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Title:

Building Capacity to Address Gender Based Violence in the Saddle Lake Cree Nation Schools.

Agreement Number:

SO220059

Agreement Value:

$453,751.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 31, 2023 - Jul 31, 2025

Description:

Through this 24-month project, University nuhelot’ine tthaiyots’i nistameymakanak Blue Quills will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by establishing a framework guide to drive change for school governance reflective of GBV prevention, trauma-informed practice, and ancestral knowledge; providing innovative and high-quality training that is culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and community-based; and increasing the number of community members equipped to use traditional practices and Indigenous ways of knowing to prevent GBV. The project will develop of training materials and train school staff, conduct a review of both human resource policies and financial policies, consult with Elders, and collaborate with community partners. By the end of the project, University nuhelot’ine tthaiyots’i nistameymakanak Blue Quills will have strengthened its capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in rural Alberta.

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:

St. Paul, Alberta, CA T0A 3A0

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q2-00035

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

University nuhelot'ine thaiyots'i nistameyimakanak Blue Quills

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.