Who Are We?
We are an Indigenous-owned consulting group that works with Indigenous and local communities in Canada and beyond to provide high quality research, policy, planning, mapping, negotiation, and advisory services. Our work focuses on culture, health, socio-economics, ecology, and governance to support the rights and interests of Indigenous communities.
Our Approach
We work for Indigenous communities
Firelight works only for Indigenous and local communities, or on projects where communities support our participation.
Comprehensive support
We provide research, guidance, and support through all stages of environmental assessments, negotiations, and community policy and planning.
Capacity building
We build capacity in communities, by training and mentoring through all stages of our work.
Quality
We are committed to high quality, objective, evidence-based, peer-reviewed research, and to providing deliverables that are timely, relevant, effective, and respected by all parties.
Social return
We give back to the communities we work with by supporting culturally, politically, or ecologically important initiatives. Learn more about social return…
News
Indigenous Peoples Day
Our staff have put together a list of our favourite Indigenous books, movies and podcasts. Read the full list here.
Social Return Map
Our GIS Researcher, Jessica Hak Hepburn, mapped out all of the social return projects we have funded to date. Check it out here.
Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter
The Firelight Group stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Read our full statement here.
Online Education – Navigating Our Present Virtual Reality: An Inside Look into Mapping Education Offered Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Our GIS Researcher, Lauren Tekano, taught a remote training class for GIS/GPS mapping. Learn more about her experience here.
Adapting to Uncertainty: First Nations Pandemic Planning
The Firelight Group commends the adaptability and resiliency of Indigenous governments and partners and we would like to raise up the many ways in which Indigenous communities are responding to crisis. Read more here.
Firelight’s Response to COVID-19
Please click here for more information on what Firelight is doing to keep communities and employees safe.