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Walking the red path

This project aims to address the impacts of colonialism and intergenerational trauma by empowering Indigenous women, breaking barriers to HIV prevention and treatment, and driving change for a healthier future.

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Walking the red path

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  1. Walking the red path Re-forging connections, Empowering Indigenous women to heal, and Driving change for a healthy future

  2. History of colonialism and intergenerational trauma Indigenous women have been significantly marginalized by the impact of colonization and the Residential School system. Government policies that have impoverished Indigenous communities have left Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse peoples susceptible to exploitation and violence. Racism and discrimination have denied the dignity and self-worth of Indigenous women making them further at risk of violence. The complex and intersecting impacts of this legacy have led to higher rates of incarceration amongst Indigenous women.

  3. Indigenous women represent 4% of Canada’s total female population but 43% of Canada’s total incarcerated female population Indigenous women represent the fastest growing prison population in canada, even in comparison to men

  4. What does the average female Indigenous inmate look like?

  5. “…I definitely think that being as Aboriginal women, we definitely need to haveprograms directly regarding our spirituality, our culture, and our traditions and thebeliefs that we carry with us.” - Unnamed incarcerated Indigenous woman

  6. Indigenous women and HIV

  7. Indigenous women and HIV • HIV services are not designed with Indigenous women in mind and are often highly inaccessible, especially in federal correctional institutions. • Walking the RED Path aims to address this issue through breaking barriers to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV and HCV identified by Indigenous inmates themselves and thus improving their overall health.

  8. Walking the red path • Walking the RED Path is a five year project funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund. • The project aims to develop a sustainable, evidence-based, and culturally relevant HIV and HCV intervention for Indigenous women in four federal correctional institutions; • Fraser Valley Institution for Women; Abbotsford, British Columbia • Edmonton Institute for Women; Edmonton, Alberta • Buffalo Sage Wellness House; Edmonton, Alberta • OkimawOhci Healing Lodge; Maple Creek, Saskatchewan

  9. For more information please contact: • Chaneesa Ryan • Director of Health • Native Women’s Association of Canada • cryan@nwac.ca

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