CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks

Published purpose

Through this 14-month project, CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people by challenging assumptions, centering 2SLGBTQI+ stories and perspectives, and celebrating their contributions through documenting the ways they challenged the status quo and demanded an HIV response for Indigenous communities across Canada. This will be achieved through the collaboration of a 2SLGBTQI+ advisory committee and elders/knowledge keepers with a film production team to co-create a documentary on these topics. The development of a community-screening facilitators’ guide and the hosting of community screening events across the country will help support inclusive engagement efforts, lead conversations, and generate awareness on the 2SLGBTQI+ contribution to Indigenous wellbeing, including by creating access to HIV prevention education, testing, and treatment. Historical, archival, educational, and celebratory, this project is truly for, with, by, and about 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous people. At the end of the project, and the impact evaluation report will be produced to assess the awareness-raising of the film screening participants.