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ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT / VISION

We have a vision of Indigenous communities where all individuals have an opportunity to develop their talents in order to achieve their full potential.

We see communities where all Indigenous peoples can lead healthy lifestyles by maintaining balance in their spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health.

We see communities where all Indigenous peoples can build a sense of pride and achieve a strong identification of who they are; where they seek to broaden their knowledge of the issues that affect them and their relationship with the environment and the land.

We see communities where all Indigenous peoples have an opportunity to learn their history and traditional ways while attaining a high level of academic education; where all Indigenous children can be proud of who they are and be comfortable in a predominantly non-Indigenous environment.

We see a community where all Indigenous peoples accept and exercise their responsibilities to contribute to a strong community. We also envision an Indigenous community that understands and respects the diversity and uniqueness of all Indigenous Nations (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit).

We see a community that communicates with other communities and works in unity with all Indigenous organizations to ensure a strong voice in maintaining Indigenous and treaty rights. This is a community that assumes responsibility in selecting leaders who represent diverse voices.

Accessibility & Communications

Our goal at NWAC is to provide all materials — policy reports, surveys, distributed materials, communications pieces, and so on — in accessible formats. We:

  • Provide Word documents instead of PDFs for attachments
  • Provide Word versions of online surveys
  • Use plain language in all communications and materials
  • Use alt text for captions and image descriptions
  • Offer closed-captioning services for video-conferencing sessions
  • Provide accessibility needs forms to event participants
  • Use larger font sizes in email communications


Media Contact:

For information, or to arrange an interview, contact:

Annette Goerner
annette@sparkadvocacy.ca
+1 (613) 818-6941

Pour obtenir plus d’information ou prendre des dispositions pour une interview, contacter:

Annette Goerner
annette@sparkadvocacy.ca
+1 (613) 818-6941


About The Native Women’s Association of Canada
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is a National Indigenous Organization representing the political voice of Indigenous women, girls, transgender, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people in Canada, inclusive of First Nations on and off reserve, status and non-status, disenfranchised, Métis and Inuit. An aggregate of Indigenous women’s organizations from across the country, NWAC was founded on the collective goal to enhance, promote and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well-being of Indigenous women within their respective communities and Canada societies.

À propos de l'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada

L'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC) est une organisation autochtone nationale qui représente la voix politique des femmes, des filles, des transgenres, des bispirituels et des personnes de sexe différent au Canada, y compris les membres des Premières nations vivant dans les réserves et hors réserve, les Indiens inscrits et non inscrits, les personnes privées de leurs droits, les Métis et les Inuits. Regroupant des organisations de femmes autochtones de tout le pays, l'AFAC a été fondée dans le but collectif d'améliorer, de promouvoir et de favoriser le bien-être social, économique, culturel et politique des femmes autochtones au sein de leurs communautés respectives et des sociétés canadiennes.