PhoenixSerenity<p>In March, a small <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> cut 10 cheques worth approximately $5,500 each &amp; hand delivered them to as many <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> on southern <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a>. The money, collected in the second half of 2023, is the first annual installment of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/voluntary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voluntary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/rents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rents</span></a> paid by residents &amp; business owners who live &amp; work on the First Nations’ homelands. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SouthIslandReciprocityTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthIslandReciprocityTrust</span></a> is the brainchild of Craig Candler.</p><p><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-voluntary-rent-first-nations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenarwhal.ca/bc-voluntary-ren</span><span class="invisible">t-first-nations</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Reconciliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reconciliation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NativeBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a></p>