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Women – Ontario
Aboriginal Organizations
- Native Women in the Arts
- Not-for-profit organization for First Nations, Inuit and Métis women from diverse artistic disciplines who share a common interest in culture, art, community and the advancement of Indigenous peoples.
- Niagara Chapter of Native Women (N.C.N.W.)
- The Niagara Chapter of Native Women first came together for the purpose of organizing political activities and supporting one another in an urban environment.
- Ontario Native Women's Association
- ONWA is a provincial organization that represents Aboriginal women and their families on matters that effect the political, social, education, economic, and justice issues of their daily lives.
- Women's Secretariat of the Métis Nation of Ontario, The
- Encourages the full participation of all women within the MNO in helping to build a strong and healthy nation.
Health and Social Services
- Aboriginal Pre and Post Natal Nutrition Program
- This program was designed to ensure a healthy start in life for the next generation of Native people and emphasizes the importance of traditional teachings and spiritual beliefs.
- Source: Odawa Native Friendship Centre
- Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program
- The Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program is a federal program that offers support to urban Aboriginal women and their babies up to six months of age.
- Source: United Native Friendship Centre
- Alderville First Nation Women's Shelter – Anishnaabe Kwewag Gamig
- Provides a safe, supportive, temporary alternative to a violent home for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women and their children who are seeking refuge from abuse.
- Anduhyaun Inc.
- Anduhyaun Inc. strives to support Aboriginal women and their children in their efforts to maintain their cultural identity, their self-esteem, and their economic, physical and spiritual well-being.
- Beendigen Inc.
- Describes the services offered by Beendigen, an independent Native family healing agency that provides safety and shelter to Aboriginal women and children experiencing abuse.
- Birthing Centre
- Tsi Non:we Ionnakeratstha Ona:grahsta' is a maternal and child care centre with full time Aboriginal midwives providing a balance of traditional and contemporary midwifery services and programs.
- Source: Six Nations Health Services
- D'binooshnowin Crisis Centre
- Provides a safe haven for women & their children who are fleeing from any type of abusive situation or housing crisis and are in need of transitional support.
- Equay–wuk (Women's Group)
- Manages different programs to help women and their children who are experiencing family violence in the remote northern communities.
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Program
- The FASD Program is designed to help First Nation communities meet the needs of people whose lives are affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
- Source: Union of Ontario Indians
- Grandmother's Lodge
- Provides guidance to develop a relationship with ourselves and each other, our ancestors in a way that ensures collective healing.
- Source: Wharncliffe Wilderness Retreat & Learning Center
- 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.
- Mississauga Women's Shelter
- Provides a safe home for all women and thier childern, in any crisis situation.
- Source: Mississauga First Nation
- Native Women's Centre
- Provides safe, emergency shelter for all women, with or without children who are experiencing crisis in their lives due to family violence, homelessness, or conflict with the law.
- Native Women's Resource Centre
- The Native Women's Resource Centre is a culturally-based organization that delivers programs and services to empower and enrich Aboriginal women and children to build strong families and communities.
- Perinatal Program
- Through the teachings of the Medicine wheel the program is delivered to accommodate and meet the needs of individuals and families holistically in all four areas of our well being: emotional, mental physical and spiritual.
- Source: Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
- Prenatal / Post Natal Program
- The purpose of this program is to improve the health of Aboriginal mothers and their babies by offering a holistic and culturally sensitive prenatal and nutrition program.
- Source: N'Amerind (London) Friendship Centre
- Red Cedars Shelter
- Red Cedars is a holistic shelter, providing services and alternatives for families experiencing domestic abuse.
- Web Equay Mamow-No-Kii-Win
- To provide community resources to empower women, youth, and families of the Webequie First Nation.
- Source: Webequie First Nation
Justice and Women's Rights
- Aboriginal Women: No Rights to Land or Children
- In this text, Mabel Nipshank discusses the issues of violence against women and gender equality.
- Source: Education Wife Assault
- Indigenous Women
- Contains material relevant to both international women's rights and international indigenous rights and material which focuses on the intersection between these areas for the development of indigenous women's rights.
- Source: Bora Laskin Law Library – University of Toronto
Language, Heritage and Culture
- Emily Pauline Johnson (1861–1913) – Canadian Poetry Archive
- This a selection of Emily Pauline Johnson's work, born on March 10, 1861 on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario.
Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada
Outstanding Women
- Dr. Cornelia Wieman, Medicine
- This page introduces Dr. Corneilia Wieman who received the award for Medicine.
- Source: Indigenous Health Research Development Program
- Jamieson, Roberta
- This page profiles National Aboriginal Achievement Award winner Roberta Jamieson, a 45-year-old Mohawk woman who exposes traditional Iroquoian values to emerging democracies around the world.
- Source: Lakehead University
Professional Development and Employment
- Aboriginal Midwifery Training Program
- Provides background information about the Aboriginal Midwifery Training Program, the first formal training program for Aboriginal Midwives in Canada.
- Source: Six Nations Health Services
- Employment and Training Program
- The Employment Readiness Program is modeled on the teachings of the Medicine Wheel and provides training to Aboriginal people and helps them to find meaningful work.
- Source: Minwaashin Lodge
