Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources

Air we can breathe, water we can drink, and lands for the next generations. 🌎

If you believe these are worth protecting, give what you can. A healthier planet starts here: https://yourcier.org/giving/donate/

The Voice newsletter - spring edition launches next Friday for the equinox 🌼☀️

Don't forget to subscribe before it goes live: https://yourcier.org/news/e-newsletter/

📖✨ Our 2024-25 Annual Report is live on our website. Take a minute to view some of the projects and impacts from the past year: https://yourcier.org/3d-flip-book/cier-annual-report-2024/

#AnnualReport #Charity #IndigiSky

CIER & ECCC-CWS invite you to our upcoming Human-Wildlife Conflict: Monitoring, Mitigation and Management on March 16, 2026 at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time / 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Mountain Time. 🏞️
Register via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qIWVeKEaQM6Bfd66jGf6Zg#/registration

🔎 The CIER resource library has everything from tips to full #Guidebooks on topics from current and past projects.

Explore the wide variety of free tools available for #Indigenous and non-Indigenous community leaders, students, and professionals: https://yourcier.org/resources/

#Indigisky

As the Climate Leadership for Indigenous Women in Nepal (CLAN) project enters its final year, we're planning a CLAN Forum in Nepal to provide an opportunity for project partners to meet and collaborate.

Details TBA. Join us in celebrating Indigenous women in climate leadership!

Tomorrow, our Co-Executive Director, Shianne McKay, will be sharing her insights and experiences around how Indigenous women sustain biodiversity through Traditional Knowledge and other cultural traditions. Don't miss this! https://ow.ly/9QI250YhPvL

The third Monday in February is Louis Riel Day in Manitoba. Louis Riel was recently recognized as the first official Premier of Manitoba, and we are all grateful for this champion of Métis and Indigenous rights and equality. ♾️

#LouisRielDay

February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We're proud to share that over 75% of our team members identify as female, including our two Co-Executive Directors. 👩‍🔬

#WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM

Team members Shianne, Brent, and Grace are excited to be at the AFN National Natural Resources Forum at the Calgary Convention Centre!

They will be sharing a presentation on Clean Energy & Technology: Capital Asset and Fleet Retrofits:

📅 Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026
⏰ 11:00am - 12pm MT
📍Macleod Hall A

Congratulations to the AquaHacking Prairies 2026 winning team! 🎉🎉🎉

More about the finale: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/solving-the-freshwater-future-of-the-prairies-young-innovators-awarded-at-aquahacking-finale-859614035.html

Your third Energy InSites Youth Energy Champion is Kiauna! 🎉

More Energy Champions will be announced in the coming weeks!

And here's Tristen, an Energy InSites Youth Energy Champion! 🎉

Meet Brianna, an Energy InSites Youth Energy Champion! 🎉

Presenting the first group of Youth Energy Champions! 🎉

After a thoughtful application process, the Energy InSites team chose 9 Youth Energy Champions from communities across Canada as part of the IYECA program. Stay tuned for more!

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay! 💧

Wetlands are some of the most important ecosystems on our planet, providing habitats for wildlife, protecting us from floods, and helping filter future drinking water.

We're grateful for the hard work #Indigenous stewards do to protect our wetlands. 🌎

The Native Women’s Association of Canada is hosting a webinar feat. our Co-Executive Director, Shianne McKay, exploring how Indigenous women sustain biodiversity through Traditional Knowledge, daily practices, and cultural traditions. Feb 19, 2–4pm ET.
Register: https://ow.ly/3Pz750Y4hBM
#IndigiSky

💧 Join us and AquaAction 💦 for the Grand Finale of the AquaHacking Prairies Program live from Calgary, AB on February 5 at 2pm MT.

RSVP for the in-person event: https://bit.ly/aquahacking-prairies-2025-grand-finale

Access the livestream here: https://bit.ly/494XOkw

CIER & ECCC-CWS invite you to join our upcoming Field Data Collection 101: Planning and Conducting Ecological Studies on Feb. 10, 2026 at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time / 1:30 – 3:00 Eastern Time.

Register via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/l-k0kCSNQxSDdlUhg5myVg

ICCE $2,000 Scholarship for Indigenous Students - ICCE - CAEC The Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects (ICCE) is a not-for-profit Indigenous-led organization. Its goal is to create networks and share knowledge to support Inuit, First Nation and Métis communities in culturally relevant cumulative effects (CE) assessment, monitoring, and management. This effort aims to enhance Indigenous well-being and decision-making. We are pleased to offer a scholarship for Inuit, First Nation and Métis students who are enrolled in Post-Secondary Education in relation to Cumulative Effects.

🎓 ICCE is offering a $2,000 #Scholarship for #Indigenous students enrolled in post-secondary education in relation to #CumulativeEffects (guardians programming training, environmental studies, Indigenous studies...): https://www.icce-caec.ca/icce-2000-scholarship-for-indigenous-students/

Join us on Feb. 5 for the #AquaHacking Grand Finale! 💧

See the event live: https://bit.ly/494XOkw

Or if you're in Calgary, see it in person: https://bit.ly/aquahacking-prairies-2025-grand-finale

Don't miss this opportunity to watch these teams work to solve real water challenges!

#ClimateAction

We would like to take a moment to thank the new donors who joined the #CIERCircle before the end of 2025! Your support helps make the difference for the land, the water, and the air we all share. 🙏

For a fresh start to 2026, join the CIER Circle: https://yourcier.org/giving/the-cier-circle/

Lower Fraser Watershed #FirstNations are hosting a two-day gathering to share stories, experiences, and knowledge about #ClimateChange. See image for details and registration ⬇️

#Indigisky #FirstNationsBC #IndigenousBC

We are one. Make your CIER Circle connection with the natural world: https://yourcier.org/giving/the-cier-circle/
#givingback #workingtogether #Indigenousknowledge #sustainablefuture

Where are the Indigenous foods in Canadian stores? | The Narwhal Indigenous foods are varied, delicious and plentiful — but getting them into grocery stores can be too costly for small producers

Indigenous foods are varied, delicious and plentiful. What will it take to get more of them into Canadian grocery stores? @sevawood.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-f...

The Egesta Lab at #UBC is recruiting 2-5 team members for a 6-year research project focused on transforming chemical risk management with #Indigenous expertise, open to a wide range of backgrounds (environmental sci, chemistry, education, Indigenous studies..): https://www.egesta-ubc.ca/get-involved

Banaise-Kwe Henry is battling homesickness so she can return to the southern shores of Lake Huron to help raise her nephew and his peers in Anishinaabemowin.

Indigenous Clean Energy is hosting "ICE Power Hour: Capacity Building and Empowerment through Solar Hot Water Systems" Jan. 12 via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7MuFuHAaSGOnBr9cXU389g?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_12_17_2025_8_18)&mc_cid=20e46ed3d9&mc_eid=3fbbf5b9e0#/registration

A group of Nepal locals hold saplings in their hands as they pose for a group photo.

Our partners at the CLAN project have been busy delivering climate solutions and strengthening local leadership across women’s groups in Nepal, such as tree-planting with locals. 🌏🌱

Learn how these saplings help with climate resilience: https://ow.ly/Lw6k50XNRLs

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ICYMI: The Voice - Winter 2025 newsletter launched last week! ⛄

Make sure you're subscribed to stay in the loop on quarterly news and updates from our team: https://yourcier.org/news/e-newsletter/