Grants and Contributions

This multi-year project supports core capacity for ongoing consultation and cooperation activities in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration), the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) and measures included in the Action Plan.

The organization will develop and implement a Wolastoqey-led, wholistic, culturally safe and trauma-informed victim service program for victims and survivors of crime. They will liaise with community and provincially based health and social services to facilitate access to supports that attend to mental, emotional, spiritual and physical health following violence, support and strengthen partnerships with agencies, government and various justice agencies to identify and design actions, practices and initiatives, and strengthen victims’ rights through the provision of equitable, responsive and culturally appropriate liaison, navigation and advocacy services.

This multi-year project supports core capacity for ongoing consultation and cooperation activities in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration), the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) and measures included in the Action Plan.

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 11 to May 17, 2025. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about the programs, services and laws in place to help victims and survivors of crime and their families.

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 11 to May 17, 2025. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about the programs, services and laws in place to help victims and survivors of crime and their families.

The Outreach Support Circles Initiative project has three main objectives: to create a culturally safe, Indigenous-led and community-based healing space for Indigenous victims of crime; to create relationships and healing between participants and service providers; and to support the healing of Indigenous victims of crime while building inter-agency relationships with service providers. Through the Outreach Support Circles initiative, the project will enable a better understanding of community needs and bridge gaps in victim services and community connections while providing healing services for Indigenous victims of crime.

The project will increase tenants’ access to justice in the Yukon by developing legal education resources, advocacy support, and developing recommendations for addressing systemic housing issues. The focus of the project will be addressing tenant advocacy and housing justice issues from a Northern perspective. Tenant legal education and advocacy tools will be developed and made accessible on an online hub. An awareness campaign will be launched, focused on tenant rights and housing issues. Research and input from tenants will support final policy recommendations to address systemic housing issues.

Animikii Inc is an Indigenous Organization that provides website services and maintenance and was used to develop and host the Gladue Principles Website (a site used by Indigenous Courtworkers to share information and learn about Gladue Sentencing Principles). This project will enable the current English only website to expand and accommodate French content. Animikii Inc. will upgrade their Content Management System software to support multilingual functionality. Animikii Inc will also provide training to Justice Canada on uploading and maintaining the website content.

The Alberta FILU will continue to provide services to families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQ+ people, and men and boys. They will gather information, provide navigation to resources, raise awareness, prepare healing plans and hold talking circles. The FILU will continue with engagement of Indigenous communities, and with their established relationships with police, courts and victims’ services and the Alberta prosecutor’s office.

This project will look at expanding the services of the Umingmak Centre – Nunavut’s first Child Advocacy centre outside of Iqaluit. Activities to include community engagement and needs assessment and the piloting of services in communities.