Grants and Contributions

The "Hiiye’yu Lelum Victim Services and Healing Program" is a comprehensive initiative aimed at improving access to justice and strengthening the support system for victims of crime, particularly focusing on the vulnerable peoples experiencing violence including the 2SLGBTQI+ community, human-trafficking and those impacted by the missing and murdered Indigenous community members. This project aims to address the urgent need for better understanding, awareness, and action in response to the crisis of violence toward Indigenous peoples within the community and service area of the Cowichan Valley.

This project will assist families attending Court or Circle processes; provide strong internal and external referrals to programs for victims and other supporting services based on the families needs; and increase skills and capacity of organization as well as providing information and connection between the community and clients to service providers.

The goal of the project is, essentially, to inform and support as many Indigenous and Inuit women as possible who come face to face with the Quebec legal system. The support will be oriented towards the main issues: lack of information, culturally safe support, language barrier and lack of translation and interpretation services, interpretation and definition of terms used in the judicial process, etc. Modulate the support service according to the needs identified in the different First Peoples communities.

The National Family and Survivors Circle project will create a supportive and inclusive environment for families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2Spirit + survivors. The initiative will empower them through the provision of Wellness Kits, which are curated and crafted to address their grief and trauma. The project also aims to center and elevate their lived experiences and expertise by developing an education curriculum and train-the-trainer module based on best practices for frontline service delivery organizations and government entities. The National Family and Survivors Circle project will improve access to justice for victims of crime and create space for them as leaders and experts in steering their own journey towards healing and justice.

The project will focus on amplifying the voices and experiences of victims of criminal offences and help provide insight into how offenders can work towards mending the harm that has been done in a safe and healthy way through the restorative justice process. The project will also focus on providing victims with assistance in finding the supports they may need to move forward with their healing journey, whether that be a healing circle, working with local community partners for additional services, providing supports through land-based healing and activities, or working with elders in their communities.

The project will implement a victims navigator approach to fill the gap in dealing with victims, to meet with victims of crime as a primary contact person to assist them throughout the criminal court process, provide information and resources to victims in regard to trauma and ways to prevent re-victimization. The navigator will help refer victims to supports within community, accompany victims to meet with police, justice appointments, court interviews etc. The navigator will ensure victims have supports and access to service options, and be assisted in a culturally sensitive manner. The navigator will develop contact base and collaborate with support services to help victims .

This grant supports the effective communication of research results to users and visitors of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park. Whale Portraits is a seasonal weekly newsletter that promotes awareness of the Canadian public about the protection of natural heritage.

This grant supports the ongoing commemoration activities and new initiatives designed to educate Canadians about the history and impact of the former Kamloops residential school.

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

Honouring and Remembering Our War Veterans