Toronto Star: Working toward a bigger slice of the funding pie

Wanda Brascoupé, curator of the Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Fund by Unite for Change, said providing Indigenous people with culturally appropriate services is a necessity if positive change is to occur.

“No one understands how Indigenous communities work and where there are unmet needs,” she said, “better than Indigenous people themselves.”

And yet, many Indigenous-led charities (those whose leadership consists of at least 50 per cent Indigenous people and who serve an Indigenous population) fly under the radar when it comes to attracting funding dollars. “Non-indigenous charities get $173 for every $1 that goes to indigenous charities,” said Brascoupé.