Why Trust-Based Funding Matters for BC First Nations

Credit: New Relationship Trust

The Indigenous Food Security and Sovereignty Fund is rooted in trust. We know that projects take time, and sometimes they evolve in unexpected ways. That’s why we focus on relationships over rigid timelines—because real impact doesn’t always follow a set schedule.

In this video, we return to visit Jared “Qwustenuxun” Williams, whose smokehouse project we first saw last year. While the progress may have taken longer than he originally hoped, what he’s creating is powerful: a reimagined way of building and using smokehouses, rooted in tradition and innovation.

This journey is a reminder that slow, steady work is still progress—and that trusting communities to lead the way results in meaningful change.