Partners and Investors

The work of the TFIIW team and supporting organizations. Recognizing the immense work that goes into breaking through catastrophic loads of systemic barriers put into place specifically to prohibit Indigenous existence and growth, we will remove any excessively time consuming and burdensome requests for information that we may have for the TFIIW team. We will be cognizant of opportunities to reduce, eliminate or redirect expenditures of time or resources that may arise through our partnership, so that TFIIW can continue focusing on what matters most – Indigenous women.

TFIIW’s most important obligation throughout every investor, funding and partner relationship is to support and create authentic pathways of opportunity for Indigenous women, families, communities and Nations while carrying forward and acting in alignment with Indigenous values of “right relations”.

With the TFIIW team and its community of Indigenous entrepreneurs with mutual respect both personally and professionally. This includes being aware of and sensitive to cultural protocols, norms, and ways of conducting business that are specific to Indigenous ways of knowing and traditional customs. If we have questions, concerns, or are looking to understand how to be a better investor, funder, partner or collaborator, we ask.

That oftentimes, people who are not from Indigenous communities do not know exactly what is needed or viewed as most important from within Indigenous communities. Therefore, we understand that not every opportunity presented to TFIIW will be pursued.

The differences (and similarities) that exist between the dominant Western cultures way of conducting business and the various ways Indigenous peoples choose to conduct their sovereign affairs. We understand the inherent sovereignty Indigenous Peoples have to revive and strengthen their ways of economy and as an investor, funder, partner and/or collaborator I support these ways.