Traditional Use Studies

Forest Investment Account funding recipients interested in undertaking Traditional Use Study projects are required under their recipient agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers to adhere to RISC standards or Best Practices standards established by government.  Online access to the specifications and standards required for the completion of a traditional use study is provided below.

In the event a recipient desires to vary from the standards a request must be submitted to PricewaterhouseCoopers who will then forward that request for approval of the variance.

Traditional Use Study Standards

• Activity Specific Standard - Traditional Use Study Data Capture Specifications and Data Recording Guide
• Traditional Use Study Detailed Site Information Form

Other Related Information

• Traditional Use Study Funding Proposal Format
• Cultural Heritage Resource Information Sharing Agreement Template

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Honor the Earth’s 2009 spring grant-making cycle will fund work that builds resilience in Indigenous communities. While not a departure from the types of work that Honor the Earth has historically funded, Honor’s resiliency funding guidelines are unique and do not include the entire scope of previous granting. Please see the full description of the resiliency work that will be funded by clicking HERE or pasting the link below into your web browser. The proposal deadline is March 17th, 2009 and below is a brief summary of the resiliency work that will be funded. Please spread the word to any organizations you think might be interested!

Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative: Overview of Grant Guidelines

Resilience Theory is a discussion about how communities and societies will adapt to climate change. We understand that we must mitigate climate change and adapt, or we will be in a very difficult place as Indigenous peoples. Honor the Earth’s Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative will grant to organizations working to increase Indigenous communities’ capacity to prevent and adapt to climate change in ways that preserve and restore Indigenous cultures.

Funding for the Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative will focus on two goals:

1. To support and forward the development of culturally-based, Indigenous solutions to climate change based on re-localizing food and energy economies;

2. To foster restoration of traditional knowledge as a key adaptation and mitigation strategy to ensure a safe and healthy future for our children and the next seven generations.

Please view the full version of the guidelines and download new cover sheets at: http://honorearth.org/grants/apply.html 

** Please note that our grantmaking program has a new contact e-mail: HonorGrants@honorearth.org.  Please update your contacts now as the old e-mail account will be deleted.**

Thanks,

Honor the Earth

HonorGrants@honorearth.org

Alexandra David

Office Manager, International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)

P.O. Box 1040

Akwesasne, New York 13655

Tel:  1-518-358-9500

Fax: 1-518-358-9544

Email: alex@internationalfunders.org

Website: www.internationalfunders.org 

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