Save the Children Canada - OM for/pour Oherokon Rites of Passage

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund

Grant typeYOF - Family Innovations

Amount awarded$255,000

Duration36 months

Year2022-2023

Location served

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Champlain

Population servedIndigenous parents, guardians, and caregivers (i.e., First Nations, Metis and/or Inuit), Parents, guardians, and caregivers and/or their children who are two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (2SLGBTQ+), Parents, guardians, and caregivers and/or their children living with disabilities or special needs, Parents, guardians, and caregivers living in rural, remote and/or Northern communities, Parents, guardians, and caregivers and/or their children in conflict or at risk of being in conflict with the law, Parents, guardians, and caregivers at risk of contact or in contact with child welfare services, Parents, guardians, and caregivers in low income situations, Parents, guardians, and caregivers whose children are at-risk of dropping out or have dropped out of school

DescriptionDelivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $255,000 grant over 3 years to create Haudenosaunee University, a space to achieve a better understanding of Haudenosaunee history, cultural practices, language that will better inform their identity to live healthier lifeways guided by Haudenosaunee worldview in Akwesasne for parents, caregivers and guardians in the Akwesahsne Mohawk Nation.

Grant resultCreating safe spaces for Indigenous and/or Black parents, guardians and caregivers to strengthen relationships, build strong community and cultural connections, and heal from trauma

Grant statusActive