In the Media

We are at the forefront of innovative approaches to Indigenous economic development.

Our Indigenous Architects of Change are regularly recognized for their leadership and impact both in Canada and around the world. We are active in sharing stories and experiences through videos, publications and though speaking at conferences, to influence change and create beneficial realities for people and communities around the world.

Sean Willy, Martina Paloheimo, Minister Carolyn Bennett and Sonia Molodecky, attending the United Nations Forum on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Members of the Global Indigenous Trust and delegates from six communities in Peru met with the Timmins Economic Development Corporation, Mayor Steve Black and President of Northern College Fred Gibbons.

Videos

CMHF 2020 - Jerry Asp Tribute Video

PDAC 2021 Skookum Jim Award | Nalaine Morin

A New Human Story Podcast Channel (Ep 1)

The Northern Miner Podcast | P. Jerry Asp on how the mining industry can transform communities

Mining Over Canada | Jerry Asp on Globally Leading Indigenous Inclusion in Mining

Jerry Asp’s Mining Hall of Fame Induction

Jerry Asp Awarded the Skookum Jim Award

Jerry Asp The Man video

Entrevista a Sonia Molodecky en III Congreso de Relaciones Comunitarias

Awards

2021: Martina Paloheimo received the Queen’s School of Graduate Scholarship Award in Leadership, Innovation, and Community Engagement to support her with the Indigenous Shuar Community through community-based participatory research to decolonize knowledge production through the understanding of their territory Inisha Nunka “Grandmother’s Mother Earth.”
2021: Martina Paloheimo received the Huntley Macdonald Sinclair Travelling Scholarship, Queen’s Graduate Dean’s Doctoral Field Travel Grant.
May 8, 2020 – MABC Names Jerry Asp as the 2019 Mining Person of the Year.
2020 – Nalaine Morin was the recipient of the prestigious “Skookum Jim Award ” from the Prospectors and Developer Association of Canada, for combining Indigenous traditional knowledge with Western science to improve the environmental assessment process for mining projects.
Social Impact Heroes: How Sonia Molodecky Of The Global Indigenous Development Trust Is Helping To Empower Indigenous Communities Worldwide: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/social-impact-heroes-how-sonia-molodecky-of-the-global-Indigenous-development-trust-is-helping-to-7352d8da2bb2
2020: International Development Research of Canada Doctoral Research Award: Martina Paloheimo to conduct qualitative research with the Shuar Chriap Community in Ecuador.
2017 – Indspire recognized Jerry Asp with the award for Business and Commerce.
January 7, 2016 – Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC) named P. Jerry Asp to the AME BC Honourable Service Roll in recognition of his contributions and support of the Association.
March 5, 2013 – Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to P. Jerry Asp for his contributions to the inclusion and training of Aboriginal People in the mining industry.
March 2011: Jerry was the recipient of the prestigious “Skookum Jim Award ” from the Prospectors and Developer Association of Canada, for a lifetime of service to the mining industry of Canada;

P. Jerry Asp, Mining Person of the Year 2019

P. Jerry Asp receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Metal.

P. Jerry Asp receiving the AME BC Frank Woodside Past Presidents and Chairs Award in 2015.

Press

March 2023 Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, “Mno Aki Land Trust: Redefining Conservation on Indigenous Terms”
June 10 2021 Green Reconnection, “How To Create A New Human Story”
Nov 2015 NationTalk, “Mayor Meet With Peruvian Delegates. Mining Comes Up.”
Nov 2015 TimminsToday, “Mayor Meets With Peruvian Delegates. Mining Comes Up.“
Nov 2015 Q92 Timmins’ Best Rock, “City Gets a Dose of Latin America“
Sept 2015 Tahltan Nation Development Corporation named Aboriginal Community Business of the Year.
July 2015 Spotlight on Sonia Molodecky
May 2015 Chumbivilcas Newsletter (Cusco, Peru), “Chumbivilcanos seran capacitados en la creacion de empresas“
Feb 2015 Mining companies must do more to engage Latin American communities – Molodecky
Jan 2013 Alliance Corp: Press Release, ” Lifetime Advocate for inclusion of Aboriginal Peoples in mining industry awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.“
Jan 2013 Jerry Asp awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Dec 2012 Partnerships with Aboriginal Communities: Jerry Asp
May 2012 What is the first step in building a respectful relationship with an Aboriginal community?
April 2012 Jerry Asp’s excerpt in Into the Mountains by Chuck Davies (the book is available for purchase through AMEBC)
Nov 2011 10 Questions for Jerry Asp
June 2003 Vini Vidi Vici: Tahltan Chief Conquers Mining Industry

