Samson Cree Nation

Purpose

This 23-month project will examine culturally appropriate models to foster improved responsiveness, fairness, and inclusiveness to address gender-based violence in the Samson Cree Nation Community. An experiential transformational group process that explores traditional teachings around the root causes of gender-based violence will be developed and piloted. Recommendations for preventing and addressing violence against women will be made to community and policy makers. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a promising practice that increased networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supported the positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, and advanced inclusive policies and practices. This project will engage community, sector experts, and women with lived experience from the Samson Cree Nation in each component of the project. The effectiveness of the transformational group process model will be carefully documented through ongoing evaluation.