From the recent press release about this initiative:
Emerald Publishing has launched a pilot project to open up access to research to a selection of Indigenous post-secondary institutions and communities.
The First Voices First project is in partnership with The Council of Prairie and Pacific Libraries (COPPUL) and runs from the 21st September 2021 until the end of 2022. Through the project, more relevant information and research content will be able to get into the hands of those that need it beyond the walls of academia. Through partner libraries and colleges, communities, students and faculty will be able to freely access relevant research to improve information and literacy in post-secondary education as well as in community-based economic development projects.
For information on this initiative is also available in a recently-published podcast with Deborah Lee, Suzy Bear, and Erika Valenti discussing the conception and goals of the project, accessible from this link.