SFI HAS PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH AND INVESTED IN OVER 120 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS AND THE U.S.

SFI PROMOTES INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, RESPECT AND ENGAGEMENT

SFI supports community-led forest-focused initiatives Use of the SFI Forest Management Standard and partners with leading Indigenous organizations so continues to grow across Canada and U.S., with that all communities are able to fully value and benefit communities using SFI standards to address from sustainably managed forests. Through growing and cultural, economic and environmental interests. In strengthening our relationships, SFI maintains strong alignment Canada, the SFI Small-Scale Forest Management between SFI standards and the values, rights, and traditional Module for Indigenous Peoples, Families and Communities also offers the opportunity to knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. participate in a group certification and benefit from The SFI Forest Management Standard is aligned with Indigenous economies of scale. values, including rights, knowledge, and environmental Indigenous communities began certifying to SFI in considerations. SFI also partners with leading organizations like 2010. Today, 39 Indigenous groups across Canada the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and Habitat for and the U.S. work on over 4-million hectares/ Humanity Canada’s Indigenous Housing Partnership. 10-million acres of land certified to SFI. To date, SFI has awarded nine grants focused on these values from the boreal forests of Canada to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative Better Choices for the Planet | 1 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES SUPPORT THE SFI FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARD

CERTIFICATION COMMUNITIES HECTARES LOCATION Namgis First Nation • Wei Wai Kum First Nation • Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation • Wuikinuxv First Nation • Lower Similkameen Indian Band • Mowachat/ British Capacity Forest Management 345,398 Muchalaht First Nation • Mamalilikulla- Qwe’Qwa’Set’Em • Sechelt First Columbia Nation British K’omoks and Qualicum K’omoks First Nation • Qualicum First Nation 12,993 Columbia

Anishnabeg of Naongashing • Naotkamegwanning First Nation • Northwest Miitigoog Angle #33 • Ochiichagwe’Babigo’ining First Nation • Ojibways of Onigaming • 1,225,577 Shoal Lake #40 • Independent Nation

Montreal Lake Business Montreal Lake Cree Nation 230,344 Saskatchewan Ventures

Nipissing Forest Resource Antoine Algonquin First Nation • Mattawa/North Bay Algonquin First Nation • 844,030 Ontario Management Inc. Dokis First Nation • Nipissing First Nation •

Ondaadiziwin Forest First Nation 1,070,567 Ontario Management Inc. • Mitaanjigamiing First Nation • Naicatchewenin First Tribal Resource Nation • Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation • Rainy River First Nation • Seine 282,679 Ontario Management Inc. River First Nation Cook’s Ferry Indian Band • • • Stuwix Resources British Shackan Indian Band • • Upper Similkameen Indian Band • 79,000 Joint Venture Columbia • 4,090,588 TOTAL - 37 COMMUNITIES HECTARES

SFI CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS The Native Earth Environmental Youth Camp is a youth GRANT PROGRAM camp devoted to sustainable science and traditional ecological knowledge run by the State University of Since 2010, SFI has directly invested over $30