Federal Cuts to Urban Indigenous Programming Put KNCLN at Risk

Funding cuts taking effect April 1, 2026, will drastically reduce the Kingston Native Centre and Language Nest’s ability to serve the urban Indigenous community unless the federal government reverses its decision.

“These cuts undermine trust that has taken time to build,” said Brandon Maracle, Executive Director of KNCLN. “When funding disappears, community members don’t experience it as a line item. They experience it as the Centre no longer being able to help their grandmother, their child, or their family.”