The Indigenous Leadership Initiative supports Indigenous Nations in honouring our responsibility to care for lands and waters.

We are dedicated to strengthening Indigenous Nationhood and Indigenous leadership on the land. 

 
 

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Videos

Videos
A New Era: The Indigenous Leadership Initiative takes over leadership of the International Boreal Conservation Campaign
A New Era: The Indigenous Leadership Initiative takes over leadership of the International Boreal Conservation Campaign

In a major shift in the conservation movement, the ILI is taking over the leadership of the International Boreal Conservation Campaign. We are honoured and proud to assume this role.

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News

News
Marking A New Era for Indigenous Leadership & Decision Making in Conservation Movement
Marking A New Era for Indigenous Leadership & Decision Making in Conservation Movement

With this transition in leadership, the campaign is helping usher in a new era—one that ensures Indigenous Peoples are recognized and supported as the appropriate and natural leaders of conservation of their own homelands.

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ILI Leader Spotlight

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Frank Brown
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Frank Brown
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Frank Brown is a Hereditary Chief of the Heiltsuk Nation. He was the director of Land and Marine Stewardship for the Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative and is a BMO Indigenous Advisory Council member.

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“The growing Indigenous conservation movement offers Canada a powerful opportunity to keep our promises to the world.”

— Ethel Blondin Andrew, former federal cabinet minister and ILI senior leader