SFI PROMOTES INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, RESPECT AND ENGAGEMENT SFI INVESTS IN SFI PROUDLY INDIGENOUS INDIGENOUS PARTNERS WITH + COMMUNITIES ACROSS COMMUNITY-LED, FOREST FOCUSED INITIATIVES. AND SUPPORTS 130 CANADA STANDARDS Guided by the voices of Indigenous INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS Peoples, the SFI Standard recognizes and SMALL-SCALE MODULE FOR INDIGENOUS respects Indigenous Peoples’ rights and PEOPLES, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES traditional knowledge. • Economies of scale for forests under 20,000 hectares • All the rigour of the SFI 2015-2019 Forest NEARLY Management Standard ON OVER INDIGENOUS MILLION FOREST PARTNERS PROGRAM HECTARES Provides certification-readiness supports, COMMUNITIES of forestland including guidance and consulting services, gap 40 and their businesses are assessments, and audit readiness training certified to the SFI FM Standard 4 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 Ontario Shoal Lake #40 • Wabaseemoong 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 Lac Seul First Nation 1,070,567 Ontario Management Inc. Couchiching First Nation • Mitaanjigamiing First Nation • Naicatchewenin First Rainy Lake Tribal Resource Nation • Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation • Rainy River First Nation • Seine 282,679 Ontario Management Inc. River First Nation Cook’s Ferry Indian Band • Coldwater Indian Band • Nooaitch Indian Band • Stuwix Resources British Shackan Indian Band • Siska Indian Band • Upper Similkameen Indian Band • 79,000 Joint Venture Columbia Lower Nicola Indian Band • Upper Nicola Band 4,090,588 TOTAL - 37 COMMUNITIES HECTARES DRAFT: March 18, 2020 SFI Promotes Indigenous Rights, Respect and Engagement | 1 SFI PROMOTES INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, RESPECT AND ENGAGEMENT CONSERVATION GRANTS Support collaborative partnerships that involve Indigenous communities, SFI Program Participants and/or non-profit organizations. DIRECTLY INVESTED + $300,000 SUPPORTING OVER IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS $2 MILLION IN LEVERAGED FUNDING INVOLVING 11+ INDIGENOUS NATION PARTNERS HEILTSUK FIRST NATION PROJECTS HAVE SUPPORTED: • Bridging Elders with Youth through Cultural Heritage Resource • Understanding Indigenous Forest Sector Assessments Employment Opportunities • Culturally Modified Tree Databases and Management Systems • Sustainable Management of Culturally • Post-Harvest Culturally Significant Plant Regeneration Important Species for Traditional Harvesting DRAFT: March 18, 2020 SFI Promotes Indigenous Rights, Respect and Engagement | 2 SFI PROMOTES INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, RESPECT AND ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY OUTLAND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (OYEP) CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR SINCE 2018 ABORIGINAL BUSINESS (CCAB) PLT CANADA & SFI NETWORKS MILLION TO OYEP PROUDLY SUPPORTING THE HAVE CONTRIBUTED CCAB’S PROGRESSIVE ABORIGINAL APPROXIMATELY $1.5 RELATIONS PROGRAM MINK LAKE CAMP SANDBAR CAMP ESKER LAKES CAMP SFI PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS (Atikokan, ON) (Ignace, ON) (Kirkland, ON) BRONZE OYEP WEST CAMP OYEP ALBERTA CAMP (Prince George, BC) (Fort McMurray, AB) COMMITTED PROUD • Promotes continuous growth NATIONAL and innovation through: PARTNER • Leadership Actions OF OYEP • Employment • Business Development • Community Relationships JULY 2018 MOU ON INDIGENOUS YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES GROW OYEP’S REACH AND LIFE-CHANGING IMPACTS FOR INDIGENOUS YOUTH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DONATIONS PROUDLY SUPPORT $120,000 OF SUSTAINABLY SOURCED BUILDING HABITAT GREATER INVESTED IN FUNDING TO HABITAT PRODUCTS FROM SFI CERTIFIED OTTAWA’S INDIGENOUS FOR HUMANITY PROJECTS THROUGH COMPANIES ACROSS CANADA YOUTH SKILLS BUILDING HUMANITY CANADA’S INDIGENOUS PROGRAM HOUSING PARTNERSHIP DRAFT: March 18, 2020 SFI Promotes Indigenous Rights, Respect and Engagement | 3 SFI PROMOTES INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, RESPECT AND ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION SINCE 2018 FROM OVER INDIGENOUS YOUTH INDIGENOUS MENTORSHIP PLACED THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES 300 GREEN JOBS PROGRAM 80 NATIONS Algonquins of Pikwanagan Gull Bay First Nation Northlands Denesuline FN LAUNCHING Aroland Halfway River First Nation Norway House Attawapiskat Keewaywin Opaskweeyak Cree Nation #MYGREENMENTOR Bearkskin Lake Lac des Mille Lacs FN O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation Big Trout Lac La Croix First Nation Peguis IN 2020 Brunswick House Lac Seul Pic Mobert Wet’soweten Burns Lake Band Lake Babine Nation Pic River Whitesand First Nation CONNECTING INDIGENOUS Cambridge Bay Lheidli T'enneh First Nation Poplar Hill Wikwemikong YOUTH AND GREEN JOBS Chapleau Cree Long Lake #58 Pukatawagan Wunnumin PROFESSIONALS Chemawawin Marten Falls Rocky Bay Lil'wat* Constance Lake Matachewan Saik'uz First Nation Tsuut'ina* Cross Lake Mattagami Sandy Lake FN Manitoba Métis Federation* Deer lake McLeod Lake Indian Band Saulteau Nation Kaska Dena SUPPORT CONTINUED Eabametoong Metis Nation of Ontario Seine River Little Salmon Carmacks FN LEARNING AND GROWTH Eagle Lake Michipicoten Shoal Lake #40 Splatsin First Nation ALONG EACH YOUNG PERSON’S Esk'etemc First Nation Mishkeegogamang St. Theresa Point Mi'kmaq* Fort Albany Misipawistik Cree Nation Stellaten First Nation UNIQUE EDUCATION AND Fort Hope Moose Cree Takla Lake First Nation *New for 2020 CAREER PATHWAY Fort Nelson Nadleh Whuten First Nation Temagami First Nation Fort William FN Nak'azdli Whuten First Nation Tl'azt'en Fox Lake Cree Nation Neskantaga FN Wabaseemoong Ginoogaming Nibinamik First Nation Weagamow Gitanmaax First Nation Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Webequie Grassy Narrows North Caribou West Moberly Lake First Nation GREEN SKILLS TRAINING FOR INDIGENOUS YOUTH CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS INVESTING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUTH ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE AND IN 2020 EVENTS IN THE FORESTRY, PARKS AND CONSERVATION SECTORS $50,000 COVERS TRAVEL, HOTELS, MEALS AND REGISTRATION INDIGENOUS YOUTH THE TRAINING, SKILLS SINCE 2019 INDIGENOUS AND CERTIFICATIONS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS HAVE SUPPORTED NATIONS PROVIDE IN THE GREEN JOBS SECTOR YOUTH FROM 11 FOR COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN THE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT BEST FLEXIBILITY MEET THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS DRAFT: March 18, 2020 SFI Promotes Indigenous Rights, Respect and Engagement | 4.