A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR FOR Aboriginal Women Aboriginal Women What you should know, where to go and who to call for What you should know, where to go and who to call for help in Brantford and Six Nations of the Grand River help in Brantford and Six Nations of the Grand River Acknowledgment Acknowledgment
Brantford Native Housing is grateful to The Department of Canadian Heritage for Brantford Native Housing is grateful to The Department of Canadian Heritage for funding The Brantford Aboriginal Domestic Violence Guide, a resource to assist funding The Brantford Aboriginal Domestic Violence Guide, a resource to assist Aboriginal women and their children, in the City of Brantford, live violence free Aboriginal women and their children, in the City of Brantford, live violence free lives. lives.
The Brantford Aboriginal Domestic Violence Guide provides information and The Brantford Aboriginal Domestic Violence Guide provides information and resources that support a holistic approach to safety, healing and over all well-being. resources that support a holistic approach to safety, healing and over all well-being.
Brantford Native Housing will continue to raise awareness of domestic violence Brantford Native Housing will continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the community and identify the available community supports specifically in the community and identify the available community supports specifically for Aboriginal women, their children and community service providers. The for Aboriginal women, their children and community service providers. The production of this Guidebook supports this initiative. production of this Guidebook supports this initiative.
The information in this guide is not intended to replace the advice and services of The information in this guide is not intended to replace the advice and services of community professionals such as counsellors, lawyers or health care providers. community professionals such as counsellors, lawyers or health care providers.
We hope the information in this Guidebook is useful to Aboriginal women and We hope the information in this Guidebook is useful to Aboriginal women and their children and the community as a whole. their children and the community as a whole.
1 A Practical Handbook for Aboriginal Women 1 A Practical Handbook for Aboriginal Women Nya:weh - Nia:wen - Thank You Nya:weh - Nia:wen - Thank You This Practical Handbook for Aboriginal Women would not have been This Practical Handbook for Aboriginal Women would not have been possible without the support of the BRAVE committee and their willingness to possible without the support of the BRAVE committee and their willingness to share Nova Vita’s Refrigerator Door (July 2012). Brantford Native Housing wishes share Nova Vita’s Refrigerator Door (July 2012). Brantford Native Housing wishes to express our gratitude to BRAVE and Nova Vita for their continued support of to express our gratitude to BRAVE and Nova Vita for their continued support of our efforts to develop a community wide healing strategy to end violence against our efforts to develop a community wide healing strategy to end violence against Aboriginal women living in the City of Brantford or Brant County. Aboriginal women living in the City of Brantford or Brant County.
Brantford Native Housing would like to thank its staff and community members Brantford Native Housing would like to thank its staff and community members who participated in the creation of this guide book. Their input came from a place of who participated in the creation of this guide book. Their input came from a place of compassion and Good Will that helped to transform an "idea" into a guide book that compassion and Good Will that helped to transform an "idea" into a guide book that will help families enhance their skills, health and well-being. will help families enhance their skills, health and well-being.
Ending Violence Against Aboriginal Women 2 Ending