Saskatoon Indian and Metis Friendship Centre

Published purpose

This 24-month project will support a feminist response and recovery to address the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Saskatoon Indian & Métis Friendship Centre will achieve this by advocating for decision-making in health care, child welfare, and justice to include Indigenous women. The project will address racial and gender-based disparities, discriminatory legislation, policies, and/or practices that prevent underrepresented women and girls from fully participating in the social, political and economic spheres. It will develop and implement community-based approaches and design and implement policies and practices to increase women’s leadership all sectors. The project will host a gathering of Indigenous women, partners, and stakeholders to facilitate and develop an action plan to be distributed to Indigenous services users, partners, and stakeholders. It will be available for the public at large to address policies that oppress Indigenous women. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality.