I have participated at numerous provincial and National tables to create policy change, address systemic discrimination and advocating for gender equality and equity. We are committed to providing services that strengthen communities and guarantee the preservation of Indigenous culture, identity, art, language and heritage. Established in 1971, ONWA delivers culturally enriched programs and services to Indigenous women and their families regardless of their status or locality. ONWA works with people to help! “Having previously worked with INAC, I am familiar with, and inspired by, the great work that ONWA does THUNDER BAY – The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) is about to undergo some changes in leadership. “We are confident that with her leadership and dedication, the newly established Ontario Native Women’s Charitable Foundation will surely garner the same level of success and will lead to further growth and advancement for Aboriginal women and their families.”The recruitment process for ONWA’s new Executive Director is underway and is being lead by Higgins Executive Search, a retainer search firm that has not only pioneered Aboriginal executive search, but has conducted more successful Aboriginal executive search engagements than any other firm in Canada. Membership provides Indigenous women the support, capacity development opportunities, and visibility they need to further enhance their lives. ONWA Executive Director Cora McGuire-Cyrette interview on CBC Radio’s Up North with Waubgeshig Rice My knowledge has grown over the years as have my life experiences and personal growth … We will be good teachers and guides for our youth and make space for them in our work.We will trust in ourselves and in each other that we can realize this vision. Our company, ONWA Marine Electronics Co. Ltd. , is primarily engaged in the design and manufacture of marine electronics equipment, specializing in navigational and communications apparatus carrying the ONWA brand. ONWA Membership provides Indigenous women within Ontario the opportunity to collectively influence both national and provincial policies and legislation as it relates to issues that affect them.Chapters are incorporated organizations, and Councils are non-incorporated grassroot women’s organizations. We call on Indigenous women across Ontario to take up their leadership role in the family and in the communityThe Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) is a not for profit organization to empower and support all Indigenous women and their families in the province of Ontario through research, advocacy, policy development and programs that focus on local, regional and provincial activities. We will create new ways of healing families that are based on the cultural teachings. To do that we will, through all of our actions and words, not carry forward the abuse.We will speak the truth because we will know what the truth is. KP-1299C (New Gen) KP-1299A (New Gen) KP-1299 (New Gen) The Council members will help address issues of violence affecting their communities. All Rights Reserved. “I look forward to continuing my work with ONWA in this new role as we work together to improve the lives of Aboriginal women and their families.”The Ontario Native Women’s Charitable Foundation has been established to further support Aboriginal Women in the struggle to improve their socio-economic conditions, and to assist with legal supports and educational scholarships to foster independence and leadership development at the community level.Kennedy will be transitioning to the Foundation to facilitate its development and to ensure its launch in the late fall of 2013.“To date, ONWA – as a unified voice for equity, equality and justice for Aboriginal women and their families across Ontario – has made tremendous strides under Betty’s direction,” says Dr. Originally from Chapleau Cree First Nation, located in Treaty 9 Territory, Erin comes to ONWA with a great deal of experience and knowledge regarding the issues that affect Aboriginal women and their families.
Learn more, including about available controls: See more of Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) on FacebookSee more of Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) on FacebookALL ONWA VIRTUAL OFFICES ARE CLOSED on Monday, August 3, 2020 This includes participating at the National Roundtable for Missing & Murdered Indigenous women, National Indigenous Women’s Summit, Provincial Summit on Sexual Violence and Harassment, Joint Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women, Indigenous Human Trafficking Committee, Urban Indigenous Policy Engagement Table, Indigenous Housing Strategy, Special Priority Policy Table, Ontario Indigenous Housing Support Services Board of Directors and the Urban Indigenous Health Table. Jej ojciec jest prezydentem i dyrektorem naczelnym spółki Her work is also international in scope. I was co-editor of the original volume on Indigenous Mothering entitled “Until Our Hearts Are on the Ground: Aboriginal Mothering, Oppression, Resistance and Rebirth”, and also released a book along with Kim Anderson, entitled “Mothers of the Nations”, and co-edited a book with Jennifer Brant entitled “Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada”.I strongly believe that to heal the damage done by colonization Indigenous women must reclaim their leadership roles within our families, communities and nations.