Our work helps address water challenges in Indigenous communities in Canada through education, training and meaningful collaboration. It is just one part of a solution to the water crisis facing many Indigenous communities.
Since 2009, Water First has collaborated with 60 Indigenous communities in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Labrador on a variety of water education and training projects.
There are many ways to contribute to the work of Water First. Whether it’s through a single or monthly donation, planned gift or hosting a fundraiser, we invite you to explore how you can be part of the solution.
Our Indigenous Advisory Council members provide valuable feedback on our programs and delivery in communities.
Water First helps to address local water challenges in Indigenous communities through education, training and meaningful collaboration. We work together with Indigenous communities to build capacity locally, collaborating to address both drinking water and environmental water concerns. And we have seen the impact. Real long-term solutions that increase knowledge and skills — benefiting both individuals and communities.
There are many ways to contribute to Water First’s work addressing the water crisis in Indigenous communities. Whether it’s through a single or monthly donation, planned gift or hosting a fundraiser, we invite you to explore how you can be part of the solution.
Your support provides life-changing training for Indigenous young adults.
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Speak to Ami Gopal, our Director of Development, at ami.gopal@waterfirst.ngo or 1 (800) 970-8467 ext. 106 for other ways to support sustainable water systems in Indigenous communities.
“We are impressed with the passion, knowledge, and emphasis on relationships that Water First brings to each project that they are involved in. We are so proud to be supporting them and the important work that they do."
Water First acknowledges that our office lies within the traditional territory of the Petun and the Anishnaabeg, which consist of the Odawa, Ojibwe, and the Pottawatomi nations. The region in which we live and work has been a site of human activity for approximately 15,000 years, with Indigenous peoples being the sole inhabitants until as recently as 500 years ago. Water First is located on the territory covered by Lake Simcoe-Nottawasaga Treaty No. 18, of 1818.
Today, this area is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work with the community in this territory.