Title:
Fostering the Development of the Thunderbird Collective
Agreement Number:
WFR2425-TC
Agreement Value:
$5,788,245.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 20, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
This Project will support wildland fire management and increased wildland fire resilience of Indigenous Communities through the leadership and equitable inclusion of Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) and capacity building in fire management (e.g., including land based cultural practices, knowledge sharing among Indigenous fire practitioners, formation of working groups).
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:
This project will result in the Thunderbird Collective progressing towards an entity, providing a safe and ethical space for Indigenous people to work together to support and advocate Indigenous participation and leadership in wildfire management.
Location:
TORONTO, Ontario, CA M5S 3S1
Reference Number:
115-2024-2025-Q4-16338
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Recipient's Legal Name:
CENTRE FOR NORTHERN CONSERVATION
Program:
Wildland Fire Resilience
Program Purpose:
The purpose is to increase the resiliency of Canadian communities to the risks and impacts of natural disasters, and to undertake and implement risk reduction analyses and actions. To ensure that wildfire response agencies are integrated with each other in order to implement an effective wildland fire response program, and, to increase the wildfire knowledge of agencies, communities and individuals, in order to create a culture of wildfire safety and to empower the public to understand risk.