National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence (Nacafv), Kahnawake, QC

The National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence (NACAFV) advocates for and supports Shelters by providing practical training, culturally appropriate resources and opportunities to network in a supportive environment.
"In most communities in Canada, social services are funded through the provincial or territorial governments. However, in First Nations reserves, these services are funded through the federal government. This unique arrangement is the basis of misleading claims about the federal government spending a lot of “extra” money on First Nations. The NACAFV reports that currently there are in actual fact 37 operational INAC funded women shelters in Canada for the 634 First Nations communities.
There exists funding disparity as all other women’s shelters in Canada receive more funding than First Nations women shelters that are INAC-funded. Therefore, the NACAFV denounces this case of systemic discrimination and continues to demand funding parity for all First Nations women shelters in Canada.
In fact, services on reserve often receive significantly less money per person from the federal government when compared to what the provincial and territorial governments spend in other communities. This is despite the fact that the historic harms may mean that the needs of First Nations communities are greater. Furthermore, the costs of providingsocial services in small communities are often much higher, particularly if these communities are relatively isolated. The result is that many services available in other are simply not available in First Nations communities, or are provided on a more limited and less effective basis.
As a result, First Nations women seeking to escape an abusive relationship may have to travel great distances and may not have access to services tailored to their specific needs. This could be argued to create a substantive inequality" Page 20 Publication: ANANGOSH: Legal Information Manual for Shelter Worker