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Title:

Re-membering: 2-Spirit Stories of the Indigenous HIV Movement in Canada

Agreement Number:

SO220160

Agreement Value:

$579,130.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 17, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

Through this 14-month project, CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people by challenging assumptions, centering 2SLGBTQI+ stories and perspectives, and celebrating their contributions through documenting the ways they challenged the status quo and demanded an HIV response for Indigenous communities across Canada. This will be achieved through the collaboration of a 2SLGBTQI+ advisory committee and elders/knowledge keepers with a film production team to co-create a documentary on these topics. The development of a community-screening facilitators’ guide and the hosting of community screening events across the country will help support inclusive engagement efforts, lead conversations, and generate awareness on the 2SLGBTQI+ contribution to Indigenous wellbeing, including by creating access to HIV prevention education, testing, and treatment. Historical, archival, educational, and celebratory, this project is truly for, with, by, and about 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous people. At the end of the project, and the impact evaluation report will be produced to assess the awareness-raising of the film screening participants.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Location:

Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, CA S0G 1S0

Reference Number:

001-2022-2023-Q4-00037

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks

Program:

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.