Dodem Kanonhsa
Dodem Kanonhsa is a space for learning and fostering greater acceptance and understanding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples. They have a list of elders who do outreach work for a per diem donation and can speak on a variety of cultural topics. Attendance in this workshop is strongly recommended before meeting with an Elder/Traditional Resource Person.
Contact:
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto delivers programs and services to urban Native people and shares with non-Native interest groups. They are in process of hiring a community outreach director responsible for working with non-Native groups like Ryerson.
Contact:
General inquiries: reception@ncct.on.ca
Cultural department: michael.etherington@ncct.on.ca
416.964.9087
Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto
Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto provides programs that fall within six categories: housing, families, advocacy, employment, education and youth. They also hold cultural activities open to the public.
Contact:
The Native Women’s Association of Canada
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) works to advance the well-being of Aboriginal women and girls, as well as their families and communities through activism, policy analysis and advocacy.
NWAC was incorporated in 1974 and is one of the five officially recognized National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs) whose purpose is to represent and speak, at the national level, on behalf of Aboriginal women in Canada.
Files being addressed by NWAC include: education, employment and labour, environment, health, human rights and international affairs and violence with a special focus on missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls.
Funding is provided for the National Aboriginal Women’s Business Entrepreneurship Network, which offers a safe, supportive, collaborative, empowering and culturally supportive environment that addresses the unique challenges of female Aboriginal entrepreneurs and aspiring female Aboriginal entrepreneurs.
Contact:
Dawn Lavell-Harvard, PhD., President
155 International Road Unit #2 Akwesasne, Ontario K6H 5R7
Toll-free: 1-800-461-4043
or
1 Nicholas Street, 9th Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7
Tel: (613) 722-3033, Toll-free: 1-800-461-4043
Email: reception@nwac.ca
Na-me-res
Na-me-res is a safe space for Aboriginal men to learn new skills and live healthy lives on or off the streets. Staff members are trained to assist with housing and provide outreach services and skills development.
Contact:
Administration Office – 26 Vaughn Road, Toronto, ON
416.651.6750
Media Contact: John Wabegijik, admin officer
416.651.6750 x2228