Community Standards Program
The Community Standards Program supports the health, safety, and well-being of the community by helping establish shared standards and bylaws grounded in self-determination.
Rather than relying on outside governments or imposed systems, this program reflects the community’s responsibility to set and uphold its own expectations for safety, accountability, and respectful conduct.
By working toward a collective agreement on essential standards, the program helps create stability, clarity, and safer environments for everyone in the community.
Benefits of
Community Standards
Community standards provide a framework that allows the community to function safely while balancing individual freedoms with collective responsibility.
These standards help by:
- Protecting public health and safety
- Supporting safe food handling and public-facing services
- Preventing harm and misuse of authority
- Creating shared expectations that apply to everyone
- Reducing reliance on external enforcement systems
- Supporting safer environments for families, children, and youth
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All donations are used for victims of crime and other social tragedies, as well as for volunteer training. Please mail your donation to:
Six Nations Justice 1721 Chiefswood Road, Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0
Please identify your donation is for the Indigenous Victim Services programming.
