L’action collective des femmes à travers le mouvement social des centres d’amitié autochtones au Québec

Abstract

With the rise of the Native urban population, that now even surpasses the resident population on reserves, we are currently witnessing a transformation with regard to the presence of Indigenous citizens in Quebec cities. A major part of this collective presence, composed of a majority of women, is spurred by the actions and leadership of the Quebec Native friendship centre movement. This article aims to recount the history of the women behind the creation of this movement: their continued effort to revise its founding principles has now turned it into a key institutional actor on the Quebec and Native socio-political scenes.