Indigenous Women Storying and Interweaving their
Experiences of Gendered and
Colonial Violence in Mexico and Canada
RESOURCES
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Alert system for MMIWG https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/federal-mps-unanimously-support-public-alert-system-for-missing-indigenous-women-6944122
National emergency MMIWG https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-mp-leah-gazan-mmiwg-national-emergency-motion-1.6829298
The homicide victim is Indigenous from Thicket Portage, Manitoba
Red dress alert for MMIWG
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/mmiwg-activist-pushing-for-changes-to-amber-alert-system/
Maori framework for violence prevention
Shannon Sargent's death a homicide, inquest jury finds
And other cases where families reported their loved ones missing but were told "they are out partying ... etc" https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/16/family-of-indigenous-girl-found-frozen-to-death-in-winnipeg-testifies-at-mmiw-hearing.html
A women released from correctional facilities but not return home and found dead, no community resource available
Left to freeze by Canada police, Darrell Night exposed their deadly ‘starlight tours’
https://gladue.usask.ca/node/2860
Family of woman found frozen learns she was pregnant when she died
Supporting Indigenous Survivors of Gender-Based Violence (including funding for GR FN)
Indigenous police services fight for funding
https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/indigenous-police-services-fight-for-funding-7141937
New policy for anti-trafficking and abuse in child welfare system in Manitoba
https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/falling-through-the-cracks
OPP reinvestigates 13 deaths of Indigenous peoples in Thunder Bay
B.C. orders probe into allegations RCMP dropped ball investigating abuse of Indigenous girls in Prince George
Expert says number of police shootings in Canada 'spectacularly unrelenting'
To add as an example of a recent and important partnership to address need for culturally relevant services:
Health partnership creates 'culturally safe' care for Indigenous peoples
CASW Code of Ethics, Values and Guiding Principles 2024
https://www.casw-acts.ca/en/casw-code-ethics-2024
Opioid death rate in Algoma nearly three times provincial average - Sault Ste. Marie News
more than 22 million housing units will be required by 2030 to achieve housing affordability for everyone across the country
.https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/blog/2022/canadas-housing-supply-shortage-restoring-affordability-2030
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Government of Canada actions to address anti-Indigenous racism in health systems: make connections to our findings and link back to efforts to address anti-Indigenous racism, Calls to Action, Calls for Justice, RCAP
https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1611863352025/1611863375715
Indigenous youth removed from community to attend remand centre in other region https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/youth-detention-closures-thunder-bay-1.5937076
Unspent funding
Example of a study report
https://www.ccnsa-nccah.ca/docs/emerging/RPT-StrengtheningUrbanFamilies-Scott-EN.pdf
Ottawa failing to meet Jordan's Principle deadlines for First Nations kids' care most of the time
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/isc-jordans-principle-first-nations-health-care-1.7182110
Hamilton to become 1st Ontario city with bylaw to stop 'bad faith' renovictions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/renoviction-bylaw-1.7086701
Indigenous housing and homelessness stats Sault
ONWA Reports: https://www.onwa.ca/reports
NWAC Report Cards: https://nwac.ca/abc/media-1
NWAC Scorecard on Government progress to Calls for Justice: https://nwac.ca/assets-documents/SCORECARD-SUMMARY-2023-AT-A-GLANCE_2023-06-01-030244_tmvr.pdf
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On health care system:
Backlog at federal Indigenous children's program leaves families to shoulder heavy bills:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jordans-principle-ongoing-payment-approval-delays-1.6851978
Mental health Sault Ste Marie Police
https://saultpolice.ca/communitysafety/crime-prevention-safety/mental-health/
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