Grants and Contributions:
Title:
To Remember and To Honour
Agreement Number:
AN190023
Agreement Value:
$49,938.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020
Description:
This 16-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: the coordination and support of commemoration initiatives with families affected in the Fort Nelson First Nation. This will include working alongside families to set up monthly gatherings, supporting families to attend the Sisters in Spirit vigil, supporting families to create a memorial to their loved one, building a permanent memorial informed by the families, and holding a feast leading to the unveiling of the memorial.
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:
Fort Nelson, British Columbia, CA V0C 1R0
Reference Number:
GC-2019-2020-Q2-090
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
Fort Nelson First Nation
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.