Information and Inspiration about work in BC's Aboriginal Non-profit sector.
Nurturing a healthy Aboriginal non-profit sector.
The Ooknakane Friendship Centre provides holistic, culturally-driven programs designed to support and educate people of all Nations. These include programs for families, children, youth, and individuals seeking employment. The Society is committed to treating every client with respect, integrity, and compassion.
“Conayt” is a term from the Nlaka:pamux language; it means “helping others”. In keeping with that term, Conayt Friendship Society offers programs that help all members of the community, including daycare, alcohol and drug counselling, and subsidized housing.
The Cariboo Friendship Society is a First Nations Friendship Centre located in Williams Lake. The Society offers a wide range of social programs and also operates a full-service restaurant.
Friendship Centres provide services to Indigenous people living in urban settings all across Canada. BCAAFC is the umbrella organization for the 25 Friendship Centres in British Columbia. The mandate of BCAAFC is to promote the betterment of BC’s Friendship Centres and to maintain communication with the National Association of Friendship Centres.
The Warriors Against Violence Society believes there is a need to restore the traditional Aboriginal values of honour, respect, and equality. The Circle of Life includes elders, lifegivers, men, and youth. All have a right to live in non-violent families and communities.
The mandate of the UNNS is to work toward the betterment of Aboriginal people living off reserve in BC. Qualification for membership in the UNNS is based solely on Aboriginal ancestry, not on definitions created by the outdated Indian Act. The major concern of the UNNS is to represent and protect the interest of Aboriginal people who currently have no voice in government decisions affecting them.
The goal of the UBCIC is to support the interests of Aboriginal people, whether at the local, provincial, national, or international level. One of the main principles of the UBCIC is that, despite our differences, we will be stronger if we work together.
PRACSS works to enrich the lives of Aboriginal people in the Prince Rupert area. It offers programs for people of all ages and all needs, including children, youth, parents, elders, the homeless, and people involved in the justice system.
The Society works to enhance the social, economic, physical, cultural and spiritual well-being of the 1,400 Nisga’a citizens who reside in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island, on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples.
NRT administers funds transferred to it by the government of BC for the benefit of the province’s First Nations. Based on extensive consultations with First Nations communities, NRT is funding initiatives in five priority areas: education, capacity, economic development, youth & Elders, and culture & language. The goal of the NRT is to build strong, healthy, prosperous, and independent First Nations within BC.
