First Nations Adapt program, selected projects 2018 to 2019
Choose a region:
| Partner | Community and region | Project title and description | Program contribution |
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| Maliseet Nation Conservation Council, New Brunswick |
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Maliseet Climate Change Project Funding to gather Indigenous Knowledge and develop risk assessments for each community that includes infrastructure concerns. |
$200,000 |
| Metepenagiag First Nation New Brunswick | Metepenagiag First Nation | Metepenagiag First Nation Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan Funding to identify potential vulnerabilities in infrastructure, structures, and community services to develop a community adaptation plan to help mitigate climate change impacts. |
$98,400 |
| Mi'kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island |
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Adapting the Mi'kmaq Communities of Prince Edward Island to Climate Change Through Vulnerability Assessment, Adaptation Planning and Cost-Benefit-Analysis Funding to:
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$133,000 |
| Mi'kma'ki All Points Services, New Brunswick | Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation | A Multi-dimensional Analysis of Topo-bathymetric Lidar Data of Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation Lands and Waters, with Focuses on Flood Risk, Habitat Mapping, Near-shore Archaeology and Source Water Quality Funding to gather data and map areas of concern, including areas of coastal flooding as well as shallow-water habitats and resources that may be impacted by sea level rise and storm surges. |
$159,075 |
| Mi'kmaw Conservation Group, Nova Scotia |
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Climate Analysis and Adaptation Funding to use technical models in tandem with information from a previously conducted vulnerability and infrastructure assessments and develop an adaptation plan. |
$177,787 |
| Partner | Community and region | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute |
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Housing and Climate Hazards: Vulnerability and Needs of Quebec First Nations Funding to develop a housing risk assessment tool for First Nation communities and assess housing in communities. Training offered to community staff on how to use the tool. |
$196,810 |
| Council of the Atikamekw Nation |
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Adaptation to Climate Change in Atikamekw Communities and Improvement of Emergency Management Funding to undertake climate change risk assessment and adaptation planning in Atikamekw communities. |
$354,506 |
| First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Devleopment Institute | Innu Band of Pessamit | Coastal Habitat Protection of Pessamit's Nitassinan Funding to evaluate coastal adaptation measures, develop a best practices guidebook and increase community awareness and engagement on climate change issues. |
$81,229 |
| Partner | Community and region | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation | 12 Indigenous Organizations, including Tribal Councils in Ontario. | Climate Risks and Asset Management Training for Ontario First Nations Training offered to Ontario First Nation communities on the use of the toolkit. |
$393,662 |
| Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte | Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte | Community Climate Change Study Funding to conduct a risk assessment, adaptation planning and cost-benefit analysis to address flooding in the community. |
$77,631 |
| Mocreebec Eeyoud | Mocreebec Eeyoud | Moose River Vulnerability Assessment, Floodplain Mapping, and Adaptation Planning Funding for a multi-stage project comprising of risk assessment, floodplain mapping, and adaptation planning to look at community infrastructure vulnerabilities and needs. |
$512,500 |
| Matawa First Nations Management Four Rivers Environmental Services Group |
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Matawa Climate Change Assessment, Planning and Adaptation Project Funding to conduct a multi-phased vulnerability assessment of the impacts associated with climate change on Matawa member First Nations and their associated infrastructure. |
$190,888 |
| Kenora Chiefs Advisory |
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First Nations Children and Traditional Knowledge in a Changing Climate Funding to conduct a climate change risk assessment and further adaptation planning in 9 First Nation communities in Ontario. This is being done to achieve better understanding of climate change impacts to community infrastructure through youth and Elder engagement. |
$370,458 |
| Nishnawbe Aski Nation Corporate Services | Nishnawbe Aski Nation | Environment and Infrastructure Summit Funding to partially support the organization of a workshop dedicated to developing a regionally-based plan for northern Ontario First Nations related to flooding and climate based on identified priorities. |
$90,000 |
| Kasabonika Lake First Nation | Kasabonika Lake First Nation | Kasabonika Lake First Nation Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee Protocol Assessment and Adaption Program Funding to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the community's main infrastructure assets and perform a cost-benefit analysis of identified adaptation options to define the priorities of the community. |
