Journal

Spotlight on Improving Accessibility and Promoting Affordable Housing

Intersections, Languages, and Youth: Elevating Voices and Integrating Culture and Language

A Policy Roadmap for Culturally Relevant Gender-Based Analysis (CRGBA)

Dementia Research Update: Supporting a Circle of Care

Climate Change and Water Issues on the Global Stage

Walking the RED Path Project: Re-forging Connections, Empowering Indigenous Women, and Driving Change

Legal Affairs & Justice Unit: A Focus on the Seven Grandfather Teachings

The Bridge Between Canada and the Rest of the Americas

A Message from the CEO

Promoting Reconciliation Through Art: “Change the Bill”

Economic Development: The New Indigenous Women’s Entrepreneur Accelerator Program

Legal: Progress on NWAC’s UNDRIP Interim Report

Communications Letter

MMIWG: The Indigenous Women’s Safety Council

Executive Policy Unit: The Art of Proposal Writing

Environment: NWAC Goes to COP 15

Capacity Building team: Engaging with the Provincial and Territorial Member Associations

A Message from the CEO

Communications and Marketing Team: New tools and campaigns, new followers, larger reach

Social Development Team: Revitalizing Indigenous languages

Legal Affairs and Justice Unit: Returning jurisdiction over child and family services to Indigenous bodies

International Unit: Bringing the message of inclusivity to COP27

Health Unit: The importance of intergenerational connections

Executive Policy: Shared learning on 2SLGBTQQIA+ perspectives

Environment Team: Focus on navigable waters and water carriers

Labour and Employment Policy Unit focuses on employment equity

Economic Development Team: Promoting Indigenous entrepreneurs

Message from the CEO

NWAC Communications: Gearing up for Truth and Reconciliation Day and the Sisters in Spirit Vigil

Preserving, Promoting, and Developing Indigenous Culture and Languages

Sisters in Spirit Vigil and Updated Safe Passage Website Mark Busy Fall for MMIWG Department

NWAC Stands Behind Indigenous Domestic Abuse Victim Who Fled to the U.S.

New Partnership Aims to Open Up Economic Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Dementia Research That’s Rooted in Cultural Connection and Community

NWAC Participates in A SHARED Future’s 2022 Summer Gathering

Water, Fish, and Climate Issues Continue to Be Focus of Environment Unit

#BeTheDrum: For Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Across Turtle Island

Message from CEO

MMIWG and Highlights From the Sharing Circle

Legal : Indigenous Self-Government and UNDRIP

International Advocacy: Reflecting the Health Realities of Indigenous Women, Two-Spirit, Transgender, and Gender-Diverse People

Shining the Spotlight on Generation 4 Equality

The Art of the Policy Brief

Environment : COP27 to Water Carriers to Disaster Preparedness: Fall 2022 a Busy Time for Environment Unit

The Heritage Language Project: Algonquian Languages

Communications

A Message from the CEO

Shining the Spotlight on MMIWG

On the International Front

Communications Department: New Websites, New Building, and New President

R v Brown: What This Means for Overincarceration and Violence Against Indigenous Women

Indigenous Women’s Perspectives on Adequate Housing

Environmental Unit: Ensuring the Perspectives of the People We Serve Are Part of Decision Making

Desire to Reclaim Indigenous Languages

Economic Development

Engaging and Advocating on Health Policy

Message from the CEO

MMIWG Department: Safe Passage work continues

The Resiliency Lodge Chelsea

Health Team: Project to increase Indigenous-led health service delivery

Communications Department: Bringing attention to MMIWG2S

RCMP body worn cameras: Balancing transparency and privacy

International advocacy as a tool

Health Policy Team: The Indigenous Maternity Experiences Project

Executive Policy Team: Implementing Culturally Relevant Gender Based Analysis

Environment Department: The impact of global warming

Heritage Language Project: Acknowledging Métis Identity

Economic Development Department: Identifying data about the most vulnerable Indigenous people

Community Support Worker Training

A Message from the CEO

CIHR Cannabis and Mental Health

This month, we are shining a spotlight on a project called Establishing Research Priorities: An Exploration of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Women and Gender-Diverse People’s Needs in Cannabis and Mental Health. Funded by Canadian Institute of Health Research and Mental Health Commission of Canada, this project lies within NWAC’s cannabis and health program area.

#BeTheDrum for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs

If you aren’t already familiar with NWAC’s Indigenous women’s entrepreneur navigation program called #BeTheDrum, you can check out our website.

IT apprenticeships, gender advocacy, and gender-based analysis projects add up to a busy November

The social development team has had a busy November continuing some ongoing projects and securing funding for new ones.

Holiday Season In The Resiliency Lodge

Many Indigenous people decorate a tree at this time of year to celebrate the holidays. And, thanks to a resurgence of crafting among First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women, the holiday trees in many homes are taking on a truly Indigenous flare.

Kci-Niwesq: The Female Side Of All Life

For almost a year, NWAC’s communications team has been producing regular editions of our e-zine, Kci-Niwesq, to uplift the voices of Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people.

NWAC Stands in Solidarity with Indigenous Children

It is one thing for Canada to discriminate against Indigenous women, mothers, grandmothers, and aunties. It is quite another to discriminate against Indigenous kids. NWAC opposes Canada’s ongoing litigation against Indigenous kids.

From Sexual and Reproductive Health to Dementia Care, Emphasis on Being informed

With funding from the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Indigenous Services Canada (FNIHB), NWAC was able to conduct research on forced sterilization. Our work included conducting a thematic analysis of recommendations on forced sterilization and holding engagement sessions with Indigenous women to explore sexual and reproductive health needs and priorities.

Creating transformative change to save lives and achieve health equity

One of the projects that the NWAC health team is working on is researching the co-development of distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation.

Shining a Spotlight: Environment

NWAC’s environment team continues to work on important projects related to water, climate change, biodiversity and transportation issues.