Missing and Murdered Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
On August 3, 2016. The federal government announced an independent National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Inquiry's Final Report was released on June 3, 2019.
Terms of Reference - National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Mamaway Kiskisitan Niwakomakanak “We Gather to Remember Our Relatives”, Oct. 4, 2013 Winnipeg gathering [video below]
On August 3, 2016. The federal government announced an independent National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Inquiry's Final Report was released on June 3, 2019.
Terms of Reference - National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Mamaway Kiskisitan Niwakomakanak “We Gather to Remember Our Relatives”, Oct. 4, 2013 Winnipeg gathering [video below]
Not Murdered, Not Missing: Rebelling Against Colonial Gender Violence by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
A Movement Rises by Angela Sterritt
November 20, 2015
"How did inequality within indigenous communities — the most serious, current consequence being the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women — creep from out of mind to front of news coverage? It involved much determination, passion, and love. Journalist Angela Sterritt brings to life six stories from a movement finally resonating in Canada."
Taken
APTN and CBC present Taken, a true crime documentary series focusing on solving the mysteries behind Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls by sharing their stories as told by their loved ones, and following the search for justice, and the clues that link these stories.
An Awkward Silence: Missing and Murdered Vulnerable Women and the Canadian Justice System by Maryann Pearce (dissertation), 2013
The Legacy of Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada by Angela Sterritt
Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls - CBC (database), 2015
Unsolved Cases of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Manitoba by Mary Agnes Welch and Wendy Sawatsky, 2014 [map]
Review of Reports and Recommendations on Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Master List of Report Recommendations Organized by Theme by Pippa Feinstein and Megan Pearce, February, 2015
A Movement Rises by Angela Sterritt
November 20, 2015
"How did inequality within indigenous communities — the most serious, current consequence being the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women — creep from out of mind to front of news coverage? It involved much determination, passion, and love. Journalist Angela Sterritt brings to life six stories from a movement finally resonating in Canada."
Taken
APTN and CBC present Taken, a true crime documentary series focusing on solving the mysteries behind Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls by sharing their stories as told by their loved ones, and following the search for justice, and the clues that link these stories.
An Awkward Silence: Missing and Murdered Vulnerable Women and the Canadian Justice System by Maryann Pearce (dissertation), 2013
The Legacy of Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada by Angela Sterritt
Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls - CBC (database), 2015
Unsolved Cases of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Manitoba by Mary Agnes Welch and Wendy Sawatsky, 2014 [map]
Review of Reports and Recommendations on Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Master List of Report Recommendations Organized by Theme by Pippa Feinstein and Megan Pearce, February, 2015
Pam Palmater interview on MMIWG: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
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Podcasts - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
KAIROS Canada
an extensive list of interview and panels
Photo credit: Monique Woroniak. Vigil for Tina Fontaine, Faron Hall. Oodena Circle, Winnipeg, MB. August, 2014.
KAIROS Canada
an extensive list of interview and panels
Photo credit: Monique Woroniak. Vigil for Tina Fontaine, Faron Hall. Oodena Circle, Winnipeg, MB. August, 2014.
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