Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Reports results from second phase of a twenty-year study on the impact of program designed to provide physical, mental, emotional and cultural supports to children between the ages of 7-12. Research sites were Red Lake, Timmins, Sudbury, Midland, and Niagara, Ontario.
Related Material: Phase I Baseline Report: Final Report.
Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being, vol. 4, no. 3, 2019, pp. 58-62
Description
Describes partnership involving Greater Sudbury Police Service and the N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre to create a project with the goal of reducing violence against Indigenous women and girls. Project is titled Looking Ahead to Build the Spirit of Our Women--Learning to Live Free From Violence.
Discusses partnership initiated by the N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre and the Greater Sudbury Police Service in response to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Goal of the project is to collaborate with community groups and establish a positive relationship focused on preventative measures.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 2018, p. Article 2
Description
Provides qualitative evidence of the benefits of integrating traditional Indigenous healing practices -- in particular the sweat lodge ceremony -- into the Western treatment model, Seeking Safety.