As a Canadian registered charity, our mandate is to provide practical humanitarian assistance through initiatives established on eight foundational stones of support. These include self-determination, reconciliation, water, food, health, housing, culture and education.
With significant barriers in accessing goods and services in remote communities and striking inequities in health and wellness outcomes, income, food, and housing, there is much work to be done. The issues facing Indigenous communities in Canada are complex and the result of a culmination of events and actions that have transpired over the past 150 years. True North Aid believes that the right to self-governance and self-determination is key to addressing these inequalities and closing the poverty gap.
All our activities are designed to help inspire and empower Indigenous youth to pursue their dreams and, in turn, empower their communities. Through reconciliation and educational activities, we raise awareness and promote an understanding of the tragic history of non-Indigenous/Indigenous relations in Canada, helping to inform our understanding of the situation we find ourselves in today. As we do, attitudes and prejudices change and we open doors to a broader discussion and understanding of the options that are available.
At its core, True North Aid respects the diversity of belief and conviction found with the people and organizations we support, and the people and organizations who support us. True North Aid does not fund activities that directly promote the beliefs and/or convictions of any group. However, we are open to partnerships with organizations whose initiatives and activities fall within our mandate as approved by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and are aligned to our mission of helping to alleviate poverty in northern Indigenous communities.
As a charity we choose to stay away from issues that divide us and embrace activities that unite us and fall within our mandate to serve First Peoples in Canada with practical humanitarian assistance.
True North Aid is open to partnerships with organizations whose initiatives fall within our mandate as approved by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and are aligned with our mission of helping to reduce poverty.
True North Aid is supported by a Board of Directors who come from respected charity organizations, public service and industry, as well as partners with over 35 years of experience providing aid to isolated communities. We have 2 Indigenous Elders who serve us as advisors. We consult with Indigenous representatives in every community we work with and they provide us with direction and leadership in how we engage with their people, understanding every community is different.
With your help and support, we see lives changed and our True North once again becoming strong and free.
