Visit the website of this group of Mi'gmaq women who have decided to bike across Canada (7 200 kilometres) to raise public awareness about family violence experienced by Aboriginal women.

Adapted from : aboriginalwomenonthemove.org

Visit the Aboriginal Canada Portal where you will find a section on Women, providing a wealth of information relevant to Aboriginal women.

Adapted from : aboriginalcanada.gc.ca

Quebec Native Women is an organization representing women from the First Nations in Quebec. Quebec Native Women celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2004.

Adapted from : faq-qnw.org

Visit the site of this cross-Canada association representing Aboriginal women. The organization struggles to fight violence against Aboriginal women, but is interested in several fields such as employment and training, health and justice.

Adapted from : nwac-hq.org

The Éducaloi website included a special section addressing the needs of Aboriginal women, and providing them information about their rights and the law.

Adapted from : educaloi.qc.ca

Jacqueline Kistabish

Known under the name of Jackie, she is among the women of the year 2004 in Elle Québec Magazine. This 50-year old Algonquin well known in Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a former student of a native boarding school. Ex-president of the Quebec Native Women, she fought several battles. She promoted non-violence, got involved in helping Amerindian drug addicts and defended the rights of native women.

Jackie pursues her battle, although she has been rejected from her community when she married a white man.

Adapted from (french only): radio-canada.ca

Odile Joanette

Holding a B.A in Communications, Odile has always kept in mind the reality of native people. Born of an Innu father and of a Quebecer mother, her grandmother was also of Algonquin origin. Odile lived in Amos among Algonquins. But her first contact with members of her father's side provoked a real connection in her: she recognized unsuspected physical traits and commons interests with Innus.

Odile was young when she became the interim executive director of Quebec Native Women; it was just before her 30th anniversary.