$187,769 |
| Eagle Lake First Nation | Eagle Lake First Nation | Collecting our knowledge about Climate Change Funding to conduct:
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$39,596 |
| Grand Council Treaty #3 Representative Services Ltd. | 28 First Nations in North Eastern Ontario | Watershed Management Planning Funding to:
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$54,150 |
| Mitaanjigamiing First Nation | Mitaanjigamiing First Nation | Flood Vulnerability Study and Adaptation Plan Funding to conduct a community-based flood vulnerability study and develop adaptation planning measures to create and implement a proactive flood mitigation strategy. |
$51,354 |
| Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation | Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation | Flood Vulnerability Study and Adaptation Plan Funding to conduct a flood vulnerability study and develop adaptation planning measures to create and implement a proactive flood mitigation strategy. |
$51,526 |
| Magnetawan | Magnetawan | Flood Risk Modelling and adaptation Funding to carry out a flood risk modeling and Adaptation project to better understand the vulnerability and risk of the Magnetawan community to climate change. |
$194,449 |
| Big Grassy First Nation | Big Grassy First Nation | Big Grassy River First Nation Flood Vulnerability Study and Adaptation Strategy Funding to conduct a flood vulnerability study and develop adaptation planning measures to create and implement a proactive flood mitigation strategy. |
$107,739 |
| Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation | Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation | Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation Flood Vulnerability Study and Adaptation Plan Funding to conduct flood vulnerability study and develop adaptation planning measures to create and implement a proactive flood mitigation strategy. |
$107,086 |
| Partner | Community and region | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Plain First Nation | Long Plain First Nation | Comprehensive Overland Drainage Study Proposal On Our First Nation Lands Funding to conduct a comprehensive overland flooding and drainage study that employs remote sensing tools to identify flood prone areas and to produce a drainage plan. |
$116,380 |
| Sagkeeng First Nation Formerly known as Fort Alexander Band |
Sagkeeng First Nation | Shoreline stability and Groundwater hydrologic assessment and monitoring Funding to conduct a geotechnical investigation along the shoreline in the First Nation and define mitigation options for erosion control. |
$178,300 |
| Poplar River First Nation | Poplar River First Nation | Responding to Climate Change: Determining Vulnerability and Adapting to Risk of Fire in and near the Poplar River First Nation Community Funding to conduct a vulnerability assessment and carry out adaptation planning to evaluate the community's risk of climate change exacerbated forest fires. |
$130,000 |
| Interlake Reserves Tribal Council |
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Climate Change Study Funding to complete a risk assessment and adaptation plan to support the development of an emergency management framework to mitigate extreme flooding events within the tribal council's First Nation communities. |
$439,127 |
| Little Grand Rapids First Nation | Little Grand Rapids First Nation | Responding to Climate Change: Conducting a UAV and GIS assisted FireSmart assessment so more resources can be allocated to hazard management Funding to:
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$107,535 |
| Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation | Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation | Flood Protection Study Funding to conduct a floodplain mapping and groundwater assessment, including monitoring, to assess risk to community infrastructure and provide recommendations for flood protection measures. |
$167,642 |
| Pine Creek | Pine Creek | Upgrade of 2016 Flood risk assessment to 1 in 200 year Return Period. Feasibility Study for Upgrades to Potable Water and Sewage Systems. Preliminary Drainage Plan Funding to conduct a feasibility study to adapt existing water cisterns and septic fields and develop a surface water drainage plan with preliminary cost estimates. |
$175,549 |
| Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation | Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation | Healthy Water, Healthy Forests Funding to conduct a risk assessment using data management with consultant support and training to identify values and concerns relative to natural infrastructure. |
$68,231 |
| Manitoba Uske Inc. | Several First Nations in Manitoba. The exact number of participants will be available once the workshop takes place. | Climate Change and Flooding Workshop Funding to organize a workshop with the objectives of capacity building, training, flooding assessment, and climate change adaptation expertise development among land managers and land knowledge holders. |
$142,600 |
| Fox Lake Cree Nation | Fox Lake Cree Nation | Fox Lake Cree Nation Taking Action on Climate Change Funding to conduct a vulnerability assessment, develop a climate change adaptation plan, and increase community awareness and capacity in climate change adaptation. |
