Native Women’s Association of Canada

The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) / L’Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC) was incorporated in 1974 and is one of the five officially recognized National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs), whose purpose is to represent and speak, at the national level, on behalf of Aboriginal women in Canada. It works to advance the well-being of Aboriginal women and girls as well as their families and communities through activism, policy analysis, and advocacy.

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The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) works to advance the well-being of Aboriginal women and girls as well as their families and communities through activism, policy analysis, and advocacy. Aboriginal women continue to experience discrimination on multiple grounds and in various complex forms and from various sources, including from individuals, businesses, and governments.

NWAC was incorporated in 1974 and is one of the five officially recognized National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs), whose purpose is to represent and speak, at the national level, on behalf of Aboriginal women in Canada.

Policy Areas
Education
Elections
Environment
Health
Human Rights in Canada
Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
International Human Rights
Justice
Labour Market and Development
Matrimonial Real Property
Parliamentary-Relations
Violence Prevention and Safety

Archival Materials

Documents
Aboriginal Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: Canadian Human Rights Act Review

  • Year created:

    2000andafter

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Issues & Campaigns (1992): Women’s Constitutional Conference

  • Year created:

    1992

  • Author(s):

    Judy Rebick

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Ministry of Employment and Immigration/Native Women’s Association of Canada – Media Release re: Employment Strategy

  • Year created:

    1981

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English and French
Voices of Aboriginal Women: Aboriginal Women Speak Out About Violence

  • Year created:

    1991

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English

Periodicals

Native Women’s Association of Canada Newsletter

Native Women’s Association of Canada Newsletter – Vol. 1, No. 5 – June 1982

  • Year created:

    1982

  • Publisher:

    Native Women's Association of Canada

  • Author(s):

    Jane Gottfriedson , Elaine Jessop, J. Richstone

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Native Women’s Association of Canada Newsletter – Vol. 1, No. 2 – October 1981

  • Year created:

    1981

  • Publisher:

    Native Women's Association of Canada

  • Author(s):

    Jane Gottfriedson , Agnes Mills, Valerie Wright-Auton, Donna Roundpoint, Judy Cote

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Native Women’s Association of Canada Newsletter – Vol. 1, No. 4 – June 1982

  • Year created:

    1982

  • Publisher:

    Native Women's Association of Canada

  • Author(s):

    Jane Gottfriedson , Ken Lysyk, Rita Joe, Elaine Jessop, Marilyn Ranville

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Native Women’s Association of Canada: The Voice of Native Women – Vol. 1, No. 7 – 1983

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Publisher:

    Native Women's Association of Canada

  • Author(s):

    Jane Gottfriedson , Cheryl Achterberg, Tom Tarbet, Jr.

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Native Women’s Association of Canada: The Voice of Native Women – Vol. 1, No. 8 – Spring 1983

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Publisher:

    Native Women's Association of Canada

  • Author(s):

    Jane Gottfriedson

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Native Women’s Association of Canada Newsletter – Vol. 1, No. 65 – September 1982

  • Year created:

    1982

  • Publisher:

    Native Women's Association of Canada

  • Author(s):

    Jane Gottfriedson

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English

Posters
The Women’s Constitutional Conference

  • Year created:

    1992

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
After being largely shut out of constitutional discussions taking place between the government and Aboriginal organizations on the issue of Aboriginal right to self-governance, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) opposed the Charlottetown Accord reached by the federal and provincial leaders in 1992. It argued that their exclusion from the discussions was a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and that they would not accept Aboriginal self-government without the equal rights of Indigenous women being protected in any new Constitution. During the 1992 round of constitutional debate the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) also took a controversial stand against the Charlottetown Accords, arguing for the need to protect the equality rights for women won in the 1982 Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In August 1992, the NAC and NWAC held a joint conference and consultation to share their points of view and discuss what action to take.
The Women’s Constitutional Conference – August 24, 1992

  • Year created:

    --

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English