves and our culture : how Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq holds space for language and culture to thrive
“It’s a magical thing when participants begin finishing their pieces. Not only is it a goal accomplished, but it’s an act of reclamation, of ourselves and our culture.” – Kitikmeot Heritage Society Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq (also known as Kitikmeot Heritage Society) is an Inuit-led charitable organization that focuses on the priorities of Inuinnait—a distinct regional group […]
Engaging mental health in on the land programs: How Supporting Wellbeing answered a need in their community
Watch our full interview with Supporting Wellbeing Project Director, Rachel Cluderay. “I love sharing the origin story of our project because it demonstrates that this exists because community asked it to exist,” said Rachel Cluderay, Supporting Wellbeing Project Director. “It comes completely out of community need, and not us imposing this program on people.” […]
New toolkit to support community-led Hunter/Harvester/Guardian programs in the North
MakeWay and SRDC have launched a Hunter/ Harvester/ Guardian Program Evaluation Toolkit to support Indigenous communities in the North to plan, design, and implement evaluations to assess the impacts of their Hunter/Harvester/Guardian programs.
Reflections from the Arctic: On the importance of Inuit-led land and water monitoring programs
For some, the Arctic is considered the final frontier. It’s a place to explore and conquer. It’s a place filled with mystery and promise of more resources to extract and sell. For those of us who live here, our lands and waters are an extension of our family, a member of our community. We are […]
Creating spaces for the North: Reflections from Inuvik
Killulark Arngna’naaq is Tides Canada’s Northern Program Specialist, based out of our Yellowknife office. She recently traveled to Inuvik to take part in a strategic planning retreat for a future organization focused on Gwich’in and Inuvialuit youth. The gathering took a uniquely Northern approach, with strategy discussions happening alongside moose hide tanning and snare setting. […]
Different, but the same: Northern Associate Lori shares insights from trip to Nain, Labrador
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]In July 2019, Northern Senior Associate Lori Tagoona and Program Lead, Northern Canada Steve Ellis travelled to Nain, Labrador to meet with participants of the Nunatsiavut Government-Dene Nahjo moose hide tanning exchange. This exchange was an example of communities addressing social, cultural, environment and economic challenges in the north. Read on to learn more […]
In it for the long haul: Tides Canada’s commitment to enabling community-led transformation in the North
This letter, written by Tides Canada Northern Canada Program Lead Steve Ellis, was originally published in NNSL media as a letter to the editor. The original published letter can be found here. The publisher of NNSL Media lobbed me a bit of a softball in his article “Krause talk buries obvious conclusion” (Yellowknifer, Wednesday, […]
Interview with Ben Scott, Project Director of EntrepreNorth
We sat down with EntrepreNorth’s Project Director, Ben Scott, to talk about the launch of the project and the first cohort of northern entrepreneurs.
Baffin to BC: shared learning between two coasts
We recently invited our partners from Inuit Nunangat to meet our partners in Klemtu and Bella Bella, British Columbia to create connections and inspire ideas through a peer-to-peer learning exchange. Our partners in BC have launched exciting integrated eco and cultural tourism endeavours, land and marine stewardship programs, and community well-being initiatives that can help inform similar models in the Canadian North. Sara Hsiao of Tides Canada’s Strategic Programs team shares her experiences and reflections from the trip.
Reflections from the NWT On the Land Collaborative Fund pilot
The NWT On the Land Collaborative Fund brings together the resources and expertise of a diverse group of funders and community partners. Learn more about the history and mechanics of the fund, as well as the projects that were supported in the recently-released 2016 NWT On the Land Collaborative Fund Report.
Interview with Steve Ellis, Program Lead, Northern Canada, Tides Canada
Tides Canada’s Steve Ellis, Program Lead, Northern Canada, recently chatted with CEGN about the NWT On the Land Collaborative Fund.
Tides Canada welcomes first project in the Yukon: Our Voices
From traveling across northern Canada in 2011 to meet and learn from communities, to welcoming Stephen Ellis as our first Northern Program Lead and opening our first Yellowknife office in 2013, Tides Canada has been steadily growing our support of Northern solutions for Northern challenges. We are proud to announce and welcome Our Voices to our shared platform—Tides Canada’s very first project from the Yukon.
New NWT collaborative fund supports on the land initiatives
Our new NWT On The Land Collaborative Fund is now open for applications from communities and organizations in the Northwest Territories (NWT) with great ideas for on the land programming.
The collaborative seeks to promote and support on the land initiatives in the NWT by providing easier access to funding and other resources.
2015 Year-end Giving Deadlines
As you plan your year-end giving, we hope you will consider a gift to Tides Canada to advance our work in tackling tough social and environmental issues. Please mark your calendars with these important year-end giving dates.
Launch of On the Land: a year of photos, interviews, and videos of people who call Canada’s North their home
Over the next year, the On the Land project will showcase the people of the Northwest Territories (NWT) and the land and water that are so vital to their traditions and livelihoods. The project is a partnership between Tides Canada and Pat Kane, a Yellowknife photographer.
A new shared home in Yellowknife
Tides Canada recently hosted an Open House at our new downtown Yellowknife office. More than 60 visitors came by to see the new space where our Northern Canada program lead, Steve Ellis, is stationed along with some new officemates—three projects on the shared platform, Dene Nahjo, Northern Youth Leadership, and Arctic Funders Collaborative.
A view of Baffin Island
Earlier this summer, Steve Ellis, Tides Canada’s Program Lead, Northern Canada, travelled to Baffin Island, Nunavut, to connect with some of our partners. Also joining Steve were colleagues from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Oak Foundation, and Oceans North Canada. The group travelled to the communities of Clyde River and Pond Inlet.
Frame Lake Rehabilitation Project receives RBC Blue Water Fund support
With the Frame Lake Rehabilitation Project, Tides Canada, in collaboration with the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Carleton University, hopes to restore Frame Lake to a healthy aquatic ecosystem that can once again support fish, recreational activity, and tourism.
Supporting Northern solutions for Northern challenges: Tides Canada’s Dave and Kim reflect on their travels
Tides Canada’s Dave Secord and Kim Hardy reflect on their year’s travels, where they met with Northerners from Inuvik to Pond Inlet to find out what role philanthropy could play in supporting Northern solutions for Northern challenges.