Publications

A New Human Story by Sonia Molodecky
Restorative Justice in Haiti, ADR Updates, ADRIO #100 Fall 2018; Martina Paloheimo http://adr-ontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ADRIO_ADRUPDATE_FALL2018.pdf
Odetaan Maamwi – Ojibwe Spirit Name, ADR Updates, ADRIO #99 Winter 2018; Martina Paloheimo & David Ng: http://adr-ontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ADRUpdate_Winter2018.pdf
Concern worldwide Breaking the Cycle of Conflict and Hunger: https://www.concern.net/sites/default/files/resource/2018/09/breaking_the_cycle_of_conflict_hunger_and_human_suffering.pdf
Harnessing the Power of Mining for a Sustainable Future, Ontario Mineral Exploration Review, Fall 2013, Sonia Molodecky with Indira Singh.
Breaking the Cycle of Conflict, Hunger, and Human Suffering. Concern Worldwide; Martina Paloheimo (Contributing Author/Researcher)
Restorative Justice in Haiti, ADR Updates, ADRIO #100 Fall 2018; Martina Paloheimo
Odetaan Maamwi- Ojibwe Spirit Name, ADR Updates, ADRIO #99 Winter 2018; Martina Paloheimo & David Ng

Conferences

Presenter and Panelist, Martina Paloheimo: Presented a working paper on the possibilities for Collaborative Community-Based Research Online & Virtual Knowledge Production. Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting for the Indigenous Peoples Working Group on June 11, 2021 (Toronto, Ontario).
Presenter and Panelist, Martina Paloheimo: Covid-19, Digital Activism and the Changing Dynamics of Social Movements: How does digital activism function within communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon during and post-COVID? American Association of Geographers, Annual Meeting, April 7, 2021 (Toronto, Ontario).
Presenter and Panelist, Martina Paloheimo: Indigenous Research Collaboration Day: “Exploring Indigenous Research Ethics.” Community-based Participatory Research with the Shuar. November 6, 2020 (Kingston, Ontario).
Presenter and Panelist, Martina Paloheimo: Scholarship Beyond Boundaries Conference. International Dimensions of Engagement. How can we learn to Interact in ways that are more meaningful & significant? February 29, 2020 (Kingston, Ontario).
Presenter and Panelist, Martina Paloheimo: Il Cumbre del Petroleo y Gas. Oportunidades y Desafios de la Nueva Revolucion Energetica.Canadian and International Perspectives on Social Conflict & Peacebuilding. November 14, 2019 (Bogota, Colombia).
Indigenous Dispute Resolution Forum; Presented by Red Wolf Mediation, November 14 2018 (Toronto, Ontario) Co-Sponsor http://www.redwolfmediation.com
October 25 2018 Redx Toronto Sustainable Futures: Co-Creating a Vision for the Resource Sector in Canada (Toronto, Ontario) https://globalindigenoustrust.org/redx/
Dec 2015 The Daily Press (Timmins, Ontario), “Co-Existing With Industry“
January 28, 2015. Speaker at RIMISP Coference Territorial Inequality and Development. President of Global Indigenous Trust, Sonia Molodecky, gives a talk on “Indigenous Participation in Resource Development: A Paradigm Shift.” Puebla, Mexico.
January, 2015. Speaker, “Resolving conflicts between mining companies and communities in Latin America,” Canadian Institute of Mining. Toronto, Canada.
December, 2014. Invited to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the Peruvian Nacional Plan on Human Rights in Education with President Humala and Ban Ki Moon. Lima, Peru.
November, 2014. Invited to participate in dialogue table to develop government policy on Indigenous issues around mining, UNDP. Lima, Peru.
September, 2014. Invited to participate in High Level Forum Dialogue between communities and mining companies in Latin America, put on by the Organizacion de Dialogo y Sostenibilidad. Lima, Peru.
August, 2014. Speaker, “Legal Issues around Community Relations – a comparative perspective” at II International Congress on Community Relations and Mining. Lima, Peru.