Kizhaay Anishinaabe Niin Program
Program Overview:
Kizhaay Anishinaabe Niin is a culturally relevant program that supports healthy relationships and Indigenous identities through one to one supports, group-based services, participant-based activities, public awareness activities, networking and partnership building.
Program Goal:
The overall purpose of the Kizhaay Anishinaabe Niin program is to end all forms of violence towards Indigenous women.
Program Objectives:
- Improved self-esteem and sense of identity among urban Indigenous men within the program;
- Reduced instances of violence against Indigenous women from men who have received program supports including those who were reintegrated into the community;
- Reduced stigma around con-versation on violence against Indigenous women; and
- Increased collaboration between Friendship Centres and Delivery Sites, levels of government and other agencies to support efforts to reduce instances of violence.