Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto was established February 21, 1990. ALST was formed following a needs assessment by the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto in the mid-1980s. The Centre had been operating legal-related programs for Aboriginal people in Toronto but concluded an agency dedicated to this issue was needed.Mission Statement …
The Aboriginal Mapping Network [AMN] was established in 1998 as a joint initiative of the Gitxsan and Ahousaht First Nations and Ecotrust Canada. The AMN now has a mandate to support aboriginal and indigenous peoples facing similar issues, such as land claims, treaty negotiations and resource development, with common tools, …
To maintain a consultative framework of Inuit, Métis and Non-Status Indian representative organizations through which governments can address the social, economic, political and cultural issues affecting the lives of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples
Mission StatementARC-A works towards the transformation of the relationships between Atlantic Canadian society and Aboriginal peoples. Through education, research, advocacy, and action this regional coalition of churches, other faith bodies, and regional social justice groups works in solidarity with Aboriginal peoples. ARC-A seeks to embody the partnership by building authentic …
PurposeTo promote justice for the First Nations of Canada, seeking to be a partner with them in education, research and advocacy.ActivitiesSupporting the relationship of First Nations to land and ocean; promoting environmental connections (forestry, mining, offshore exploration, water pollution etc.).Organization Type * Canadian Coalition or Network of NGOs
Project North was initiated by national Christian churches in Canada in September 1975 in response to the mega-development projects taking place in northern Canada.Objectives: ARC works towards the transformation of the relationship between Canadian society and Aboriginal peoples. Through eduction, research, advocacy and action, this coalition of national churches, faith …
AGAS is an indigenous organization re-organized in 1986 from the original Abra Cultural Minorities Association (ACMA). In a general assembly on Dec. 8, 1986, a new set of by-laws and officers were drawn up and elected by the bodyOBJECTIVES 1. To serve as a forum for the tribals (Tingguians or …
Abya-Yala is a private institution without aims of profit with 25 years of work in the Latin American indigenous scope.It began its activities in 1975 and was officially approved byMinisterial Agreement number 602 of May 15, 1986.Its purposes are:To rescue, to document and to spread the cultural values of the …
Abya Yala Fund [AYF] was created by and for Indigenous Peoples from Central and South America and Mexico. Abya Yala is a Kuna [Panama] word meaning Continent of Life which includes all of the Americas. Abya Yala has become a universal concept for Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and stands …
Centre is responsible for the advancement Anti racism, Multiculturalism, advocacy on immigrant and refugees iesues, monitoring hate crimes and hate activities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered issues, disability issues, Aboriginal issues
