The purpose of the W̱SÁNEĆ Lands Trust Society (WLTS) is to provide a place for land to be returned to the W̱SÁNEĆ people who were stripped of their lands through colonization. Although the...
Indigenous People Articles
Victoria Native Friendship Centre
The Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) is an Indigenous-led organization located on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen speaking people of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The...
Tsartlip First Nation
Victoria Foundation granting programs support municipalities, Indigenous Nations, and churches for their charitable initiatives and community-building programs such as food banks and...
Tsawout First Nation
Victoria Foundation granting programs support municipalities, Indigenous Nations, and churches for their charitable initiatives and community-building programs such as food banks and...
T’Sou-ke First Nation
Victoria Foundation granting programs support municipalities, Indigenous Nations, and churches for their charitable initiatives and community-building programs such as food banks and...
The Literacy Circle Society
The Literacy Circle provides opportunity for Indigenous elders and adults to learn English literacy skills through storytelling in a supportive, safe and self-paced environment.
Stqeeye’ Learning Society
Stqeeye’ Learning Society is an Indigenous led organization based on Salt Spring Island in the traditional territory of the Quw’utsun Peoples. Their mission is the restoration and...
Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services
The mission of Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services is to provide child and family services strongly rooted in Indigenous cultural values and world views while ensuring urban...
Smokehouse Foundation
Smokehouse Foundation is an Indigenous-led organization that strives to promote cultural, social, physical, and economic health and wellness of all people facing issues of remoteness,...
Songhees Nation
Victoria Foundation granting programs support municipalities, Indigenous Nations, and churches for their charitable initiatives and community-building programs such as food banks and...
Pepaken Hautw Food Systems Education Foundation
PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱’s mission is to provide participatory education opportunities about traditional and healthy food systems and to contribute to the restoration and revitalization of native...
Pacheedaht First Nation
Victoria Foundation granting programs support municipalities, Indigenous Nations, and churches for their charitable initiatives and community-building programs such as food banks and...