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Title:

Healing Sharing Circles

Agreement Number:

AN190124

Agreement Value:

$200,000.00

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, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: working with those affected to support their grieving process and promote healing through the coordination for four healing circles and in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Ile-a-la-Cross . In addition each community hopes to establish a commemoration wall.

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:

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA S7K 1E1

Reference Number:

GC-2019-2020-Q2-145

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient's Legal Name:

Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Saskatchewan Inc.

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.