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  • SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout) Nation – 2024

    Tsawout First Nation allocated 2023 Trust funds to assist with the ongoing operating costs associated with their new Bighouse (SMIŁE,ÁUṮW in SENĆOŦEN). The scent of cedar sweetens the air [...]

  • MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) Nation – 2024

    On May 26, 2024, MÁLEXEȽ Elders Randy Daniels, Jennifer Daniels, May Sam and Scott Sam  blessed the land before construction crews broke ground for the Nation’s new on-reserve multi-sport [...]

  • Xwsepsum – 2025

    A glowing fuchsia sun bleeds pink into the smoothed cotton clouds on an early July morning at Fort Rodd Hill. If you haven’t been to the historic lighthouse site [...]

  • T’Sou-ke – 2024/25

    Through 2024 and 2025, South Island Reciprocity Trust funds supported local food sovereignty efforts at T’Sou-ke First Nation, strengthening food security practices that contribute to long-term community wellbeing. Members [...]

  • Reciprocity Reports

    In 2025, the South Island Indigenous Reciprocity Trust continued to grow as a community-driven model for recognizing Indigenous lands through voluntary, material contributions. Over the course of the year, [...]

  • BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin) – 2025

    On the morning of August 6, 2025, mist drifted up off the branches of Douglas firs in front of the Pauquachin community centre across from Coles Bay. Friends of the [...]

  • p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx (Pacheedaht) – 2025

    Have you ever watched surfers bob in the froth at Sombrio beach? Or maybe you’ve closed out a day of finding sea stars and urchins like Easter eggs at [...]

  • Check News

    Craig Candler, founder of Reciprocity Trusts speaks to Check News about reciprocity, and how Indigenous Nations can receive funding through a Voluntary Reciprocity Payment from private property [...]

  • Instagram Live // Reciprocity w/Nikki Laes

      If you haven’t heard the news, Victoria City Council is currently considering a proposal to make an important step towards real recognition of the Indigenous lands [...]

  • New program asks Canadians to pay ‘rent’ to Indigenous people

    Reciprocity Trusts are encouraging residents of B.C. to pay approximately $400 annually to the Indigenous people of the land upon which they live and work. The scheme is designed [...]