The process starts with Nations Connect

​Nations Connect is a powerful consultation tool developed by Kwusen Research & Media specifically to streamline communications between Indigenous communities and outside proponents.
To begin, click the button above or follow this link to Nations Connect. Once there you’ll be able to register your project and begin the consultation process. This website centralizes communication as well as providing tools to give you the resources to ensure that you are compliant with CFN consultation protocols. Nations Connect is designed to help you identify social , environmental, and financial risks and impacts when executing projects within the traditional territory. It also allows our team to determine the consultation streams that your project will intersect with and put you in touch with the coordinators that will be working with you and allow them to evaluate the impact your project will have.

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You may also want to consult our Protocols for Engagement and Consultation with Government & Private Sector. Click the link to download a PDF copy for your records.

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Meet the Environment & Consultation Department (ECD)

Environment & Consultation Department Manager Zack Hamm (BA, MA, P.) was born on Lake Erie’s (Aanikegamaa-gichigami) northern shore, and now lives on the Detroit River in the Waawiyatanong (Curved Shores) region. His professional and educational background is in archaeology, Canadian history, and political economy.

Currently serving as the Land Guardian - Consultation Coordinator, Jenna Maidment (BESc) grew up on Treaty 19 on the lands of the Wendat, Tionontati, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe. She spent six years living and studying in Queensland, Australia, and cherishes the relationships she built with the lands and waters of the Yugambeh, Turrbal, and Yuggera peoples. Her work for CFN includes coordination and monitoring on the land projects, community engagement, and reviewing environmental assessments for projects across Traditional Territory.

Melanie Thomas currently works as a Field Liaison Representative for Caldwell First Nation who serves on the Health and Safety Board and the Source Water Protection Board. She got into archaeology 4 years ago and fell in love immediately. She is also an Indigenous Liaison for the London Ontario Archaeology Society chapter and member of Turtle Guardians. In her spare time she enjoys camping and fishing with her 2 dogs. Originally from Leamington, she currently resides in St. Thomas.

Michael McMaster, Department Assistant. Michael graduated from the University of Windsor with a double major in Anthropology and Visual Art, and has worked as an archaeological field technician for a decade before coming to Caldwell in 2023. Michael spent his childhood in Muskoka, the Kawarthas, and the shore of Lake Ontario before moving to Windsor in 2012.

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Community Surveys and Feedback

At engagements, events, and community visioning sessions we ask members to fill out surveys and give us feedback.

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Contact Information

Zack Hamm, Environment and Consultation Department Manager

[email protected]

226-936-1081

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Caldwell First Nation
14 Orange Street
Leamington, ON
N8H 1P5
Main Office: 519-322-1766
​Fax: 519-322-1533

Department Manager Contact Information

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Zack Hamm,
Environment & Consultation Department Manager

[email protected]
226-936-1081

Caldwell First Nation
14 Orange Street
Leamington, ON
N8H 1P5