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EcoHome — The Sagkeeng First Nation is a Treaty-1, 3 and 5 First Nation in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, where two young and ambitious members of their community have undertaken a project to build a clean energy-powered greenhouse to provide urgently needed affordable food security for their community.

Nunatsiaq News — Participants given opportunity to connect to mentors, build partnerships

The Tyee — Inside the First Nations-led plan to decolonize British Columbia’s electricity. Last in a two-part special report.

ipolitics.ca — Three Mi’gmaw communities in the Gaspe region of Quebec have been reaping the wind for the past four years as a result of their 50-per-cent ownership in a 150-megawatt wind farm on their traditional territory. The Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n project is an important signpost as Indigenous communities have taken increasing ownership stakes in clean-energy projects across Canada.

OTTAWA, ON, January 19, 2021 — Natural Resources Canada — The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced that Grant Sullivan, one of 14 Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative (IODI) Energy Champions and current President of Nihtat Energy Ltd., will receive $800,000 in prize funding to begin implementing a community clean energy project.