FINISHED: Ownership Changes Everything

Written by Indigenous Resource Network
February 25, 2025

WHY Too many Indigenous communities lack jobs and economic opportunities. One in four Indigenous people are living in poverty. There is a crisis-level lack of opportunity, and it negatively impacts self-determination for many Indigenous nations in Canada. We’ve already seen benefits in Indigenous communities with ownership stakes in projects, such as the hiring of schoolteachers, improving life for elders, purchasing land and building infrastructure, just to name a few. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards are a major element of investment decisions, and those standards are a mirror of Indigenous beliefs and values. Indigenous communities are the future of energy development. We need to act on reconciliation. We’re not seeking handouts, we’re asking for opportunity. We want to go further than consultation, we want a seat at the table. Ownership is opportunity. Ownership is part of the solution. Ownership is Reconciliation. Sign the petition and show your support for Indigenous Ownership in Resource Projects!

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NOW CLOSED: Support Indigenous Ownership In Resource Projects

High interest rates are preventing Indigenous communities from getting ownership in resource projects.

The Indian Act prevents ownership of assets, and with no collateral, commercial interest rates offered to Indigenous communities and companies are too high.