Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre

Founded in 1973, Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre is a community organisation based in Halifax, Canada working on community development, health, education +6 more.

The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre, operated by the Mikmaw Native Friendship Society, is a non-profit, board-governed charitable organisation in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It provides culture-based programmes, services and support to urban Indigenous individuals and families, and serves as a community gathering point for events and functions. The Centre opened on 17 September 1973 and the Society was incorporated on 2 June 1975. It is one of 126 Friendship Centres across Canada and reports operating more than sixty-five core programmes, including youth, Elders and seniors, family support, housing and homelessness, employment and training, health and wellness, harm reduction, and cultural programming such as drum circles, language revitalization and seasonal feasts. Most programmes are free, funded by public funding and donations. The Society also advocates for Indigenous rights and interests, and welcomes volunteers, donations of non-perishable food, hygiene products and new gift items, and monetary gifts, which are eligible for tax receipts. Its work is in Halifax and Dartmouth, with the Society's mandate covering Mikmaw communities across Nova Scotia through advisory and programme services.