PRINCE GEORGE URBAN ABORIGINAL JUSTICE SOCIETY

Published purpose

The Recipient agrees to provide justice related professionals and para-professionals from community partners with a number of workshops, namely: three interactive workshops for up to 30 community members to increase their knowledge of Indigenous cultural and spiritual practices, a four-day Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) awareness workshop for up to 36 participants to increase professional caregivers' ability to support Indigenous clients, and three one-hour lunch orientation sessions to cultural practices and ceremony to approximately 10 court professional each to increase knowledge of cultural practices and the important of healing plans attached to court orders. The project will therefore increase cultural competency in the community by providing information and awareness related to Indigenous culture, traditions and practices.