$75,002 |
| Partner | Community and region | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert Grand Council | 43 First Nations in Northern Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan First Nation Communities Wildfire Vulnerability Assessment Funding to conduct a vulnerability assessment of wildfire risk levels for First Nation communities build support for future wildfire mitigation project work. |
$64,170 |
| Yellow Quill First Nation | Yellow Quill First Nation | Vulnerability Assessment of Yellow Quill First Nation Infrastructure and Community wellbeing to Climate Change Effects Funding to conduct a vulnerability assessment including flood mapping to gain a holistic view of the threats from inland flooding as a result of climate change. |
$248,814 |
| Lac La Ronge Indian Band | Lac La Ronge Indian Band | Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Community Capacity Building through FireSmart Assessments Funding to conduct a FireSmart assessment in the band's 6 communities to develop a wildfire preparedness guide and wildfire mitigation strategy for each community. |
$97,750 |
| Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation | Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation | Climate Change and Health Adaptation at Hatchet Lake Densuline First Nation Funding to:
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$44,480 |
| James Smith Cree Nation | James Smith Cree Nation | Climate Change and Health Impact Assessment: James Smith Cree Nation Funding to conduct a vulnerability study and further community awareness and involvement on mitigating climate change impacts through community seminars and the collection of traditional knowledge. |
$61,875 |
| Shoal Lake Cree Nation | Shoal Lake Cree Nation | Unearthing the Impacts of Climate Change: Making Informed Adaptation Decisions Funding to conduct a floodplain risk assessment and housing assessment to identify structural issues, and organize youth activities to inform them about safe decisions and actions when flooding occurs in the community. |
$46,515 |
| Red Earth Cree Nation | Red Earth Cree Nation | Understanding Climate Change and Health Impacts at Red Earth Cree Nation Funding to conduct an assessment of climate impacts through interviews with community members, youth art projects and educational workshops. |
$41,520 |
| Okanese First Nation | Okanese First Nation | Kikawinaw Askiy: Reconciling with Indigenous Sacred Ecology Funding to develop a climate change adaptation strategy through a community-engaged planning process to help guide future community development, public safety, and infrastructure decisions. |
$27,025 |
| Partner | Community and region | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Band | Blood Band | Blackfoot Ecological Knowledge and Food Security Funding to organize project information sessions to increase awareness of climate change and its impact on food security in First Nation communities. This project was co-funded with Indigenous Services Canada's Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program. |
$55,882 |
| Ermineskin Cree Nation | Ermineskin Cree Nation | Preliminary Engineering for Alberta Community Resilience Program Funding Funding to conduct a preliminary engineering assessment in order to apply for funding to mitigate flooding issues under the Alberta Community Resilience Program. |
$32,574 |
| Dene Tha' First Nation | Dene Tha' First Nation | Dene Tha' First Nation Adapt Program Funding to coordinate community-based vulnerability assessment sessions to focus on identifying climate change obstacles that inhibit the community. |
$71,379 |
| Saddle Lake Cree Nation | Saddle Lake Cree Nation | Climate Change and Source Water Vulnerability Assessment Funding to:
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$74,625 |
| Partner | Community and region | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuu-chah-nulh Tribal Council |
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Coastal Vulnerability Study - Phase 1 South Coast Funding to develop models that will help predict estimated sea level rise from climate change, accompanying storm surge and its impacts on coastal First Nation communities in British Columbia. |
$155,775 |
| Skidegate Indian Band |
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Coastal Vulnerability Study - Phase 1 North Coast Funding to develop models that will help predict estimated sea level rise from climate change, accompanying storm surge and its impacts on coastal First Nation communities in British Columbia. |
$75,500 |
| First Nations' Emergency Services Society of British Columbia |
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Revitalizing traditional burning: Integrating Indigenous cultural values into wildfire management and climate change adaptation planning Funding to identify climate change concerns, including wildfires and drought using qualitative analysis and co-development of community-based burn management frameworks. |
$90,000 |
| Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance | 31 First Nations in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia | Lower Fraser Climate Adapt Project: Preparing Aboriginal Fisheries for the Impacts of Climate Change Funding to support member nations in planning for the impacts of climate change on fisheries, including coastal and inland flooding. |
