2023–2024 call for proposals to promote equality and complementarity between First Nations and Inuit women and men

Issues related to equality between First Nations and Inuit women and men are a priority for the Government of Québec. First Nations and Inuit women play an important role in the life of their communities; they are strong drivers of economic, social, and cultural development. However, they also face specific challenges, as they are at the intersection of several situations of vulnerability. These challenges call for strong action.

With the aim of pursuing the work carried out under the 2021–2022 call for intent on sexual, spousal, and family violence in Indigenous contexts, the Secrétariat à la condition féminine (SCF) is launching a call for proposals to promote equality and complementarity between First Nations and Inuit women and men through concrete actions. This call for proposals is part of the implementation of the Government Strategy for Gender Equality 2022–2027 (PDF 1.52 Mb).

The general objectives of this call for proposals are as follows:

• Value the role of First Nations and Inuit women and girls as drivers of social, economic, political, and cultural development;
• Foster and promote egalitarian relationships between women and men within the First Nations and Inuit populations of Québec.

Projects must address one or more of the following priorities:

• Economic security and Indigenous women in governance positions:
  aims to support effective and innovative projects that encourage the participation of Indigenous women in economic development, or projects that promote Indigenous women’s entrepreneurship and leadership.
• Health and well-being of Indigenous women and girls:
  aims, for example, to support projects that promote healthy lifestyles among Indigenous women and girls (such as physical activity and sport) or projects that value the role of Indigenous women in transmitting traditional knowledge.
• Egalitarian and complementary relations between genders and sexes in an Indigenous context:
  aims, for example, to support projects that encourage the involvement of Indigenous youth in activities that promote complementary relationships between people of different sexes and genders, as well as in romantic relationships, or to produce campaigns promoting and raising awareness of egalitarian and complementary relationships.
• Defending the rights of Indigenous women and girls, including LGBTQ+ and two-spirit Indigenous people:
  aims to support projects that promote and defend the rights of Indigenous women and girls, as well as those of LGBTQ+ and two-spirit Indigenous people.

Any project that does not address one of these four priorities, but that meets at least one of the two main objectives of the call for proposals and is deemed relevant, remains eligible. Remaining projects are selected based on their quality and expected benefits.

For more information about the specific objectives, see the FAQ (PDF 137 Kb).

Projects funded for 2 years

Sex education and diversity project

Organization name

First Nations Education Council (FNEC)

Montant recommandé

$101,325

Nitishpatelimitishin (“I put myself first”)

Organization name

Puakuteu — Comité de femmes de Mashteuiatsh

Recommended amount

$150,000

Projects funded for 3 years

Campaign to raise awareness and promote First Nations women in politics

Organization name

Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador

Recommended amount

$150,000

Women, Politics, and Democracy group

Organization name

Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador

Recommended amount

$150,000

Cawanok

Organization name

Trois-Rivières Native Friendship Center

Recommended amount

$124,340

Atikamekw women’s secretariat

Organization name

Conseil de la Nation atikamekw

Recommended amount

$150,000

Mamo-Weriwin — Acting together

Organization name

Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan

Recommended amount

$150,000

Supporting ourselves and our partners to provide gender expansive safer services

Organization name

Indigenous Support Workers Project (ISWP)

Recommended amount

$150,000

Tuttuit expedition

Organization name

Nurrait | Jeunes Karibus

Recommended amount

$150,000

Qullik (traditional lamp used by Inuit women)

Organization name

Saqijuq – Change in wind direction

Recommended amount

$150,000

Legal support service for Indigenous women

Organization name

Native Para-Judicial Services of Quebec (NPJSQ)

Recommended amount

$150,000

Creation of a cultural arts troupe for young people

Organization name

Société de développement économique ilnu (SDEI)

Recommended amount

$150,000

Cultural reappropriation of two-spiritedness, sexual and gender diversity, and the decolonization of masculinities in an Indigenous environment

Organization name

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)

Recommended amount

140 415 $