Grants and Contributions

This project will provide necessary training for the local HUB committees in Maskwacis to respond to crisis within the four nations of the Maskwacis Cree. The goals of the training and project are to promote coordinated strategies for improved service delivery for youth; increase the capacity of service delivery staff and build capacity, develop tools and best practices.

Through a community mapping exercise of existing resources a redefined HUB structure will be better able to respond to youth and families issues in Fort Albany. The goals of the project include: Identifying and addressing some of the barriers affecting the successful implementation of the HUB; Providing training and learning opportunities; Developing and strengthening working relationships and Building capacity and developing tools, resources, and best practices for Hub implementation and delivery.

Gift Lake Metis Settlement, in support of the Community Safety Plan previously developed will engage the community in the development of a drug prevention/intervention strategy as well as the development of a process to identify (and hopefully remove) people involved in criminal activities. Activities such as walks, dances, youth drug prevention group, speaker series, drug prevention/intervention fair and “block parent” will support the community development and capacity building efforts to increase safety and service provision.

This project will allow St. Theresa Point to focus on the continuation of work towards a safer community. It will entail hiring a coordinator to implement formal processes of the identified priority areas of the Safety Plan. The focus would be to identify, develop and ensure community engagement around the plan. The project will support capacity building through training, knowledge development and dissemination and activities that will support readiness and capacity to move forward with Safety Plan implementation. The key partners will be the core group mobilized by the Safety Plan.

Tŝideldel First Nation will undertake peace making circle training and conflict de-escalation training which will enhance their current alternative to justice intervention program. These activities will also help the community in responding to safety, wellness, healing and accountability concerns that were identified in their Community Safety Plan.

The University of Regina project will work with Indigenous offenders with FASD involved in the criminal justice system in Regina, SK and Whitehorse, YK. The project will develop and deliver services to support successful diversion and/or reintegration and work collaboratively with defense counsel and correctional services to support FASD-affected Indigenous offenders. The project will also develop a service model for Indigenous organizations and front-line service providers on a person-centered FASD/criminal justice intervention that effectively addresses the over-representation of Indigenous offenders in the Canadian criminal justice system.

Lake Babine Nation will focus on crime reduction and Community Safety Plan implementation by increasing the capacity of the community to respond to on-going challenges. Culture-based, pro-social activities will be used to support youth, children and families to make positive changes in their lives.

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) is experiencing safety and wellness issues which continue to overwhelm service providers and the community in responding effectively and efficiently. In support of the safety plan, the community will engage In the creation of an Elders Circle, youth group, language and culture land based camp and interagency forum. These activities will support community development and capacity building efforts to increase safety, gaps in service provision and intergenerational cultural disconnect.

Ile a La Crosse Core Safety Committee, the Elders Society, municipal services, key service providers will collaborate to develop a land based healing program in support of wellness and safety. Additionally the Elders Society will initiate outreach and engagement with the families of Ile a La Crosse exploring reconciliation and traditional Metis models of family support. On-going engagement and knowledge development will occur with proposed pro-social activities that re-affirm community connectedness and Metis culture.

The purpose of this project is to conduct research and implement a pilot program that will examine through an Indigenous lens, the incarcerated person as a ‘parent’ first. The research stream of this initiative will determine if there are existing relationships between the parents/children and personal/ systemic barriers to establishing/maintaining family relationships.