Carrier Sekani Family Services Society

Published purpose

This 27-month project will use a logic model for social change and evaluation to support Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors and their families through film and online media. Carrier Sekani Family Services Society will achieve this by creating 10 short films of women and girls who live in communities along the Highway of Tears who will tell their stories and share wisdom on themes such as healthy relationships, cultural practices and their life experiences addressing gender-based violence and discrimination. The films will be used to highlight specific Calls for Justice to challenge and reverse negative stereotypes towards Indigenous women and girls and their communities. For broader reach and impact, a social media campaign will strategically connect the content of each film to the corresponding Calls for Justice. This project will engage GBV survivors, ensuring all aspects of the project activities are trauma-informed and survivor-led from production to screening. The impact of this logic model for social change and evaluation will also be assessed through a third-party evaluation, including its potential to be adapted and replicated. By the end of the project, Carrier Sekani Family Services Society will have developed a promising practice and will have shared it with the wider GBV sector, to further strengthen supports to Indigenous population of GBV survivors and their families in Canada.