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Title:
Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak - Honouring, Remembering and Respecting Missing and Murdered Métis Women, Girls anf Gender-Diverse People
Agreement Number:
AN190092
Agreement Value:
$500,000.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
This 20-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: create an educational toolkit to help end gender-based violence and other root causes of MMIWG in Métis communities. The toolkit will provide artwork, stories, and the strengths of Métis women as well as to deliver tools to organize a ceremony to honour Métis women in local communities across the homeland.
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:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2P 0M6
Reference Number:
GC-2019-2020-Q2-063
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak
Program:
Department for Women and Gender Equality
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.