Host Partners
The Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership is led in partnership by three host organizations: The University of Guelph, the IISAAK OLAM Foundation, and the Indigenous Leadership Initiative.
IISAAK OLAM Foundation
The IISAAK OLAM Foundation shares knowledge and builds capacity for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). The IISAAK OLAM Foundation manifests its purpose by incubating programs. Our programs and collaborations support Indigenous leadership in the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, the development of sustainable and resilient communities, reconciliation between Indigenous and newcomer societies, and innovative solutions for (re)connecting people with their environment. Our ultimate purpose is to support the establishment and long-term capacity of IPCAs and to educate Canadians about their value and relevance.
Indigenous Leadership Initiative
The Indigenous Leadership Initiative is dedicated to facilitating the strengthening of Indigenous Nationhood for the fulfillment of the Indigenous responsibility to our lands, the emergence of new generations of Indigenous leaders, and helping communities develop the skills and capacity that they will need as they continue to become fully respected and equally treated partners in Canada’s system of governance and its economic and social growth.
The University of Guelph
The University of Guelph resides in the Dish with One Spoon Territory and on the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. With more than 29,000 undergraduate and graduate students engaged in diverse fields, the University is consistently ranked as one of Canada's top teaching and research universities. In 2021, the University initiated an Indigenous Initiatives Strategy. This strategy is changing the University's perspective and culture by committing to advancing reconciliation. The strategy was initiated to guide the advancement of reconciliation and decolonization efforts of the University of Guelph.
