New Relationship Trust (NRT) partners with First Nations across BC to build capacity and advance sustainable growth, educational success, and cultural revitalization. Through strategic guidance, flexible support, and trusted relationships, we help communities overcome barriers and move forward on their own terms.
Healing on the Water: A Youth Canoe Journey with Sumas First Nation The annual canoe journey of the Sumas First Nation is more than travel across water. It is ceremony, teaching, healing, and connection. Supported through the New Relationship Trust Y…
How One Teacher’s Journey Inspires the Next Generation of Indigenous Learners When Samantha Beynon left her community at just 18 years old, she carried with her the dream of becoming a teacher. What she could not have known then was how her journey…
A Program Designed to Keep People Safe Before this funding, the shelter’s doors were only open a few hours each day, leaving people vulnerable in extreme cold. In northern B.C., where winter temperatures can drop as low as minus 40 or even minus 50…
New Relationship Trust offers a range of funding initiatives designed to support BC First Nations communities, organizations, and individuals on their journey toward greater self-sufficiency and self-determination. These initiatives are tailored to meet communities where they are and help advance their social, cultural, environmental, and economic goals.
Below are some of our featured programs. Each program shares a common goal: to build capacity by supporting BC First Nations in strengthening governance, developing leadership, and creating opportunities that reflect their unique priorities and paths forward. Guided by the Seven Generation Principle, our programs are designed to create lasting impact that benefits both current and future generations.
