Grants and Contributions

Project will support community safety planning engagement sessions to develop one (1) comprehensive strategy to address safety concerns amongst the five (5) affiliated First Nation communities– Saulteaux First Nation, Lucky Man Cree Nation, Sweetgrass First Nation, Moosomin First Nation and Little Pine First Nation) – and (2) municipalities – City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford.

The Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council (NmTC) will lead an Indigenous‑driven Community Safety Planning process for its 11 member Nations. Through a collaborative approach involving community leadership, Elders, youth, service providers, and regional partners, they will co‑develop one comprehensive safety plan rooted in Indigenous values and lived experience.

A collaborative project, Generations Connect is designed to strengthen ties between youth and Elders through culturally rooted programming. Through project activities, this project will create a digital legacy archive, ensuring long-term access to cultural knowledge. Through consistent engagement, youth will deepen their understanding of Cree language and traditions, while Elders are honored as vital contributors to community wellness and cultural preservation.

The project provides a doorway to lifetime healing for individuals who experience social and cultural challenges resulting from intergenerational trauma and involvement in the criminal justice system. Through knowledge building, behaviour change and community integration, project participants will successfully reintegrate back into Calgary and surrounding or Nation communities. Participants will return to their communities with a better connection to Elders, ceremonies and culture, resulting in health and wellness.

The Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA) will provide a national precedent for the creation of an multi layered support network for reintegrating Indigenous offenders. Assessments will be guided by offender-driven wellness plans that identify the supports, training, workshops, or cultural activities required to meet each individual’s needs as defined by the individual.

Each of the nine member First Nations of Meadow Lake Tribal Council will organize, promote and implement local dog management strategies including education initiatives, spay and neuter clinics, vaccination programs and dog management training for community members, while ensuring locally accessible animal control equipment, pet care supplies, dog food and dog shelters.

The Métis Nation of Ontario Bail Program seeks to generate avenues for early interventions for Indigenous peoples including women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual+) persons. Through the creation of culturally appropriate reintegration plans, training and supporting Indigenous bail workers, this project will increase the release of Indigenous accused from remand centers. This project will also provide an alternative to incarceration for participants and will help to decrease the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples within remand centers and the criminal justice system at large, while also decreasing court processing times thereby increasing access to justice.

The intent of this project is to address the Indigenous community's side of Section 84 plans and ensure they are equipped with vital information to assist them in developing, implementing, and sustaining reintegration plans in communities.  Primary data will be collected through on-site visits, in-person & video interviews, and focus group discussions. The collation of information materials will be processed into a report and circulated amongst government, Indigenous Communities and stakeholders.

Maashkaawizii Kwe (Woman of Inner Strength) provides 24/7 wrap-around supports for Indigenous women exiting federal and provincial corrections through a culturally grounded Healing Lodge. The program combines safe housing, counseling, and skills-building workshops based on the Medicine Wheel and Grandfather Teachings to ensure successful reintegration and reduce recidivism. It expands on Thunder Woman’s Niigan M’Kikeng model and includes transitional housing for continued support.

The project explores how Gladue informational practices affect justice-involved Indigenous peoples in Saskatchewan, focusing on their experiences and stakeholder perspectives across the criminal justice process. It consists of three studies—a literature review, qualitative interviews and focus groups, and a quantitative stakeholder survey—to assess impacts on reintegration and recidivism. Findings will inform evidence-based best practices and be shared through academic and community-focused knowledge transfer initiatives.