Advancing Indigenous Healthy Homes

Press Release

What does it take to ensure Indigenous communities have access to homes that are healthy, energy-efficient, and resilient to a changing climate?

Join the Canadian Climate Institute and Indigenous Clean Energy for a virtual panel discussion on May 21, 2026 from 1 pm to 2 pm EST. It will bring together lived experience, professional expertise, and policy leadership to advance Indigenous-led solutions for climate-resilient housing, wellness, and reconciliation.

The panel will be moderated by Kayla Fayant, Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Indigenous Clean Energy and will feature:

• Will Goodon, Minister of Housing with the Manitoba Métis Federation
• Dr. Mylène Riva, Professor of Geography with McGill University
• Gary Wilson, President of the Aboriginal Housing Management Association, Board Member of National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc.

This conversation builds on Building Strength through Shelter: Policy Prescriptions for Indigenous Healthy Energy Homes, a report released last year by the Institute in partnership with Indigenous Clean Energy, and comes at a pivotal moment. The federal government’s newly created Build Canada Homes agency presents a real opportunity to ensure First Nations, Inuit, and Métis priorities are reflected in housing policy from the ground up.

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