Wije’winen – Envisioning the New Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre through Participatory City and Principles of Reconciliation

The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) in Kjipuktuk / Halifax, Nova Scotia is building a new centre and is designing the space to provide programming and services that will substantiate reconciliation for urban Indigenous communities. In order to engage the diverse populations residing in the North End neighbourhoods of Kjipuktuk / Halifax, the MNFC is undertaking ground breaking community engagement activities utilizing the Participartory City platform to ensure the new centre is mafde by everyone for everyone. This research will document this approach in order to analyse and evaluate its efficacy for driving systemic change, building relationships grounded in reconciliation principles and leading to sustainable Indigenous governance in urban settings.

Faculty Supervisor:

Leslie Jane McMillan

Student:

Chloe Walker

Partner:

Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Other

University:

St. Francis Xavier University