$179,419 |
| Kitsumkalum Indian Band | Kitsumkalum Indian Band | Kitsumkalum Channel Stability Assessment, Engagement and Mitigation Planning Funding to complete a flood vulnerability assessment, develop flood mitigation measures with the involvement of the community, and integrate results within wider adaptation studies. |
$221,161 |
| Coldwater Indian Band | Coldwater Indian Band | Coldwater Climate Change Management Strategies Funding to identify areas of concern for freshet floods and erosion through floodplain mapping, assessment of wildfire hazards, and community drainage assessment to prioritize adaptation measures. |
$85,390 |
| Upper Nicola Band | Upper Nicola Band | Flood Plain Mapping for the Upper Nicola Band Funding to:
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$57,218 |
| ʔAq'am First Nation | ʔAq'am First Nation | ʔaq̓am Flood and Wildfire Mitigation Study Funding to conduct a flood and wildfire mitigation study to produce a comprehensive emergency management plan. |
$39,180 |
| Nisga'a Village of Gitlaxt'aamiks (formerly New Aiyansh) |
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Adaptation of the Nisga'a Nation to the Impacts of Climate Change Funding to conduct a risk assessment of climate change impacts to determine the risks they pose to community infrastructure. |
$149,992 |
| Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band | Whispering Pines/Clinton | Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band Climate Change Flood Risk and Community Vulnerability Assessment Funding to assess flood vulnerability associated with changes to the North Thompson River, shoreline erosion and the condition of a dike and revetment. |
$64,500 |
| Okanagan Nation Alliance |
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Okanagan Basin Flood Risk Assessment Funding to undertake an Okanagan Basin-wide risk assessment to gain a better understanding of the potential risk of future flooding and the effects of flood events in their territory and communities. |
$75,000 |
| Ahousaht | Ahousaht | Coastal Vulnerability Study and Impact to Ahousaht Community and Members Funding to conduct a coastal vulnerability study to identify climate change risks facing the community and increase awareness on climate change adaptation measures. |
$60,000 |
| Toquaht | Toquaht | Toquaht Nation Adaptation Plan Funding to identify community vulnerabilities and develop adaptation strategies with a focus on alternative and innovative strategies while considering infrastructure impacts and economic development factors. |
$150,848 |
| Nuxalk Nation | Nuxalk Nation | Nuxalk Nation Integrated Flood Risk Assessment Funding to conduct a comprehensive integrated flood risk assessment and increase community awareness of flood risks. |
$59,500 |
| Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance | 29 First Nations in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia | Lower Mainland Indigenous Secretariat for All Hazards Management Funding to establish a secretariat for the coordination of communication and participation in activities on flood hazard management related issues. |
$56,000 |
| Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation | Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations | Coastal Vulnerability Study Phase 2 Adaptation Planning Funding to develop a climate adaptation plan that is comprised of specific and detailed plans for each of the 3 occupied reserves. |
$134,900 |
| Kyuquot First Nation | Kyuquot First Nation | Coastal Vulnerability Study Phase 2 Adaptation Planning Funding to conduct a vulnerability assessment to provide data to inform the community's climate adaptation plans. |
$60,000 |
| Hesquiaht First Nation | Hesquiaht First Nation | Coastal Vulnerability Study Phase 2 Adaptation Planning Funding to conduct a vulnerability assessment on the impact zones for storm surge and tsunami damage, and climate change. |
$69,725 |
| Ehattesaht First Nation | Ehattesaht First Nation | Coastal Vulnerability Study Phase 2 Adaptation Planning Funding to conduct a vulnerability assessment to provide data to support the development of the community's climate adaptation plan. |
$111,600 |
| Partner | Community and region | Project title and description | Program contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwaho Equal Source | Not applicable | Indigenous Climate Change Adaptation Gathering Funding to organize a second National Indigenous Climate Change Adaptation Gathering to allow participating First Nations to share their projects and explore innovative ways to stronger relations between Indigenous participants and the department. |
$283,988 |
| Okwaho Equal Source | Not applicable | First Nation Adapt Program Website and Social Media Funding to develop a website, social media plan, and Indigenous communications online strategy aimed at encouraging active participation by past, present and future First Nation Adapt Indigenous community participants. |
$60,653 |
| Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources | Not applicable | Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit Funding to continue previous work from the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources to develop a range of climate change adaptation resources practical for First Nation communities. |
$187,648 |