Grants and Contributions

This 5-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: Opening Ceremonies to honour MMIWG2S and a podcast series based on the television episodes of ‘TAKEN’ that tells the personal stories of MMIWG2S through interviews with loved ones, community leaders, elders, experts, and law enforcement.

This 43-month project will support NWAC to develop a communications and outreach strategy, including a bilingual online networking platform to link young women, girls, two-spirit and gender diverse youth from across the country. Youth will be consulted in the development of the strategy, and will in turn use the platform to exchange ideas on promoting gender equality, while identifying and pursuing opportunities to build the leadership and advocacy skills they need to do so. Starting in the second year, six different youth will come together annually to exchange ideas and collaboratively identify initiatives to promote gender equality in their communities in the following months.

This 19-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include hosting a gathering to bring together families affected to participate in healing workshops, cultural ceremonies, and to plan commemoration projects in each of the member Nations of North Peace Tribal Council.

This 20-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: the coordination and support of commemoration initiatives which will include two commemorative round dances, launching three tipi ribbon skirt campaigns, and the creation of a commemorative plaque.

This 16-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: the coordination and support of commemoration initiatives with families affected in the Fort Nelson First Nation. This will include working alongside families to set up monthly gatherings, supporting families to attend the Sisters in Spirit vigil, supporting families to create a memorial to their loved one, building a permanent memorial informed by the families, and holding a feast leading to the unveiling of the memorial.

This 19-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: coordination and support of commemoration initiatives including workshops to discuss Indigenous women’s safety and increase awareness of MMIWG and male violence against women, healing circles, and the creation of a collaborative art exhibit and guide book to be shared with affected communities.

This 13-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2+ individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2+ individuals. Project activities will include coordination and support of commemoration initiatives, commemoration celebration, and organizing a community meal.

This 14-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: a two-day provincial family gathering in Saskatchewan followed by a one-day traditional powwow. A video, or series of vignettes, will be produced and shared broadly to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

This 7-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: providing a space for those affected to come together and heal through support groups as well as providing a space for participants to paint a mural in honor of those lost or still experiencing discrimination.

This 31-month project will develop and test training for service providers supporting Indigenous LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit survivors of gender-based violence.

In Phase 1 of the project, a national survey will be developed to gather information from 2SLGBTQ+ survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) on perceived service gaps and possible interventions. Trauma-informed engagements, including a national gathering, will be held to seek further input. Online training materials for service providers will be developed based on the consultations, and will be compiled into a virtual, self-led training module. The training module will be tested; with required changes identified, and adjustments made.

In Phase 2 of the project, a series of online workshops will be developed to deepen the learning facilitated through the “Restoring the Circle” training module. These workshops will cover topics of the online training module in more depth and provide service providers with an opportunity to raise questions and share experiences with their peers. They will be co-developed and facilitated with 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous partners, offering service providers an opportunity to deepen their connection to the material. In addition to the workshop series, a “Restoring the Circle” toolkit and workbook will be available for the service providers participating in the online training.