About Us
Aanii, Boozhoo, and Hello,
We are Indigenous grandmothers entrusted with the sacred responsibility of caring for our Mother Earth — Mama Aki, the Beautiful Good Earth, known also as Mno Aki. Our stewardship embraces all lands and waters across our territories.
Through our mission, we create pathways for reparation and reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and Canada. We are dedicated to helping landless Indigenous people reconnect with the land through ceremony, seed planting, and other cultural practices that restore balance and belonging.
Mno Aki is committed to meaningful collaboration (Indigenous and non-indigenous) to ensure strong, experienced and holistic governance and oversight mechanisms and processes. We are engaging Indigenous communities across Canada to develop a robust purpose for Mno Aki.
Our organization also ensures an effective and transparent process for land transfers and tax-deductible contributions.
We are committed to truth and reconciliation between Canada and the Indigenous Peoples. Our commitment to positive relationships is only matched by our love of the land.
Join us in this important work. Together, we can honour and heal our relationship with the land.
Ahow, miigwech.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to provide access to lands for indigenous peoples to conserve, steward, learn and revitalize cultural practices.
Our Vision
Our Vision is to hold and steward a vast portfolio of land and watersheds for all to have access to, learn with and benefit from.
Matriarchal Governance
Council of Grandmothers
Indigenous Grandmothers have come together in leadership and governance to establish an integrated approach to land stewardship, conservation, education, and cultural revitalization that makes land accessible across Canada.
Board of Directors
Partnerships & Collaborations
Every step forward is a shared achievement made possible by our incredible partners and collaborators.
Global Indigenous Development Trust is a Canadian Indigenous non-profit and registered charity that empowers natural leaders, communities and economies, to create new and healthy realities for all. GIDT has worked with 77 communities across 14 countries and empowered more than 5000 leaders.
Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust (ORMLT) is a registered charity that works with citizens to protect and steward ecologically sensitive land for everyone’s collective benefit. ORMLT has protected 67 properties totaling 5,269 acres of precious habitat.
Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership is an Indigenous-led network that brings together a diverse range of partners to advance Indigenous-led conservation, including Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs), and to transform the conservation sector in Canada.