In fact, the Femmes autochtones du Québec organization and the friendship centres might be described as two completely different worlds, and yet they are similar in many respects. The experience of women living in a community setting is nevertheless very different than for women living in a city.
It's very important to include both circumstances in studies, because women living in a city often do not use the resources available to them, either out of fear or because they are simply unaware of them.
The friendship centres introduce them to these resources. However, even though the friendship centres do remarkable work, many indigenous women live in cities. I think that it's very difficult to meet the needs of women given the small amount of support received by indigenous organizations like ours, or the friendship centres. This is definitely not a criticism, but rather a comment about funding for organizations that represent indigenous people. As for the reality of women living in the community…