Holiday Hamper Update

Starting this year, Dawson Community Chapel will being taking over this well loved and much needed program. Dawson Women’s Shelter is excited to provide support in the transition year.

ServicesDawson Women's ShelterOctober 15, 2020holiday hampers, dawson city, food bank, support

Łihè niyajè shë̀k – Our sisters together, always

Massive mähsi cho to the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department for creating and sharing Hän language around Sisters in Spirit.

DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 5, 2020sisters in spirit, mmiwg, mmiwg2s, red dress project, cutting through red tape, han language

Red to Remember

“Over the centuries, Indigenous people have persevered through annihilation, assimilation and integration by ruling foreign powers.” - Faye Chamberlain

DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 2, 2020sisters in spirit, mmiwg, mmiwg2s, red dress project, cutting through red tape

Sisters in Spirit Reading List

We asked folks around Dawson what books they suggest folks read to better understand colonialism, the violence that Indigenous peoples experience, and building a different world that centres Indigenous knowledge.

DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 1, 2020mmiwg, mmiwg2s, mmiw, no more stolen sisters, reading, resources, learning

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