{"id":2394,"date":"2025-08-04T16:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/?page_id=2394"},"modified":"2025-11-13T21:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:17:59","slug":"the-work-of-the-native-friendship-centres","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/the-work-of-the-native-friendship-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"The work of the Native Friendship Centres"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Concrete actions, a shared vision <\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Each Centre is unique, but they all share a vision: to be strong, supportive and deeply rooted Indigenous living environments.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Together, they form a committed, forward-looking Movement in which everyone has a place. Through their concrete actions and their deep roots in cities, Native Friendship Centres bring this vision to life by creating dynamic, inclusive living environments. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t

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Improving the quality of life of Indigenous people in urban areas<\/h4>\n

To meet concrete needs and promote wellness, the Centres offer safe and welcoming spaces rooted in Indigenous lived experience. They offer a broad range of health, justice, early childhood, education, employability and other services. Aligned with our value of inclusion, the Centres apply an open-door policy: regardless of nation or place of residence, any First Nations or Inuit individual seeking support, guidance and solidarity is welcome.<\/p>\n

Valuing cultures, moving toward reconciliation<\/h4>\n

The Centres are places where knowledge is passed down and Indigenous cultures are celebrated. They actively build bridges between Peoples and promote reconciliation.<\/p>\n

A representative Indigenous governance<\/h4>\n

The Centres are representative, multi-nation Indigenous organizations. This governance model reflects the richness and diversity of urban Indigenous realities. The Centres embody a unique model of Indigenous self-determination in an urban setting. They demonstrate that it is indeed possible to develop culturally reflective services and spaces, provided and led by Indigenous people.<\/p>\n

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Eight Indigenous health clinics<\/h4>\n

Co-developed in partnership with the Quebec network of health and social services, the Friendship Centres\u2019 Indigenous health clinics provide frontline health and social services in a familiar, safe and culturally relevant setting, with a view to rounding out the services available in the public network.<\/p>\n

Indigenous health and wellness services have been expanded and enhanced in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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