Esquao, the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (IAAW), led a two-and-a-half-year project called Guardian Angels. With funding from Women and Gender Equality Canada, IAAW aimed to establish a “communication pipeline” to local Indigenous women through women’s groups across Alberta, including in northern, rural, and remote communities; engage in conversations to listen to the concerns and challenges Indigenous women; identify priorities; and build connections to services that advance the individual capacity of Indigenous women, their families, and communities by implementing actions on employment/training, poverty reduction, violence prevention and mental health & wellness.

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