SALT has been delivering programs and services since 1995.
We serve as a hub for collaboration, connecting Indigenous land technicians, land managers, environmental professionals, community leaders and academics to share knowledge, expertise and best practices in land management.
Through networking, professional development, and resource sharing SALT helps build stronger land management capacity and supports sustainable stewardship of First Nations lands.
OUR MANDATE
Circulate new ideas, strategies and regional policies as they relate to lands management.
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Lands Technicians (SALT) will support Saskatchewan First Nations with land management while maintaining and promoting the First Peoples traditional customs and laws now and for future generations.
VISION
To empower First Nations to develop and increase capacity managing their lands and traditional territories in a way that respects local customs and traditions while enhancing community well-being and self-determination.
MISSION
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Land Technicians (SALT) is a non-poilticl entity that provides support for Saskatchewan First Nations Land Managers to help develop and increase capacity on their Traditional territories while respecting local customs and traditions.
Partnership Statement
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Land Technicians is committed to fostering meaningful partnerships guided by Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession OCAP® principles.
SALT believes that partnerships should be built with intent, ensuring they are reciprocal and mutually beneficial. SALT aims to engage in partnerships that facilitate knowledge mobilization, allowing for a two-way exchange of information and expertise. SALT strives to create partnerships that respect the autonomy and sovereignty of all parties involved, working together towards common goals while honoring individual and collective rights.
Engagement with SALT and our collective members does not result in consultation. Partners and relationships are rooted in reciprocity. Partnerships and support will remain non-political and educational in nature.
SALT supports First Nations communities across Saskatchewan in all land management regimes, including:
- Indian Act
- Reserve Land and Environment Management Program (RLEMP)
- First Nations Land Management (FNLM)
- Self-Government