We walk alongside families, friends, and communities when an Indigenous loved one goes missing, ensuring culturally grounded support across Atlantic Canada and Quebec.
Looking Out For Each Other: Assisting Aboriginal families and communities when an Aboriginal woman goes missing is a community-led initiative of the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council. The project empowers regional partners to respond quickly, coordinate helpful supports, and uphold the voices of families navigating complex systems.
The NBAPC coordinates a network of organizations, community members, universities, and service providers in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Together we centre the needs of Indigenous families when a loved one goes missing.
We organize sharing circles with Native Councils, Friendship Centres, and partner organizations. These circles create safe space to discuss experiences with justice, social, and media systems. Insights inform resource development and provincial helplines tailored for Indigenous families and communities.
Our pilot helpline in New Brunswick is offered in partnership with Gignoo Transition House. It provides round-the-clock navigation, referrals, and compassionate support for families responding to a missing loved one.
Helpline: 1-833-MMI-FIND (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Families In Need of Direction)
Reach out any time to connect with a knowledgeable support worker who can help coordinate resources, liaise with police, and guide you through next steps.
Call 1-833-MMI-FINDWe develop culturally relevant tools, best practices, and provincial helplines so families always have a trusted place to turn. Information gathered through sharing circles is transformed into training, resource kits, and media guidance rooted in Indigenous perspectives.
Strong relationships across sectors ensure that families receive coordinated, culturally appropriate support when they need it most.
Native Councils, Friendship Centres, and Indigenous organizations collaborate with NBAPC to host sharing circles, amplify family voices, and co-create resources that are rooted in culture and community.
Researchers from institutions including the University of New Brunswick, Université du Québec à Montréal, St. Thomas University, Memorial University, University of King’s College, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Community College support participatory research that improves legal services, policing practices, and media engagement.
We work with legal clinics, law firms, and police services to enhance tools such as risk assessments for missing persons. Media partners help us develop respectful reporting practices that are shared with journalists and students across Atlantic Canada.
Our staff are available to answer questions, connect you to services, and listen to your family’s needs.
Together with our partners, we continue to develop helplines, legal supports, and educational materials that honour families’ journeys. Reach out to explore collaboration or request presentations.
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