Women – New Brunswick

Aboriginal Organizations

Committee for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (CAAW)

Provides information on the Gathering Voices process, which is meant to identify what has worked for Wabanaki women over the years to maintain the cohesion of the families and communities.

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Health and Social Services

Gignoo Transition House

Strives to eliminate the cycle of violence in their First Nation Communities, through programs and services that meet the need of Aboriginal women and children in crisis, that are culturally appropriate.

Source: Human Development Council – Community Services Database

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Justice and Women's Rights

Creating Healthy Personal Relationships – An Information Booklet for Aboriginal Women

This page provides an information booklet and useful links designed to help Aboriginal woman who find themselves in an unhealthy or violent relationship.

Source: Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick

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Outstanding Women

Lovelace, Sandra

Sandra Lovelace is an advocate of Native women's rights.Thanks to her successful appeal to the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations, Native women in Canada no longer lose their status under the Indian Act through marriage to a non-Native man.

Source: The Senate of Canada

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