What has to happen?
As an Aboriginal woman proud of her heritage and mindful of the social ills affecting all aspects of indigenous life I ask a simple question, "What has to happen?" What has to happen so that true and lasting health and wellness return to Aboriginal communities across all of Canada? To ...

Will the Phoenix of healing rise from the ashes?
A contact sent me a rather interesting story which ran originally in the North Shore Outlook, a local north Vancouver newspaper. The headline read: Squamish elders torch drug den. When I was able to get past the fact that the writer hadn't capitalized Elders, I read the article and was ...



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Wellspring Women's Recovery & Relapse Prevention Program
Wellspring Recovery Program is sponsored by Hope Mission Womenâ??s Emergency Shelters. Currently has 14 beds available for women serious about making positive changes.
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Windows of Opportunity
A statistical profile of substance use among women in their childbearing years in Alberta. Executive Summary - 2004
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Battered Womens Support Services
Provides counselling and advocacy for women survivors of violence in relationships. We also provide education and training on violence against women and related issues.
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First Nations Breast Cancer Society
...a non-profit organization in the province of British Columbia ... Its mandate is to offer breast cancer education and support to First Nations women.
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Aboriginal Mother Centre Society
...provides a safe, child-friendly setting where Aboriginal women can gather.
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Sisters In Spirit
In Canada, Aboriginal women continue to be targets of hatred and violence based on their gender and their race. Sisters in Spirit is a campaign to right this deeply rooted wrong .
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Awo Taan Native Women's Shelter
Provides services and programs to women and children from all cultures, who have suffered from family violence and all forms of abuse, in a uniquely Aboriginal atmosphere.
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Help Find Rachel Quinney's Killer
Information wanted for the murder of Rachel Quinney.
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