Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Finding Peace; Yukon MMIWG Memorial and Commemoration
Agreement Number:
AN190137
Agreement Value:
$195,550.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 20, 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 in collaboration with families to create a memorial monument, developing a website to archive individual stories, coordinating a welcome home ceremony, and developing and implementing an engagement and communication strategy to involve and educate the broader public on issues related to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S individuals.
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:
Whitehorse, Yukon, CA Y1A 2H3
Reference Number:
001-2019-2020-Q3-00011
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Aboriginal recipient
Recipient's Legal Name:
Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council
Program:
Women's Program
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.