Ganohkwasra adding housing to help women suffering abuse By Austin Evans Writer As the ceremonial golden shovel dug into the dirt, Ganohkwasra executive director Sandra Montour announced the Gayenawahsra Addition Project was underway. Gayenawahsra has provided transitional housing for those impacted by family violence since 1994. Currently the courtyard has eight houses with a total of 19 bedrooms. The Addition Project will add seven houses with a combined 14 bedrooms, increasing Gayenawahsra\u2019s intake by 74%. Montour expects construction to finish by December 2025. She said three in every five Indigenous women in intimate relationships experience abuse, compared to less than 44% of Canadian women. \u201cWe know that it\u2019s an epidemic,\u201d she said. \u201cThis facility we\u2019re about to build is what Six Nations is going to do about it.\u201d Construction will… <\/p>\n
Ganohkwasra adding housing to help women suffering abuse By Austin Evans Writer As the ceremonial golden shovel dug into the dirt, Ganohkwasra executive director Sandra Montour announced the Gayenawahsra Addition Project was underway. Gayenawahsra has provided transitional housing for those impacted by family violence since 1994. Currently the courtyard has eight houses with a total of 19 bedrooms. The Addition Project will add seven houses with a combined 14 bedrooms, increasing Gayenawahsra\u2019s intake by 74%. Montour expects construction to finish by December 2025. She said three in every five Indigenous women in intimate relationships experience abuse, compared to less than 44% of Canadian women. \u201cWe know that it\u2019s an epidemic,\u201d she said. \u201cThis facility we\u2019re about to build is what Six Nations is going to do about it.\u201d Construction will... <\/p>\n