// fire.jsx — Part 2b: FIRE Indigenous-led grants const FIRE_SPRING = [ { name: "Magen Alexis", project: "Revitalizing Tradition: Regalia & Streetwear Sewing", award: 10000, note: "Workshops blending traditional regalia-making with contemporary streetwear design — reclaiming identity through wearable cultural practice." }, { name: "Remington Bracher", project: "Native Student Professional Development", award: 10000, note: "Career and cultural mentorship for Indigenous post-secondary students, connecting traditional teachings with professional pathways." }, { name: "Jessica Daniels", project: "pisim (Moon Teachings Camp)", award: 10000, note: "A land-based gathering centred on women’s moon teachings, ceremony, and intergenerational knowledge transfer at Moose Hills." }, { name: "Kirsten Lindquist", project: "Tipi Confessions (Body Sovereignty Workshops)", award: 9975, note: "Workshops on Indigenous body sovereignty, sexual health, and consent — centring teachings and community-led conversation." }, { name: "Jayroy Makokis", project: "Cultural Continuity through Land-Based Practices", award: 9998.82, note: "On-the-land programming with youth, elders, and harvesters — ensuring traditional practices continue across generations." }, { name: "Viper Nayawatatic", project: "mámawihitowin (Three-Day Cultural Camp)", award: 10000, note: "A three-day cultural camp gathering community for ceremony, storytelling, food, and language immersion." }, { name: "Wyatt Schiefelbein", project: "nêhiyawêrin (Cree Language Video Game Mod)", award: 10000, note: "A Cree-language modification of an existing video game — meeting young learners where they already are with playful immersion." }, { name: "Chelsea Vowel", project: "tâpwê kinitawêyihtênaw (Online Cree Language Course)", award: 10000, note: "A free, self-paced online Cree (Y-dialect) course — 36 hours of video instruction for learners without institutional access." }, ]; const FIRE_FALL = [ { name: "Tracy Alikamik", project: "Reconnecting with Our Qulliq", award: 10000, note: "Qulliq carving and lighting workshops with Inuit community members in Edmonton — reconnecting urban Inuit with traditional lamp-keeping." }, { name: "Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors Centre", project: "Journey of the Drum", award: 10000, note: "An intergenerational drum-making and teaching program led by Indigenous seniors, anchoring cultural memory in the community." }, { name: "Enoch Cree Nation (Christina Cutknife)", project: "Winter Solstice Storytelling", award: 10000, note: "Winter solstice storytelling gatherings on Enoch Cree Nation — carrying forward seasonal teachings in their proper time." }, { name: "Jeela Manniapik", project: "Lighting Our Language: Qulliq & Inuktitut", award: 10000, note: "Pairing Qulliq lighting ceremony with Inuktitut language learning — lighting language alongside lamp." }, { name: "Jo-Ann Saddleback", project: "Pôsâci Nêhîyawêwîn (Step into Cree)", award: 10000, note: "Beginner-level Cree language sessions designed for community members ready to step into nehiyawewin." }, { name: "Keith King", project: "Two Spirit Resurgence — Intergenerational 2Spirit Excellence", award: 10000, note: "Programming celebrating Two Spirit identity, history, and intergenerational mentorship across Edmonton’s Indigenous community." }, { name: "Kelly Ryan", project: "Cultural Pathways to Community Pride", award: 10000, note: "Workshops connecting Indigenous youth to cultural identity and community pride through art, ceremony, and storytelling." }, { name: "Natesa Medlicott-Kappo", project: "Revitalizing the Cree Language through Art", award: 10000, note: "Visual-art-based Cree language revitalization — painting, beading, and design as language-learning practice." }, { name: "NiGiNan Housing Ventures", project: "On The Land Programming", award: 10000, note: "Land-based programming for residents of NiGiNan housing sites — weaving traditional practice into urban Indigenous care work." }, { name: "Deborah Lee", project: "Central Alberta Métis and Red River Myopia", award: 9968.75, note: "Research and storytelling addressing the historical erasure of Central Alberta Métis communities relative to Red River narratives." }, { name: "Wiwipson Iyiniw Healing", project: "Wiwipson Healing Culture Camp", award: 10000, note: "A multi-day healing culture camp grounded in ceremony, plant medicine, and intergenerational gathering." }, ]; function FireSection() { const [run, setRun] = React.useState("spring"); const data = run === "spring" ? FIRE_SPRING : FIRE_FALL; const total = data.reduce((s, x) => s + x.award, 0); const fmt = n => "$" + n.toLocaleString("en-US", {maximumFractionDigits: 2}); return (
03.2FIRE

Funding Indigenous Resurgence in Edmonton.

FIRE supports Indigenous-led cultural resurgence — projects that honour Indigenous knowledge, strengthen community connections, and reclaim cultural practices on Indigenous peoples' own terms.

{/* FIRE stats */}
{[ ["$189,943", "Total FIRE distributed", "Spring + Fall 2025"], ["19", "Indigenous-led projects funded", "Across two intakes"], ["93", "Applications received", "↑ 80% from 2024"], ["4", "Evaluation criteria", "Relationality · Resurgence · Impact · Expectations"], ].map(([n, l, f], i) => (
{l}
{n}
{f}
))}
{/* Tabs */}
{run === "spring" ? (
Tipi Confessions Speaker Series — Ashleigh Cardinal
Tipi Confessions · Speaker Series
tipiconfessions.com
) : (