Violence against Indigenous women in Montreal ‘staggering’ due to shelter, housing shortages says organization
An organization in Montreal that helps Indigenous women says the rates of violence because of…
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Ottawa announces $103M for new Indigenous shelters and transitional housing
The federal government says it’s going provide $103.8 million for the new construction and operational…
House of the Barred: Kenora shelters keeping out people with few options
James Necanapenace from Grassy Narrows First Nation has been living on Kenora’s streets for roughly…
Federal government to open applications for Indigenous shelters across Canada
The federal government says it will soon open applications to build emergency shelters and transitional…
Quebec adds $233 million to fight domestic violence after spate of killings this year
‘The plan and the investments we are announcing today contain a lot of measures… to offer proper services to First Nations and Inuit.’
Front line workers sound the alarm over domestic abuse and empty shelters
According to several shelters for Indigenous women in Quebec, domestic violence does not end with…
Pauktuutit says federal announcement for women’s shelters ‘concrete action toward meaningful reconciliation’
Ottawa to pay an estimated $20 million to build five shelters for Inuit women and children
National survey finds Indigenous women experiencing higher rates of violence during first months of pandemic
During the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ketsia Houde-MacLellan, acting executive director of the…
Pauktuutit urges Trudeau to reconsider shelter plan for Inuit women
Organization wants four shelters built in the north and one in Ottawa.