Putting Our Communities First

Giving Back

A portion of all proceeds at Ridge Road are donated directly to our First Nations communities. We prioritize community-centered initiatives that offer youth programming, cultural accessibility for families, and the revitalization of ancestral language and culture.

To date, we have proudly contributed $33,000 through our donations.

Read more about our ongoing donations below.

If you wish for your initiative or program to be considered for support, please contact us at info@theridgeroad.com.

2024 Donation Recipients

2024 / Kanyen'keha Learners Stipend, Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na

Provided end-of-year stipend to 10 adult learners studying the Kanyen'keha language full-time at Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na, a Mohawk-immersion school on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON.

Learn more about Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na.

2024 / Kanyen'keha Learners Stipend, Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa

Provided end-of-year stipend to 22 adult learners studying the Kanyen'keha language full-time at Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa, a Mohawk-immersion school on the Six Nations Grand River Territory, ON.

Learn more about Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa.

2024 / Good Minds Program (Enyonkwa'nikonhriyo:hake)

Supporting wholistic wellness services on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON. Services include on to one supportive counselling, art therapy, group programming, cultural supports, family recreation supports, addictions support, crisis and advocacy supports, child and youth wellness, play therapy, land-based programming and substance use prevention programming.

Learn more about Good Minds.

2024 /13 Moons Land-Based Learning

13 moons cultural enrichment is a land based cultural day camp teaching traditional skills and values in Southwold, ON.

Learn more about 13 Moons Land-Based Learning.

Previous Annual Donation Recipients

2023

Kahstowa (Gustowa) Workshop

Funded a 40-participant workshop on traditional Haudenosaunee kahstowa (men's headdress) on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON.

2022

Baby Bundle Program

Providing culturally responsive prenatal and postpartum support for Indigenous families in Tkaronto, through the "Call An Auntie" collective.

2021

Quinte Mohawk School

Support for the Breakfast and Nutrition Program which provides nutritious meals for students attending Quinte Mohawk School (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON).