Hamilton

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Education

Niwasa Aboriginal Education Programs

Niwasa offers a holistic approach to programs for Urban Aboriginal children and their families in the Hamilton area.

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Friendship Centres

Hamilton Regional Indian Centre

This page recounts the history of the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre, a charitable organization offering various services and working on projects designed to support the Aboriginal community.

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Health and Social Services

Aboriginal Family Services

The services listed on this page provide health and community services to the aboriginal community.

Source: Co-ordinated Access for Child Care

De dwa da dehs nye>s – Aboriginal Health Centre

Improves the wellness of Aboriginal individuals and of the Aboriginal community by providing services which respect people as individuals with a distinctive cultural identity and distinctive values and beliefs.

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Housing and Infrastructure

Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing Inc.

Source: Hamilton Executive Directors' Aboriginal Coalition

Urban Native Homes, Inc.

The purpose of Native Homes Inc. is to provide housing for Aboriginal people in the Hamilton-Wentworth Area.

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Justice and Policing

Native Women's Centre

Provides safe, emergency shelter for all women, with or without children who are experiencing crisis in their lives due to family violence, homelessness, or conflict with the law.

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Language, Heritage and Culture

Aboriginal Youth in Hamilton Initiative

The Hamilton Community Foundation offers special projects and initiatives for Aboriginal Youth in Hamilton, including the Native Youth Advancement with Education Hamilton ("NYA:WEH") Program.

Source: Hamilton Community Foundation

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