

Indigenous Women Storying and Interweaving their
Experiences of Gendered and
Colonial Violence in Mexico and Canada
MEMBERS & ADVISORS
ABOUT THE PARTNERS
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The Coordinadora Nacional de Mujeres Indigenas (CONAMI) is dedicated to the defense of Indigenous women's rights from the local to the international level. Based in Oaxaca and formed in 1997, the grassroots committee focuses on the political strengthening of Indigenous women and their respective organizations.
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As an Indigenous-led, female-identified network of advocates, the Indigenous Women’s Anti-Violence Task Force (IWAVTF) is dedicated to restoring and protecting the honour and value of all Indigenous women in Baawaating through culturally-safe responses. The task force has been working since 2018 to reveal and address the root causes of MMIWG2S+.
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Co-Applicants
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Dr. Vivian Jimenez Estrada, Algoma University
Principal investigator
Dra. Dolores Figueroa Romero, Catedrática CONACYT-CIESAS
Project co-applicant and co-investigator
Eva Dabutch, RSW, Batchewana Learning Center
Co-investigator
Dr. Stephane Guimont Marceau, Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Co-investigator
Dr. Roberta Rice, University of Calgary
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Co-investigators
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Lizbeth Hernandez Cruz, CONAMI
Grecia Mariel Gutierrez, Casa de la Mujer, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Yucatan
Patricia Torres Sandoval, CONAMI
Norma Don Juan, CONAMI
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Collaborators
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CONAMI Research Advisors
Norma Don Juan
Lizbeth Hernández
Patricia Torres Sandoval
Laura Hernández
Grecia Mariel
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IWAVTF Research Advisory Committee
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Betty Angeconeb
Eva Dabutch
Barb Day
Sue Chiblow
Lauren Doxtator
Amber Jones
Samantha Kyle
Patti Lesage
Michelle Sayers
Jennifer Syrette