Renewable energy projects across Canada are being led by Indigenous communities or being developed in close proximity to, or in partnership with Indigenous communities. We believe these projects should be developed with as much participation and support from the local community and individual community members as possible.
Relay Education has co-developed and co-delivered programs with First Nations communities since 2014.
Individual Community Programs
- First Nations Energy Education Exchange – 2017
- Walpole Island Energy Education Initiative – 2016
- Renewable Energy Careers Connections – 2014
Walpole Island Energy Education Initiative
Completed from March to June 2016 – our team was in Bkejwanong Territory, Walpole Island First Nation to deliver unique community events in partnership with the Employment and Training office. We hired two program staff to assist in the organization and delivery of a series of workshops, presentations and community events that took place in Walpole Island over six months in 2016.
These events are part of our Walpole Island Energy Education Initiative project that occurred in 2015.
This initiative was made possible in part through the financial support of the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) Education and Capacity Building Program.
Relay Education is solely responsible for implementation of this initiative, and the IESO has no responsibility or liability whatsoever in the event that any person suffers any losses or damages of any kind as a result of the initiative.
Renewable Energy Career Connections
In the fall of 2014, we launched a project in partnership with the Southern First Nations Secretariat to expose First Nations youth to the varied issues related to renewable energy development and provided them with hands-on training to help prepare them for jobs and careers in this sector.
Thirteen individuals graduated from a three-week program and we reached over 50 others through half-day career workshops and a career fair at Chippewas of the Thames. To date we have helped facilitate 15 job interviews for First Nations youth during this project.
