First Nations Climate Innovations Videos

Judith Sayers, First Nation run of river hydro trailblazer

Tag(s): Clean Energy

Judith Sayers is the former chief of the Hupacasath First Nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island near Port Alberni. When she was chief she negotiated the construction of a 6.5 megawatt run of...read more

Taku River Tlingit run-of-river project

Tag(s): Clean Energy

CBC's Northbeat reports on Xeitl, a Tlingit-owned power company that recently built a run-of-river, two-megawatt hydro power project on Pine Creek about five kilometres from Atlin. The hydro plant...read more

New Indigenous housing "A great opportunity to help the people come home"

Tag(s): Housing, Buildings

"This housing project is going to have a significant impact to help people get back up on their feet." – Chief Grace Cunningham, Katzie First Nation. There is a critical need for better housing for...read more

Spotlight on housing with the Yale First Nation

Tag(s): Housing, Buildings

"I've met people I've never met before, it's kind of nice being like a little family here." In 2017 the Yale First Nation constructed the first ever Passive House built on a reserve in Canada. Now,...read more

Reno Nation, Kanaka Bar: Blower Door Test

Tag(s): Housing, Buildings

In many older homes, air leakage is very high, resulting in high energy bills and uncomfortable conditions in the winter. Learn as Uli Chorny (Community Power - @CommunityPwr) and Matthew...read more

Reno Nation, Kanaka Bar: Insulation

Tag(s): Housing, Buildings

As Todd McBride (Community Power) explains, insulation and air sealing in old homes can often be improved. Matthew Vandergriend and Christine Brown (Kanaka Bar) work with Jiri Havelka (Community...read more

Reno Nation, Kanaka Bar: Window Replacement

Tag(s): Housing, Buildings

Many of the windows in homes in Kanaka Bar are old, leaky and improperly installed. Matthew Vandergriend and Christine Brown (Kanaka Bar) work with contractor Jiri Havelka of Community Power to tear...read more

Nuxalk Housing Solutions - Part 1 - Promo

Tag(s): Housing, Buildings, Self-Sufficiency

The Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola British Columbia has done some amazing work in their housing and social development sectors. They have come up with some brilliant solutions to issues that plague...read more

Nuxalk Housing Solutions - Part 2

Tag(s): Housing, Buildings

The Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola British Columbia has done some amazing work in their housing and social development sectors. They have come up with some brilliant solutions to issues that plague...read more