Pope Francis must apologize for crimes against 2Spirit/Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ people in Canada
Friday, July 22, 2022 - (Winnipeg, Manitoba – Treaty #1 and the Homeland of the Red River Metis) In the ....
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Request for Proposal: Engaging Friendship Centres on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC), a not-for-profit organization, invites Indigenous legal and academic professionals to submit proposals ....
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Indigenous Human Rights Clinic Launches at Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
THUNDER BAY, ON MAY 25, 2022 – Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC), the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC), ....
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Request for Proposal: Consulting Services for Comprehensive Organizational Review
The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the services of a ....
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OFIFC’s Submission on the Ministry of Education’s Modernizing Public Education
On November 4, 2021, the government released 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Build Ontario. The document included a ....
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Ontario Providing Mental Health and Wellness Funding to the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Funding will support healing for Indian Residential School Survivors and Families TORONTO — Ontario is providing $812,500 to the Ontario ....
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Restoring and Revitalizing Indigenous Knowledge through Finishing the Sweetgrass Braid
New book a compendium of Indigenous knowledge and teachings from the Friendship Centre Movement Toronto, March 30, 2022 – ....
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2022 Pre-Budget Submission
Introduction: In Ontario, 85.5% of Indigenous people live off-reserve and receive vital services from Indigenous-governed community organisations such as Friendship ....
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Call for Proposals: Jordan’s Principle Information Toolkit for Urban Indigenous Communities
Jordan’s Principle Information Toolkit for Urban Indigenous Communities Call for Proposals January 14, 2022 Please review the attached document ....
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OFIFC’s statement regarding the tragic death of Heather Winterstein
It is with profound sorrow that the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) extends their condolences to the family ....
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An Indigenous lens on the Ontario housing crisis
Jennifer Dockstader, Executive Director of the Fort Erie Friendship Centre, spoke with the Toronto star about Ontario’s housing crisis and ....
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OFIFC’s Labour Force and Training Strategic Framework (Revised October 2020)
The OFIFC has established four strategic goals aimed at increasing urban Indigenous involvement in the labour force. By addressing systemic ....
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OFIFC Congratulates RoseAnne Archibald
The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) congratulates RoseAnne Archibald on her historic election victory to become the first ....
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OFIFC continues to mourn residential school survivors as Cowessess First Nation discovers over 600 unmarked graves
The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) is expressing its heartfelt sadness about the identification of over 600 unmarked ....
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Released Today: National Action Plan on MMIWG and 2SLGTBQQIA+ People
On the 2nd Anniversary of the release of the Final Report of the MMIWG National Inquiry the Core Working ....
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2021 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
(Ottawa) June 3, 2021—In response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and the Métis ....
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2SLGBTQQIA+ Sub-Working Group Releases their Report on the National Action Plan
The 2SLGBTQQIA+ Sub-Working Group, has released their report on the National Action Plan on MMIWG and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People See the ....
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OFIFC mourns 215 Indigenous children and all who suffered at residential schools
The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) is deeply saddened by the horrific news of finding 215 children buried ....
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OFIFC welcomes new Executive Director
May 10, 2021 — The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) is pleased to announce that, starting today, Gertie ....
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Revitalizing Indigenous Cultural Practices Key to Ending Gender-based Violence
Research confirms youth participation in rights-of-passage ceremonies can lead to a reduction in violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ ....
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