Ottawa-Gatineau

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Education

Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education – Equity Services

Works to provide support for Aboriginal members of the University community including specialized peer and motivational counselling for Aboriginal students and staff, and, when resources permit, offers an Elder-on-Campus program.

Source: Carleton University

Mamidosewin Native Student Centre

Provides a warm, supportive and welcoming environment along with opportunities for career, academic and personal counselling, as well as traditional healing, meeting with elders, attending socials and educational workshops.

Source: Algonquin College

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Employment

Kagita Mikam

Provides a cooperative working relationship with all Aboriginal First Nations, organizations and associations within the service catchment area.

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Friendship Centres

Odawa Native Friendship Centre (Ottawa)

The Odawa Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit organization serving the Aboriginal community in the Ottawa-Carleton Region of Eastern Ontario and surrounding communities.

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Health and Social Services

Aboriginal Programs

The Odawa Native Friendship Centre offers programs for all age groups and needs.

Source: Odawa Native Friendship Centre

Makonsag Aboriginal Head Start (MAHS)

MAHS provides children with activities that help them become self-confident and grow mentally, socially, emotionally and physically.

Minwaashin Lodge – Aboriginal Women's Support Centre

Minwaashin Lodge - Aboriginal Women's Support Centre, provides services and programs for Aboriginal women, men, children, and youth, who are direct and inter-generational survivors of family violence.

Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre

The OICC website provides information about its events and programs that are designed for Inuit children and their families living in the Ottawa area.

Source: Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre

Pinganodin Lodge

Provides a transitional home for Aboriginal men who want a safe place to help them heal from the effects of alcohol and drug abuse through integration of Aboriginal spirituality with contemporary clinical approaches.

Source: Shared Learnings in Homelessness

Tungasuvvingat Inuit

Tungasuvvingat Inuit provides Inuit specific programs, services, and support to empower and enhance the lives of Inuit.

Urban Inuit Diabetes Awareness and Prevention – Type 2 Diabetes

This web site explains, the risks, symptoms and prevention methods of Diabetes Type 2, a serious disease.

Source: Tungasuvvingat Inuit

Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health

The mandate of the Centre is to create and deliver culturally-sensitive services that will prevent ill health, treat illness and provide support and aftercare.

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Housing and Infrastructure

Gignul Non-Profit Housing Corporation

This organization is committed to a holistic and comprehensive approach to housing that includes both Aboriginal people at risk of losing their housing and those who are currently homeless.

Larga Homes (Edmonton, Alberta) and Larga Baffin (Ottawa, Ontario)

Larga homes provides affordable housing for Aboriginal peoples.

Madawan Lodge

The original objective of the Madawan lodge is to respond to the Ottawa homelessness crisis as well as to provide affordable rental accommodation for Aboriginal seniors.

Source: Gignul Non Profit Housing Corporation

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Justice and Policing

Aboriginal Legal Services Division – University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic

Strives to ensure that Aboriginal people have meaningful access to the justice system, and that they are treated fairly, equitably, and with respect when they come into contact with the justice system.

Source: University of Ottawa

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Language, Heritage and Culture

Kateri Native Ministry of Ottawa

The Kateri Native Ministry of Ottawa is a Christian Native Ministry with a Catholic orientation, committed to the healing and reconciliation of aboriginal people.

Ottawa Regional Metis Council

The Ottawa Regional Metis Council organizes events and community activities in the Ottawa area.

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