Their project, Saunter Program, will bring a group of 15 community leaders involved in sustainability, community building and reconciliation to learn from an Indigenous Knowledge Holder about the cultural and Indigenous ecological value of the Edmonton River Valley during three land-based walks between May and July 2022. The program will increase participants’ understanding and appreciation for Indigenous ecological knowledge, build a relationship between the environmental community and the Indigenous community, and empower participants to give back to their community.

The impact of the program will be monitored and evaluated through word maps and surveys at the beginning and end of the program as well as through informal interviews 3 months after the program. This is a timely and needed program to build bridges towards reconciliation by creating spaces to listen to and learn from the Indigenous community and by meaningfully connecting to the land we live in.