Resources for Indigenous Patrons

What is a Friendship Centre?

• "Friendship Centres provide culturally appropriate services for Indigenous people living in urban centres and have become a place for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to come together, to share traditions and to learn from one another."

Friendship Centres in NL

• First Light (St. John's)
• People of the Dawn (Stephenville)
• Labrador Friendship Centre (Happy Valley-Goose Bay)

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Represents the interests of off-reserve status and non-status Indians, Métis and Southern Inuit Aboriginal Peoples, and serves as the national voice for its provincial and territorial affiliate organizations.

 Idle No More
A woman-led network of urban and rural Indigenous working with non-Indigenous allies to build a movement for Indigenous rights and the protection of land, water, and sky.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
The National representative organization protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada.

Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
National Indigenous organization representing the political voice of Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people in Canada.

NewJourneys
An online platform for telling and sharing stories pertaining to Indigenous experiences in Canada.

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
The national representative organization of Inuit women in Canada