Esquao, the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
Women's Resource Database
Esquao, the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
Email: iaaw@iaaw.ca
Phone: (780) 479 – 8195
Toll Free: 1-877-471-2171
Address:
#102 - 10220 156 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5P 2R1
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About:
Provides support and advocacy for any issue that Indigenous women face. Some of the issues they address include homelessness, poverty, child welfare, police brutality, court cases, seniors’ care, education, First Nations issues, employment, housing, discrimination, racism, harassment, spousal abuse, past abuse.
Services:
- Investigations into human rights violations
- Human rights conferences and workshops for Indigenous women
- Publishes booklets and promotional material
- Projects for social justice
- Annual awards ceremony to honour Indigenous women’s achievements in Alberta
- organizes local chapters to help women connect
- Leadership program
- Financial education
- Employment skills and registry