Indigenous Health Resources
Anishnawbe Health Toronto – To improve, support, and promote the health, well-being, and healing of Aboriginal people in spirit, mind, emotion, and body within a multi-disciplinary health care model
Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle – Strengthening Indigenous Community Capacity to Reduce the Impact of Diabetes
Women’s College Health Indigenous Health – We are committed to the health and wellbeing of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals, families and communities across the territories.
Silent Enemy – Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario, Indigenous Cancer Care Unit) – Comic book addressing cancer among First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) communities in Ontario.
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society – Supporting First Nations children, young people, families, communities, and Nation so that First Nations children can grow up safely with their families, get a good education, be healthy, and feel proud of who they are.
Arts and Culture
Culture Brew Art – Digital platform that promotes and fosters intersectional interculturalism throughout the performing, literary, media and visual arts. Its central tool is a national searchable database of Indigenous and racialized artists.
PACBI Explainer – Learn about the PACBI movement, as explained by Theatre Workers For A Ceasefire.
Indigenous Cinema at the NFB – Discover the National Film Board’s rich online collection of Indigenous-made films.
Resources for Education and Learning
Donate and Support
The 2025 Paprika team will be making donations to the following organizations—we encourage settlers to join us in supporting!
Native Earth Performing Arts is Canada’s oldest professional Indigenous performing arts company. Currently, in our 41st year, we are dedicated to developing, producing, and presenting professional artistic expressions of the Indigenous experience in Canada.
Through stage productions (theatre, dance, and multi-disciplinary art), new script development, apprenticeships, and internships, Native Earth seeks to fulfill a community of artistic visions. It is a vision that is inclusive and reflective of the artistic directions of members of the Indigenous community who actively participate in the arts.
As a national Indigenous youth-led organization, we collaborate with communities to provide programs, grants and opportunities that are grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and being and designed to strengthen and amplify the voices of Indigenous youth. Indigenous Youth Roots (IYR) is a registered charity that provides Indigenous-based leadership, learning, and experiences to every youth that participates in our programs.
Our mission is to help students and scholars at risk from Palestine to develop their full potential by seizing opportunities in Canadian higher education institutions.
The Palestinian Students & Scholars At Risk (PSSAR) initiative serves as a beacon of hope amid the turmoil of war in Palestine. It is a non-profit and apolitical endeavour dedicated to facilitating educational opportunities. Established in 2024 by professionals and academics based in Canada, PSSAR embodies the principles of global academic solidarity. Together, we can empower Palestinian students and scholars.
Other companies to support
Red Sky Performance is a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide.
Since its creation in 2000, Red Sky’s vision is to lead in the creation, elevation, and evolution of contemporary Indigenous performance and make a significant contribution to the vibrancy of Canada and the world.
Now in our 23rd year of performance (dance, theatre, music, and media), we continue to be guided by our mission to create inspiring experiences of contemporary Indigenous arts and culture that transform society in meaningful ways.
imagineNATIVE is the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content. The organization is recognized locally, nationally, and internationally for excellence and innovation in programming and as the global centre for Indigenous media arts. imagineNATIVE (legal entity: The Centre for Aboriginal Media) is a registered charity committed to creating a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples and cultures through the presentation of contemporary Indigenous-made media art including film, video, audio and digital media.
Founded in 1972, Wigwamen Incorporated, a non-profit and charitable organization, is Ontario’s oldest and largest urban Aboriginal housing provider. With 221 units scattered throughout the City of Toronto, a 92-unit apartment building for families and singles in Scarborough, a 60-unit apartment building in Northeast Scarborough, a 127-unit apartment complex for seniors in downtown Toronto, a 41-unit apartment building in Ottawa, a 145-unit apartment building in the Canary District of Toronto, and a 115-unit apartment building in Scarborough, Wigwamen is committed to providing decent, safe and affordable housing to thousands of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal families, singles and seniors.
Anduhyaun Inc. is a non-profit registered charity founded by five grandmothers in 1973 to respond to the needs of Toronto’s Indigenous women. It first opened as a hostel, and now provides emergency shelter and second stage transitional housing to women and their children fleeing violence. We make culturally-inclusive, safe spaces available for those who come through our doors to focus on their healing and wellness journey.
Today, the Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto provides a safe and welcoming environment for all Indigenous women and their children in the Greater Toronto Area. Our programs offer wrap around blanket services to address and support Basic Needs, Housing, Families, Advocacy, Employment, Education, Healing from Trauma, and Access to Ceremonies and Traditional Practitioners/ Healers. NWRCT aims to build confidence and capacity within the collective community. We host a variety of Cultural Activities for our clients and the general public, including the Minaake Awards, Sisters In Spirit Vigil, and Winter Solstice.
We will continue to nurture and grow within our sacred roles and celebrate our strengths as 2-Spirit peoples to provide physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual advocacy. We support 2-Spirit peoples and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit community members who are at risk of or living with HIV, hepatitis C, and related co-infections; and we will continue to support community members who are facing the effects of historic and ongoing colonial violence so that we may thrive within our communities and nations.
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto is a membership-based, charitable organization located in the heart of downtown Toronto in a beautifully renovated heritage building. NCCT offers a wide range of programs and services based on Indigenous cultural traditions and teachings. All are welcome.
Mission:
To empower the Indigenous community in Toronto by providing programs that support their spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well-being.
Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre is an autonomous, vibrant cultural agency that involves and serves the Indigenous community with confidence for and commitment to their well-being.
Mandate:
To provide counseling, material assistance, and other direct services to First Nations people as well as to encourage and enhance spiritual and personal growth.
Anera, which has no political or religious affiliation, works on the ground with partners in Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), Lebanon and Jordan. We mobilize resources for immediate emergency relief and for sustainable, long-term health, education, and economic development. Our staff serve in their communities, navigating the politics that constrict progress to get help where it’s needed most.
Vision:
Anera envisions a Middle East where people live with dignity, purpose, and opportunity.
Mission:
Anera provides humanitarian assistance and sustainable development to advance the well-being of refugees and other vulnerable communities in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan.
ASHTAR a local Palestinian Theatre company. They provide a series of classes and training programs, and create Forum style Theatre (such as The Gaza Monologues) to promote a more active dialogue and commitment for change within the society.
Mandate: We aim to promote creativity and commitment for change through a novel combination of specific training and acting programs and services and professional theatre performances.