Shift acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 4, Treaty 6, and Treaty 7 territories and the traditional meeting grounds and home for many Indigenous Peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux, the Siksika, the Piikani (Peigan), the Kainai (Blood), the Tsuut’ina (Sacree), Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Dene, Mountain Cree, and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations, including Chiniki, Bearpaw, and Wesley First Nations. It is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 and Region 4. We respect the Treaties that were made, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
After studying through 70,000 of 2011 to 2014 domestic violence reports, Shift: the Project to End Domestic Violence along with the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy comes to a suggestion that there is a connection between sporting events, holidays and domestic violence in Calgary, Alberta.
During her visit to Halifax, Lana Wells, the Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence delivered three talks at three different events, all addressing primary prevention of domestic
The City of Champions recently launched a new initiative to reduce the rates of domestic violence and sexual assault in Edmonton. As outlined in their Terms of Reference, the goals
