Current Media Releases

2010

• The 6th Annual Full Moon Memory Walk

   

   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  (August 16, 2010)

   The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has been asked to share the following information regarding the 6th Annual Full Moon Memory Walk on behalf of:  the Ontario Native Women’s Association, Biidaajwun Inc. Lakehead University Native Students Association, Beendigen Inc., Thunder Bay...

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• Walk and Candlelight Vigil for Maisy and Shannon

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  (September 3rd, 2010)

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  The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has been asked to share the following information:

  A Walk and Candlelight vigil will be held for Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander in Kitigan Zibi, QC on Monday, September 6th 2010.

   

  Maisy Odjick and...
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• Take Action: Host a Sisters In Spirit Vigil On October 4th
   Press Release --- For Immediate Release

  Ottawa, ON (September 2, 2010) -- Aboriginal women and girls are facing the most pervasive human rights crisis in Canada today. In effort to address the issue, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is encouraging Canadians to take action by hosting a Sisters In Spirit Vigil on October 4th 2010.

   

  NWAC and its national partners KAIROS, Amnesty...
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• NWAC offers warm welcome to new Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada (INAC)
   Press Release --- For Immediate Release

  Ottawa ON (August 10, 2010)-- The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) would like to extend a warm welcome to John Duncan, the newly appointed Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (INAC) and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians.

   

  John Duncan, a Conservative MP for B.C. will replace Chuck Strahl, who has held the post since 2007, and...
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• The Native Women’s Association of Canada Releases Action Plan for Aboriginal Women
  Ottawa ON (August 3, 2010) --The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) will attend the meeting of the Council of the Federation this week, in Winnipeg MB, alongside Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial Premiers. The Premiers and leaders of National Aboriginal organizations will meet in the northern Manitoba town of Churchill, on August 4th, to discuss Canada’s Economic Action Plan and how the unique experiences of Aboriginal peoples will be reflected within...
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• NWAC letter to supporters of the Sisters In Spirit initiative

  Dear friends,

  The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has just recently learned of and would like extend our appreciation for the support by NDP MP Irene Mathyssen and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) in their creation of a petition to ensure that the Federal Government take steps to renew funding for Phase II of the Sisters In Spirit (SIS) initiative called “Evidence to Action.”

   For the past five...

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• NWAC welcomes applications for the 2010 Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award prized at $1,000

  Ottawa ON (July 15, 2010) --The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is pleased to announce it will now be accepting applications for the 2010 Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award. Prized at $1,000 the award will be granted to four young Aboriginal women in Canada who are pursuing their post secondary studies.

  Every year the NWAC Youth Department and Youth Council awards the Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award to four women under the age of 30 who demonstrate...
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• Daleen Muskego Memorial Awareness Run
  MEDIA ADVISORY

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

  (July 9, 2010) The Native Women's Association of Canada has been asked by the Muskego family to share the following information: An Awareness Walk/Memorial Run will be held in Saskatoon from July 13-16 by the Muskego family in dedication to the memory of the Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada. Daleen Bosse (Muskego) is one such woman who went missing in May, 2004 in Saskatoon. Her remains were...
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• We Remember Cherisse Houle
  New Update: We Remember Cherisse Houle

  http://www.nwac.ca/programs/we-remember

   
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• NWAC Champions the Safety and Wellbeing of Elders, Grandmothers, and Grandfathers on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) June 15, 2010

  Ottawa, ON (June 15, 2010) – On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) wishes to acknowledge the gift of our Elders, grandmothers and grandfathers, and encourages all Aboriginal communities to raise awareness and commit to action to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of our grandmothers and grandfathers.

   

  Over the past year, NWAC has developed and implemented a qualitative research project...
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