Campaign to eliminate violence against Aboriginal women

Campaign to eliminate violence against Aboriginal women

First Nation Women’s Economic Security Council members Koren Lightening Earle (second from left) and Grace Auger with Associate Minister of Aboriginal Relations David Dorward (left) and president of the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association Merle White kicked off the Moose Hide campaign. The campaign asks men and boys to wear moose hide swatches to show their support for the elimination of violence against Aboriginal women and to honour the women and girls in their lives. Aboriginal women are three times more likely than other women to experience violence by a spouse, acquaintance or stranger. To further support the campaign, the Alberta government provided $75,000 to Alberta friendship centres to expand the “I am a Kind Man” program, which promotes honour and traditional values among men and boys.