Welcome to Quebec Native Women
Founded in 1974, Quebec Native Women Inc. (QNW) defends the interests of Aboriginal women from Quebec and Aboriginal women living in urban areas. We are a bilingual organization and a member of the Native Women's Association of Canada. We sit at the table of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, on the Board of Directors of the Native Parajudicial Services of Quebec, at the Human Resources Development Commission of Quebec, as well as several other Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal commissions and committees.
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May 28th 2013
Quebec, May 16, 2013 - Amir Khadir, MP for Québec Solidaire today tabled in the National Assembly a petition from Quebec Native Women asking the Quebec government to integrate into the current secondary school history program the history of Indian Residential Schools and...
May 7th 2013
Kahnawake, May 6, 2013 - Today, more than ever, Quebec must have a history curriculum giving justice to Aboriginal peoples of the province and the country. While the federal government is trying to interfere in the country's history curriculum, Quebec Native Women reminds...
April 30th 2013
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Government’s Bill S-2 falls short to fully protect Aboriginal women
Kahnawake, April 24, 2013 - Quebec Native Women (QNW) would like to reiterate its opposition...
March 20th 2013
Please sign and share QNW petition to reform the high school history curriculum:
WHEREAS the passage of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Quebec is a historic moment for reconciliation and an opportunity to begin reflecting upon this dark episode in the history of Canada;
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February 13th 2013
Kahnawake, February 13, 2013 - Quebec Native Women is particularly concerned not only by the report released today by Human Rights Watch, but above all by the inadequate and contemptuous response given by the government to parliament yesterday.
HRW report reveals the contempt...
January 25th 2013
Kahnawake, January 26, 2013 - Quebec Native Women wanted to acknowledge Ellen Gabriel’s commitment for Aboriginal women by awarding her a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Ellen Gabriel however declined the award, judging it inappropriate in the current context.
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January 11th 2013
Kahnawake, January 11, 2013 - Quebec Native Women joins several dozen Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organizations that have declared their support and to participate in the pan-Canadian movement Idle No More. For over 40 years, Aboriginal women in Quebec have not been idle and have...
January 8th 2013
Joint Statement Supporting Chief Spence and "Idle No More"
Indigenous and human rights organizations stand in solidarity with Chief Theresa Spence in her appeal for full respect for...
November 7th 2013
Kahnawake, October 31, 2012 - Quebec Native Women Inc. is proud to announce the election of Viviane Michel as the new QNW President at the Association’s Annual General Assembly held on October 27 and 28, 2012 in Wendake, Quebec.
Viviane Michel is from Maliotenam. She has been...
October 22nd 2013
Kahnawake, October 18 ,2012 – Plan Nord is still alive. Northern Development, mining, hydroelectric, forestry continue to be relevant, as recalled Ms. Marois to French entrepreneurs this week. Quebec Native Women already raised its concerns about the impacts of mining development on...
September 25th 2013
Kahnawake, September 13, 2012 – On September 13, 2007, 144 States attending the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (hereinafter the Declaration). Canada signed the Declaration only three years later, becoming the before...
September 25th 2013
Kahnawake, September 10, 2012 - Quebec Native Women (QNW) welcomes the election of the first woman Premier in Quebec, Pauline Marois, and hopes that this change of government will translate into a greater consideration of the needs and rights of Aboriginal women in government policies.
In...