Family Violence Initiative

COMPENDIUM OF PROMISING PRACTICES TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE SAFETY OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA

SUMMARY LIST OF PROMISING PRACTICES

HISTORICAL LEGACY

Residential School Healing
Program Community Province / Territory
Aboriginal Survivors For Healing Inc. Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
Embracing Our Human-ness Yellowknife Northwest Territories
Gwich'in Wellness Camp Inuvik Northwest Territories
Nah Dah Mah Dah Win - Moving Forward Together br> Residential School Healing And Reconciliation Project Southwold Ontario
Together For Justice On Language, Violence And responsibility Watson lake Yukon
Warrior Programs Edmonton Alberta

Healing and Renewal of Family Roles and Responsibilities
Program Community Province / Territory
Appreciative Inquiry (Program for Men who use Violence) Yellowknife Northwest Territories
Auntie Blanche's Iskwewak Program: Strengthening the Inner Family Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Awakening The Warrior Within Victoria British Columbia
Community Adult Services: Alternative to Violence Program Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Family Healing and Wellness Centre Bear Island Ontario
Family Healing Program Vancouver British Columbia
Mamowichihitowin Community Wellness Program Hinton Alberta
Men's Family Violence Program Ohsweken Ontario

Healing and Renewal of Family Roles and Responsibilities
Program Community Province / Territory
Mi'kmaw Men's Intervention Program Eskasoni Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaq Family Pride Summerside Prince Edward Island
North End Women's Centre Winnipeg Manitoba
Paqtnkek First Nation Women's Group to End Family Violence Afton Nova Scotia
Respectful Relationships Alert Bay British Columbia
Suqqakkut Clyde River Nunavut
The Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre (Spirit of Peace Program) Winnipeg Manitoba
Wahbung Abinoonjiiag Inc. Winnipeg Manitoba
Women's Healing – Play Circle Program / Breaking the Silence Program / Family Violence Prevention Program Winnipeg Manitoba

Support for Parents
Program Community Province / Territory
Aboriginal Mother Centre Vancouver British Columbia
Aboriginal Mothers Advocacy Project Edmonton Alberta
Mi'kmaq Family Pride Summerside Prince Edward Island
Sacred Child Program Ottawa Ontario

ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

Healing and Reintegration of Offenders
Program Community Province / Territory
Alternatives To Violence Iqaluit Nunavut
Buffalo Sage Wellness House (BSWH) Section 81 Healing Lodge Edmonton Alberta
Community Holistic Healing Program Wanipigow Manitoba
Elsipogtog Restorative Justice Program Elsipogtog New Brunswick
Seven Sparks Healing Path Program Halifax Nova Scotia
Sken:Nen A'Onsonton (To Become Peaceful Again) Kahnawake Quebec
Spousal Abuse Counselling Program Rankin Inlet Nunavut
Sturgeon Victim Services Association Morinville Alberta
Waseya Holistic Healing Program Sant-Alphonse-Rodriguez Quebec

Alternatives to Gangs
Program Community Province / Territory
Breaking the Cycle of Violence Winnipeg Manitoba
Pohna: Keepers of the Fire Edmonton Alberta
Regina Anti-Gang Services Project (RAGS) Regina Saskatchewan
Str8Up For Males And Females Exiting Gangs Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Warrior Spirit Walking Prince Albert Saskatchewan

Access to Justice Services
Program Community Province / Territory
Aboriginal Restorative Justice Program Winnipeg Manitoba
Mi'kmaw Venture Project Eskasoni Nova Scotia
The Domestic Violence Treatment Option Court & The Community Wellness Court (Yukon) Whitehorse Yukon
The Non-Shelter Family Violence And Community Justice Program Fort Providence Northwest Territories

Affordable Housing for Survivors of Violence
Program Community Province / Territory
Aboriginal Elder Support Program Vancouver British Columbia
Affordable Housing For Victims Of Violence And Vulnerable Aboriginal People Southwold Ontario