Many community members on the north coast will be preparing for different workshops in their home communities.
We spoke with Cathy Mitsuk, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls 2SLGBTQQIA+ Support Coordinator.
She says that all materials in all 5 communities will be paid for from this grant.
They received the Indigenous Violence Prevention grant of $23,000 dollars from the Office of Women and Gender Equality.
Mitsuk adds that the first programming will go on in Nain from February 24-26, and will have 10 participants in the Homemade Parka Workshop with April Williams.
In Hopedale, they will be holding their seal skin mitt making workshop with Veronica Flowers, with 10 participants.
In Postville during weeknights starting from March 6-10, they will be making seal skin mitts and they have 8 participants with Samantha Jacque.
In Makkovik, they will have 6 participants for the chimo hat making workshop, which will be held from February 27- March 3rd.
In Rigolet, they will be making chimo caps with Roberta Baikie Andersen from March 10-12.
Beneficiaries from Upper Lake Melville area; in HVGB, Northwest, and Mud Lake will also be making parkas.
Their parka workshop will be held at the HVGB DHSD building from March 24-March 26 with April Williams.