With close to half of the women entering shelters being of aboriginal descent, women’s shelters in Alberta wanted to ensure that their needs were met and that shelters respond in a culturally appropriate way. This manual was developed by the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters as a resource for shelters and their staff.
Memorandum of Understanding for the Walking the Path Together project between ACWS, 5 on-reserve emergency shelters, Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, and the Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic.