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Title:

Decolonizing Identity on the Land

Agreement Number:

SO230187

Agreement Value:

$319,491.00

Agreement Date:

Oct 2, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 30-month project, Qmunity Camp NWT will build its capacity and networks with other 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address colonial barriers of the gender binary and heteropatriarchy in on the land spaces that lack the safety and inclusion of gender and/or sexually diverse individuals. The project will include a training resource and brochure for NGO's and Indigenous Governments, engagement with the 2SIQTIP community, a strategic plan, action planning, evaluation planning, governance and policy creation. In addition to these critical pieces of the internal structure, Qmunity Camp NWT will build relationships with other NGO's and Indigenous Governments. This project will allow Qmunity Camp NWT to ensure that 2SIQTIP community members feel safe and included in on the land spaces.

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:

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CA X1A 2P1

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q3-00064

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Qmunity Camp NWT

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.