Indigenous Clean Energy

2025 Annual Report

As we reflect on the past year, we are reminded of the significant progress we’ve made together toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

This report captures our journey—a year marked by innovation, challenges, and inspiring achievements, from supporting community-led clean energy projects to strengthening partnerships that amplify Indigenous voices and leadership.

The successes outlined within this report would not have been possible without the invaluable contributions of our ICE community: program participants, mentors and partners that support our work

Claire Johnston is a Red River Métis and settler visual artist based in Winnipeg/Treaty 1 Territory. Heavily inspired by the aesthetics of historic Métis Grandmother beadwork pieces, Claire engages in creating slow floral beadwork that responds relationally to the past and present. As both a teacher and learner, they believe strongly in supporting Métis material art traditions, which are often laboriously sustained by Métis women and Two-Spirit people. Claire is a step-parent, an auntie, and a Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) citizen with membership with the Two-Spirit Michif Local.

Our Vision

A collaborative, community-driven clean energy future led by Indigenous Peoples.

Our Mission

To amplify, accelerate and assert Indigenous leadership in the clean energy transition.

2025 Impact at a Glance

This map showcases the individuals and teams participating in ICE programs across the country in 2025.

Who We Serve

ICE Program Demographics from 2016-2025

Sharing Our Stories

"Wai' Hello people. This heartfelt journey of Bringing it Home has networked me with people that care about their communities. Our people can do this! We are doing this! Our homes are important and we matter. This program has given me hope for building, retrofitting our homes to a higher standard to improve the health and living standard of our people. I am honored to learn that I am not alone and other communities are doing the same work. We are all family."

"The [IODI] program gave us the structure, resources, and confidence to move forward with ambitious clean energy projects that directly contribute to reducing diesel dependence in our region. For Kuujjuamiut, these impacts go beyond technical outcomes. The IODI program has empowered our organization and our community to take leadership in our own energy future. It has helped us develop a stronger governance framework around clean energy projects, enhanced our organizational capacity, and inspired confidence among our partners and funders.” 

“It’s nothing like the conference that I expected. I came into it thinking it was going to be a lot of board room days, a lot of conference centre days, but getting out on the land, seeing the projects, and really connecting with the different Catalysts and Mentors has really been an eye-opening piece for me in this program”

“...The supports provided by the ImaGENation program have been invaluable, from general encouragement to technical expertise. If you’ve got ideas for yourself or your community regarding clean energy, the ImaGENation program is a great stepping stone to begin that type of journey..”

“... The ICE Directional Gathering proved to be a refreshing experience and I was pleasantly surprised – it was well worth it! The on-the-land experiences were exceptional, offering moments that deepened our connection to our work and culture (Mother Nature and the cycle-of-life). ICE encouraged us to step back and think about the roles we, as individuals and communities, play in the energy sector – how we balance community needs and economic realities with “the transition” to clean energy.”

“.. The poster and activity book resources that were created for this initiative can be downloaded and shared in any community, not just Indigenous nations. This marks the next steps for the sustainable transition; in Frog Lake these resources will be utilized to the fullest to spread awareness and create new champions..”