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Ottawa grants $186,000 to Métis Guardianship Program

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North Slave Métis Alliance President Marc Whitford stated that the Guardianship Program's work empowers the organization's members and strengthens the protection of their cultural and ecological values. Photo courtesy of North Slave Métis Alliance

The federal government has allocated $186,000 in funding for the North Slave Métis Alliance's Guardianship Program over three years.

"The Guardianship Program aims to connect community members to the land while gathering and documenting important information about the overall health of the ecosystem in their traditional territory," reads an Aug. 16 new release by the Government of Canada.

"Indigenous and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø communities are on the frontlines of climate change as the effects are having real impacts on their livelihoods, infrastructure, cultures and way of life," ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Affairs Minister Dan Vandal stated. "By taking action to adapt to a changing climate, we can build resilient ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø communities and economies that are able to thrive for generations to come." 

This latest round of funding follows from $106,000 granted from 2021 to 2023.

 



About the Author: Devon Tredinnick

Devon Tredinnick is a reporter for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Originally from Ottawa, he's also a recent journalism graduate from Carleton University.
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