Are you a First Nations, Inuit, or Métis woman from Canada who is committed to community development and social change?
The Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program is now accepting applications for 2019.
After attending a three-week intensive education program at Coady International Institute, located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People (Antigonish, Nova Scotia), you will have the opportunity to lead a development project in your community with the guidance of an established mentor.
Learn about previous community projects
This program uses Coady’s innovative and blended approach to asset-based leadership development, and prioritizes indigenous knowledge and ways of learning.
Now entering its ninth year, alumni from this program continue to make great strides in their communities.
Alumni Stories
Indigenous Women in Community Leadership: Class of 2022
Meet the 15 Indigenous women leaders from the 2022 Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program, and learn more about their work.
10,000 Graduates and Counting
Coady Institute is marking an important milestone, surpassing the 10,000 graduate mark since being founded in 1959.
Coady Grad’s “Indigenous Box” Business Grows to $1 Million in First Year
Coady graduate Mallory Yawnghwe is the Founder and CEO of Indigenous Box – a custom gifting and seasonal subscription box company that procures their products exclusively from Indigenous entrepreneurs.