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Title:
Coming Together through Feasting, Building Awareness and Healing to Memorialize Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and LGBTQ2S
Agreement Number:
AN190051
Agreement Value:
$170,070.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 7, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
This 19-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals (MMIWG). Project activities will include: facilitation of MMIWG events for families, which will include culture, land-based activities, art and experiential and professional supports. These events will be geared towards communities with comparatively less resources, to maximize family participation and enable full realization of family vision for the creation of a memorial statue. Communities involved in this project will include: Sapotawayek Cree Nation, O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, Gillam (inclusive of: Tataskewyak Cree Nation, Split Lake Cree Nation and Fox Lake Cree Nation) and Bunibonibee Cree Nation.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Location:
Thompson, Manitoba, CA R8N 0M5
Reference Number:
001-2019-2020-Q3-00004
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.
Program:
Women's Program
Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.