Includes discussion of the context of colonization, barriers to justice, needs of survivors, and promising practices and innovative models, as well as a case law review and analysis, and suggestions for moving forward.
Manual designed to help Indigenous women and service providers address key aspects of violence, as well as understand Indigenous women’s legal rights on matters related to leaving a violent relationship.
Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues: Digital Companion, vol. 1, 2014, pp. 32-47
Description
Summarizes statistics complied through the Sisters in Spirit initiative, discusses obligations arising from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and provides timeline of reports and recommendations and the Canadian government's responses.
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 44, November 06, 2017, pp. e1352-e1359
Description
Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.
Looks at Canadian government response towards inquiry, how public inquiry should be addressed and prevention of further disappearances.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2014.
Looks at why Aboriginal women and girls are most susceptible to trafficking, what Canada is doing in response and current policies. Also provides recommendations and argues for decriminalization of prostitution.
Insights on Canadian Society, December 1, 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Uses data form the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to look at prevalence of having become a mother before the age of 20 and the association with different outcomes in terms of education and employment.
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 46, no. 1, 2014, pp. 121-144
Description
Looks at the scope of social inequity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations as well as within the Métis and Inuit populations over a five year period.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 25-40
Description
Examines how this novel about sexual abuse against Native women disrupts readers and scholars' expectations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.
Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health, vol. 1, no. 2, 2014, pp. 1-8
Description
Looks at the relationship between income and marital status on pregnant mothers suffering from depression. Indigenous women are more likely to experience lower education, income and social support, increasing their vulnerability for depression during and after pregnancy.
Northwest Territories Research Project Report for Territorial Stakeholders: Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Report for Territorial Stakeholders
Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Description
Study focused on identifying the needs of women, gaps and associated challenges in service provision, and strategies for developing non-violent communities. It took place over the course of five years and involved individual interviews and focus groups with RCMP, community health nurses, shelter and victim services workers, counsellors and social workers.
Investigation into the disappearance and murdered women on highway 16 in northern British Columbia known to the locals as the highway of tears.
Duration 39:12.
Two chapters deal specifically with Aboriginals:
Chapter 3: Helpers, Not Helpless: Honouring the Strength, Wisdom and Vision of Aboriginal Women Experiencing Homelessness or Marginal Housing by Billie Allan and Izumi Sakamoto,
Chapter 4: Homelessness and Health in the Crowded Canadian Arctic: Inuit Arctic Experiences by Nathanael Lauster and Frank Tester.
Comments on a gathering where community members shared stories, identified causes of disharmony in the community, and discussed ways to achieve their healing objectives.