Built by First Nations, supported by all of us.

Join Reciprocity Trusts to make voluntary payments that recognize whose lands we live, work and play on.

Built by First Nations, supported by all of us.

Join Reciprocity Trusts to make voluntary payments that recognize whose lands we live, work and play on.

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contributing homes, small businesses and events

real. change.

Making payments through Reciprocity Trusts provides an opportunity for homes, small businesses, events and organizations to start saying thank you by returning wealth, a little every year, and creating a direct and ongoing Indigenous-owned revenue stream that is independent of federal or provincial governments, and increases over time as land values increase.

Every monthly Reciprocity payment – of just 1% – tied to property value or business growth, goes directly into a regional Indigenous-owned Trust.

how it works.

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    Visit the Reciprocity Calculator Tool and type in your address.
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    The tool informs you of your Trust area, your recommended Reciprocity payment, and which First Nation(s) will receive your payment.

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    The tool calculates your suggested Reciprocity payment based on your home’s latest assessed value, your monthly rent, or your business size.
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    Contributing homes are recognized as r.homes, and contributing businesses as r.businesses, based on the number of years you’ve been part of the community.

Built by Nations, funded by neighbours who want to turn reconciliation into action.

You can be part of this.

For Homeowners

Find out what reciprocity looks like for your property

For Renters

Calculate based on your monthly rent

For Business Owners

Make the 1% Pledge

For Event Producers

 Let’s build a plan together.

For Non-Profit Organizations

Continue to support the communities you work in.

Maps tell stories.

They tell stories about who we were, who we are now, the legacies we carry forward, and how we choose to hold and catalyze them.

Watch as Reciprocity Trusts spreads across the landscape, writing a different story moving forward than the one behind us.

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why we’re excited about reciprocity.

As new homeowners on southern Vancouver Island, we want to acknowledge that the lands we live on are unceded; Reciprocity allows us to participate in giving back and take a small tangible step toward decolonization.
Sammy & Sarah
We’ve lived in beautiful places all across Canada and we’ve watched and waited too long for governments to repair relations with Indigenous communities. We still need our governments to do their job, but we have a role to play as individuals too. Reciprocity is a great idea. It gives us a concrete way to recognize the Indigenous lands we get to call home. We are honoured to be part of it.
Nancy & John
I want to do something more. Acknowledging that we live in Indigenous territories rings hollow without action. Like many people I know, I want to make a real contribution to decolonization. A tangible way to support First Nations, whose lands we occupy, could be a step in the right direction. Come with me?
Stephen Hui
As a Realtor, my work is directly tied with sale and profit from traditional Indigenous lands. As a sign of my commitment of solidarity with First Nations, I am pledging my support to making Reciprocity payments and giving back to the Indigenous peoples who have shared these lands and resources. I hope that this gesture will help and I encourage others to do the same.
Tom, Realtor
I am able to run a profitable business, and so therefore I should be giving back to the land I’m using to run that business.
Tessa McLoughlin, Founder and CEO of KWENCH Culture & Coworking Club