Addressing Gendered Violence against Inuit Women: A Review of Police Policies and Practices in Inuit Nunangat
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women Canada
Elizabeth Comack
Includes three case studies: Ininew Friendship Centre, Cochrane, Ontario; St. David Catholic Elementary School, Sudbury, Ontario; Ohero:kon (Under the Husk) at Six Nations of the Grand River; and N’Amerind Friendship Centre, London, Ontario.
An overview of the predominant narrative of high Indigenous fertility rates. Contrasts the systematic response to that narrative in Canada to views held within Indigenous cultures.
Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.