Creating Safer Indigenous Communities: Two-Part Training Series

Presentations by Hannah Buck of Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA)

Creating Safer Indigenous Communities: Two-Part Training Series

Empower. Protect. Heal.

Join us for a powerful training experience focused on improving safety and wellness within Indigenous communities. This essential two-part series will equip front-line workers, allies, and community leaders with the tools, knowledge, and culturally grounded approaches needed to make lasting change.

🛡️ Part 1: Community Safety & Wellness in Indigenous Communities

Honour Indigenous voices. Address urgent issues.

Dive deep into the root causes and current realities of:
🔸 Human trafficking & gang involvement
🔸 MMIWG (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls)
🔸 Mental health, addiction & suicide prevention

Learn to approach these complex issues with a trauma-informed lens while respecting Indigenous cultural practices and community strengths.
✔ Understand current government crime prevention strategies
✔ Learn to develop community safety plans
✔ Use a community-based gap analysis tool to identify needs and create solutions

✋ Part 2: Human Trafficking – Best Practices for Front-Line Workers & Allies

Strengthen your skills. Support survivors. Stay resilient.

An in-depth, practical training for those on the front lines.
✔ Best practices in identifying and supporting survivors
✔ Sector-specific safety planning
✔ Tools to manage burnout and vicarious trauma
✔ Real case studies—from first contact to successful exit

Breakfast Included
Door Prize!!
Free Swag!