Grants and Contributions:

Title:
néhiyaw wîcihitowin (Cree helping Cree) in the Little Pine and Poundmaker First Nations
Agreement Number:
3707748
Agreement Value:
$2,469,023.75
Agreement Date:
Jan 28, 2021 - Nov 15, 2025
Description:
The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to implement a project with a focus on reducing youth violence amongst Indigenous populations and include culturally—adaptive interventions for families and that have integrated case management components. The ultimate goal is for the youth and their families to rebuild and reclaim their Indigenousness.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:

Create and sustain safer communities for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples; Provide culturally adaptive interventions for the youth and their families with integrative case management components in these two First Nation communities; Provide the opportunity for the youth and their families to reclaim and rebuild their Indigeneity Building community with Traditional Circles, a cultural adaptation to conflict resolution; Retain the youth in the educational system and divert from the justice system.

Location:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA S7N 2Z4
Reference Number:
214-2020-2021-Q4-0044
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan
Program:
(YGPF) Youth Gang Prevention Fund
Program Purpose:

The program purpose is to provide time-limited grant and contribution funding for initiatives in communities where youth gangs are an existing or emerging threat and support initiatives that clearly target youth in gangs or at greatest risk of joining gangs.