FNMHF Blog

A sustainable ‘For First Nations, by First Nations’ solution to national on-reserve housing needs

As part of its commitment to improving access to on-reserve home ownership, the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF or the Fund) leverages its expertise and institutional credibility to advocate…

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Pushing the limits of the Fund’s framework in 2026

Last February, this blog delivered numbers reflecting the First Nations Market Housing Fund’s (the Fund’s) impact on its clients’ on-reserve housing efforts. This year, the Fund expects modest growth from…

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A Moment of Partnership: AFN and FNMHF Come Together at the Fund’s First Annual General Meeting

In December 2025, the First Nations Market Housing Fund (the Fund) held its first Annual General Meeting (AGM). The meeting marked an important milestone in the Fund’s development as it…

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A blue-sky future on the Fund’s Board of Trustees Interview with new Chair of Trustees, Kathleen BlueSky

Since attending her first Trustee meeting in 2020, Chair of the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF) Board of Trustees Kathleen BlueSky has thoughtfully weighed how culture, hard work, and…

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Experience First Nations Event Excellence in 2026

Every year, the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF) travels across the nation to grow their impact in empowering First Nations communities with the tools needed to secure homeownership on…

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East to West in 2025

The Fund advanced their national goals in 2025 This year, advancing First Nations housing markets and homeownership on reserve took the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF) team from Nova…

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FMNHF Senior Program Officers walk with Nations to more on-reserve housing

Named one of Canada’s Top employers in 2025, the First Nations Market Housing Fund (the Fund) has a range of employees supporting their mandate of increasing on-reserve homeownership. Jennifer Martin,…

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What 2024-25 Engagement Sessions Say About First Nations Autonomy

Following an updated resolution by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Chiefs Committee on Housing in July 2024, the Fund renewed community engagement begun in 2018. This recent round of…

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What’s Here for You at the First Nations Market Housing Fund

As awareness of the First Nations Market Housing Fund grows, more First Nations and community members are asking what the FNMHF can do for them. First, the Fund offers pathways…

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The inside scoop and career advice from the Fund’s intern-turned-junior staff

In the June 2024 Foundations newsletter, the First Nations Market Housing Fund (the Fund) enthusiastically announced that Ieronhenehtha (Nehtha) Lazore had joined the team as a Junior Communications Officer. Having…

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