Grants and Contributions

Together for Aquatic Species at Risk in the Richelieu River - St. Lawrence Zone

Skeetchestn Species at Risk Ecopassage Initiative

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

The Healing Cohort project is for Indigenous Women and Two-Spirited People affected by MMIWG. The organization will perform traditional on the land healing programs, western style counselling, and workshops. They 50 staff members will work together throughout the year, building relationships and finding support within each other. Participants who complete the program will use the tools they have developed to help those around them.

The organization will create a dedicated position to provide trauma-informed, culture-based counselling to families of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The counsellor will maintain a caseload of 25 clients and engage in outreach activities with other service providers. They will provide psychoeducation on the epidemic and connection to colonial policies, as well as therapeutic space for community members to process and heal from trauma. The program will also offer seasonal land-based healing ceremonies to increase access to culturally appropriate healing supports for those impacted by the crisis. The aim is to reduce intergenerational transmission of trauma and support cultural reclamation and reconnection to community and culture.

The program will create a full-time position called Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Wellness and Community Support Worker. The position will support the creation and delivery of culturally responsive and respectful appropriate trauma-informed health and wellness supports for individuals impacted by the issue. The program will focus on supporting families, survivors of gender-based violence, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals and communities. The strategy to support community outreach, record keeping, and client information management will be created. Counseling will utilize a strength-based, dignified, client centered, and barrier-free approach. Programming will include aspects of holistic wellness, all components relating to a client's well-being including emotional, physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural needs. NAWN will develop programming and facilitate educational and social programs based on needs, training tools, workshops, and wellness strategies.

The organization will organize healing events and activities for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People survivors and families from the NAN territory. The project will involve outreach to NAN communities, ongoing engagement, an annual gathering, culturally relevant public education material, and community engagement events. The funding application will be submitted to another Federal Department.

Paul First Nation will create a committee to address the impacts of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) and ensure victim's rights are acknowledged. The committee will also support families and friends in finding information and resources for closure and healing.

Under One Sky (UOS) is prioritizing land-based programming capacity for justice-related services, victim support, MMIWG activities, and specialized support for the 2SLGBTQI+ community. The organization will further develop UOS’s capacity to deliver these services, increase organizational understanding of victimization, and enhance UOS involvement in the identification of victim needs. The project will offer culturally focused com-munity wellness programming to encourage connections to culture, community, social support, be-longing, and wellbeing. Under One Sky Friendship Centre's project is called ‘Healing our Communities on Traditional Wa-banaki Land’, which will enable Elders and Knowledge Keepers to do ceremony and create safe places indoors and outdoors to teach and share traditional skills and knowledge. The program will provide safe cultural spaces and belonging for individuals and all community members.