Exploring Theme: "Indian Friendship Centres"

NationTalk: OTTAWA – For the next two days, the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) welcomes Friendship Centres, Provincial/Territorial Organizations, Indigenous and non-Indigenous social purpose organizations, entrepreneurs, youth, government, and community leaders to unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory for the first ever Urban Indigenous Social Economy Forum in Ottawa, Ontario. The Forum spotlights the diverse and...

NationTalk: OTTAWA — The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) is proud to host its second annual Urban Indigenous Summit with this year’s theme of: Action for the Next Generation in Ottawa, Ontario. Over the next 3 days, NAFC member Friendship Centres, urban Indigenous organizations, funding partners, and project partners from every region in Canada...

NationTalk: The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) officially ratified two Friendship Centres as new members of the OFIFC at their Annual General Meeting in Ottawa this weekend. The two new centres – Enji Maawinjidiyaang Indigenous Friendship Centre, located in Elliot Lake, and the Kingston Native Centre and Language Nest (KNCLN)– bring the total...

The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) represents the interests of 29 Indigenous Friendship Centres across Ontario. Census 2021 statistics indicate that most Indigenous people reside in urban and rural communities. Our communities’ demographics are younger than the mainstream Canadian population and our communities are growing. In Ontario, 88% of Indigenous people live off-reserve...