Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

Presents statistics on violence against Aboriginal women in Canada.

Reviews past and present initiatives, recommendations and research, and reports on information gathered through consultation with social agencies and community members.

Introduces a documentary film, Finding Dawn, that tells a story about three missing or murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. Article located by scrolling to page 19.

Looks at the issue in the context of gender-based violence as a human rights violation which is rooted in deep, structural discrimination and intersects with socio-economic and cultural rights violations. Outlines essential elements of a human-rights based response and identifies three keys to effectiveness.

Focuses on documentary-maker Christina Welsh's treatment of the issue and the representational strategies that humanize the women beyond the normal pathologization of them.

In this article a teacher at Blackfeet Community College uses her memories of teaching Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, Wayne Many Guns, and Shayanna England (three students) to discuss the issues of violence, MMIW and their prevalence for tribal college and university (TCU) students. Author calls on colleges and their funding bodies to provide extended supports to their students.

Brief television feature focuses on the artist's controversial series of paintings of the sixty-nine murdered and missing women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Duration: 6:36.

Addresses case of the serial murderer Robert Pickton.

Interview with the writer, director and producer of the film at the closing performance at the Aboriginal Pavilion of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.

Brief outline of concerns, priority areas, principles and future actions.

Interview, with a university instructor at Vancouver Island University, discussing Indigenous law, violence against women and girls and more. Duration: 18:45.

Examines the case of two University of Regina students who murdered a Saulteaux woman.

Discussion on the events that lead to Cindy Gladue's death, the trial and the controversial evidence presented at the trial of Bradley Barton. Duration: 1:10:00.

Looks at the murder of Cindy Gladue and the significance of the introduction of her vagina as evidence at the trial.

Looks at Katherine Govier's book Between Men and the protagonist Suzanne Vail.

Discusses violence against Indigenous women resulting from global economic restructuring based on two cases: missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, and the death of Private Piestewa, a Hopi woman.

Addresses case of serial murderer Robert Pickton..

Discussion about the controversial series of paintings entitled The Forgotten by Pamela Masik which portrayed the sixty-nine missing and murdered women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The exhibition to be held at the Museum of Anthropology was cancelled due to protests. Duration: 31:50.

Analyzes how women were portrayed in 12 articles published in the Winnipeg Free Press between 2006 and 2012 and the influence of social constructions of gender, race and class. Human Rights Thesis (B.A.)--Lunds Universitet, 2016.

Overview of provincial legislation, agreements, and programs and services specific to Indigenous women and girls.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, San Bernardino, 2020.

Uses information from the National Crime Information Center, Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse, National Center for Missing and Exploited children, and the National Missing and unidentified Person System.

Documentary about the dozens of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls who have disappeared on the stretch of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Focuses on the family of Ramona Lisa Wilson, whose murder remains unsolved after twenty-five years. Duration: 50:10.

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.

Article examines the stories of four deceased Aboriginal women: Victoria Rose Paul, Loretta Saunders, Nora Bernard, and Tanya Jean Brooks. Argues policing, mental health and addiction, and socioeconomic fragility contribute to the vulnerability of Indigenous women and discusses these issues in the context of the Marshal Inquiry, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, and the national calls for reconciliation.

Examines the trajectories of several high profile serial murder cases including Clifford Olson, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, and Robert Pickton.

Argues that because hitchhiking is characterized as "bad mobility" it supports the idea that Indigenous women are willing, available and blame-worthy victims. Further argues that morality has become entangled with mobility in terms of responses that attempt to stop the activity.

A discussion about the link between violence against Indigenous women and embedded colonialism within social structures.

Discusses performances by Lorena Wolf who speaks about hundreds of women murdered in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico; Christi Belcourt's street performance Vigil and a community project representing and honouring the lives of missing and murdered women and children.

Provides historical background about issues relating to the play about the murdered and missing women from the "Highway of Tears", a section of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Public and International Affairs Major Research Paper (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2020.

Looks at the framework of human rights protection in Canada from the perspective of the case of missing and murdered aboriginal women. Full issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 321 to access article.

English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Oregon, 2016.

Lists initiatives undertaken by federal and provincial governments, and civil organizations in response to the recommendations made in the House of Commons Special Committee on Violence against Indigenous Women report. Includes summary and additional notes for each initiative.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2010.

Looks how racialized and gendered violence against Indigenous women relates to Western perceptions of personhood and which humans are of value.

A discussion on the systematic issues caused by colonization and cultural genocide that impact the increased violence against Indigenous women.

An analysis on colonial social structures that led to Indigenous women's over-representation in Canadian prisons.

A discussion of lack of results in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action to assess the profession's complicity in colonization practices and its impact on Indigenous women, followed by exploration of two potential barriers to the work.

Looks into the Indian Act and calls for an immediate amendment of the status provisions.

Literature review provides a resource for practitioners who work with family violence.

Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2019.

Prominent Métis blogger, lawyer and author of Indigenous Writes covers an extensive list of topics under the headings Specific Myths or Misunderstandings; Identity and Culture; Aboriginal Law and Treaties; Historic and Continuing Injustice; and Indigenous Health and Safety.

"Topics discussed include why gender and sexuality matter to Indigenous law, and what Indigenous feminisms bring to the conversation". Duration: 10:23.

Comments on the five priorities laid out by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 8, 2015.