Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
The Missing Women's Commission of Inquiry
Alternate Title
The F Word
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Laura Wood
Jeannette Corbiere Lavell
Description
President of the Native Women's Association of Canada discusses the validity of British Columbia's inquiry, the reasons for the organization's withdrawal from the process, and the need for a national inquiry.
Duration: 44:31.
MMIWG: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State
Alternate Title
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Adrian Dominguez
Lael Echo-Hawk
Description
Challenges efficacy of information found in the Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report issued by the Washington State Patrol.
Mobilizing Affective Political Networks: The Role of Affect in Calls for a National Inquiry to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women during the 2015 Canadian Federal Election
Alternate Title
SMSociety '16: Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mylynn Felt
Description
Looks at election-related tweets which carried hashtag #MMIW; content analysis showed that they mostly commonly conveyed hope, anger and disgust.
Paper from: SMSociety '16: Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society.
A Modern Trail of Tears: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Crisis in the US
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Skylar Joseph
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, vol. 79, 2021, p. 102136
Description
An examination of the root causes for the high levels of violence against Indigenous women and some of the hot spots in the US.
The Montreal Mural
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cultural Memory Group
West Coast Line, vol. 41, no. 1, Representations of Murdered and Missing Women, Spring, 2007, pp. 64-67
Description
Comments on a mural located in Montreal and painted in memory of women who were killed or disappeared from Vancouver, British Columbia.
Moose Hide Campaign Learning Platform for K-12
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Moose Hide Campaign
Description
Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led movement to engage men and boys in preventing violence against women and children. Site includes links to teacher resources such as a curriculum guide, lesson plans, and videos.
Moose on the Loose: Indigenous Men, Violence, and the Colonial Excuse (With Errata)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Alexander Innes
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. 46-56
Description
Looks at incarceration rates for Aboriginal men and women, the RCMP report on missing and murdered Indigenous women, and statistics from Canada's Homicide Survey.
MTV Rebel Music: Native America
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kyle T. Mays
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 2, 2016, pp. 146-147
Description
Reviews a documentary that contributes to Indigenous popular cultural studies, Indigenous studies, and hip-hop studies.
Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women
Alternate Title
Law Union of Ontario Annual Conference ; 2014
Out of the Margins
[Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: What Can Law Do?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kim Stanton
Audrey Huntley
Naomi Sayers
Christa Big Canoe
Description
Panel discussion
Duration: 1:19:19.
Murdered and Missing Women: Performing Indigenous Cultural Memory in British Columbia and Beyond
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Dickinson
Theatre Survey, vol. 55, no. 2, May 2014, pp. 202--232
Description
Focuses on the anniversary production of The Ecstasy of Rita Joe directed by Yvette Nolan and the work of Marie Clements and Rebecca Belmore in terms of the way they challenge mainstream representations of the women as expendable victims.
The Murders of Indigenous Women in Canada as Femicides: Toward a Decolonial Intersectional Reconceptualization of Femicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paulina García-Del Moral
Signs, vol. 43, no. 4, Summer , 2018, pp. 929-954
Description
Argues that the term femicide is inadequate since it refers to generic male violence against women, and crimes against Indigenous women are racialized gendered violence rooted in the effects of colonial power relations.
The Murders of Indigenous Women in Canada as Feminicides: Toward a Decolonial Intersectional Reconceptualization of Femicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paulina García-Del Moral
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, vol. 43, no. 4, Summer, 2018, pp. 929-954
Description
An argument against the use of femicide as means to analyze murdered Indigenous women, rather it must go beyond the radical feminist definition to an intersectional framework to make gender as a necessary but not a definitive analytical category.
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC)--Missing Person File
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russell J. Myers
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 43-45
Description
A description of the National Crime Information Center database and how to submit a missing person record.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 43.
National Forum on Community Safety and Ending Violence, April 9-10, 2013, Edmonton, Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Includes workbooks for developing a national action plan and national public inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls, and lists of reports, recommendations, and resources.
The National Inquiry Into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls of Canada: A Probe in Peril
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jenna Walsh
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 30, July-Sept 2017, pp. 6-10
Description
"This article will provide an overview of the context surrounding the national crisis, as well as outline the bottom-up initiatives which have provoked a political response".
The National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: Recommendations from the Symposium on Planning for Change - Towards a National Inquiry and an Effective National Action Plan
Alternate Title
Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: Planning For Change - Towards a National Inquiry and an Effective National Action Plan, January 30-31, 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Feminist Alliance for International Action
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Discusses twenty-two recommendations from symposium for the design of a national inquiry into murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
The National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: Recommendations From the Symposium on Planning for Change: Towards a National Inquiry and an Effective National Action Plan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. [28], no. [2], [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Conference], [2016], pp. [408-428]
Description
Report aims to provide clear direction to those who are developing the mandate for the inquiry.
The National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: What Is It? How Should It Work?
Alternate Title
2016 Paz and Knute Buttedahl Memorial Lecture
Tensions in the Design of a National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls
[Special Lectures, 2015-2016]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shelagh Day
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Canadian Feminist Alliance on International Action regarding what an inquiry would look like and the issue of tensions in the design of a national inquiry.
Duration: 1:15:52.
The National Inquiry's Consolidated Literature Review: Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls
Alternate Title
Consolidated Literature Review: Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Research Team
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Pippa Feinstein
Megan Pearce
Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women]
Description
Includes initial list of 40 documents provided by Federal government as well as an additional 44 collected and summarized by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
A Nationwide Data Crisis: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Annita Lucchesi
Description
Webinar focusing on research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute to develop a database regarding missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, key findings from the initiative, and future directions.
Duration: 50:56.
New Mexico Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force Report: Report to the Governor and Legislature on the Task Force Findings and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force
Description
Divided into four sections: overview of legislation which underpins the work of the task force; background and contextual considerations in New Mexico; summary of findings of research including data provided by jurisdictions and case studies of information provided by families; and core findings and policy recommendations.
The Newcomer Handbook: Indigenous People in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
INBUILT-93 ((Indigenous-Newcomer Building Intercultural Learning on Treaties – 93)
Description
Excellent resource for providing an overview of a broad range of topics such as treaties, residential schools, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, the Sixties Scoop, traditional cultural teachings and protocols.
Based on the work of five focus groups located in Saskatoon, Regina, North Battleford, Prince Albert, and La Ronge.
"A Response to TRC's Call-To-Action 93".
NGO Report on Canada's Nineteenth and Twentieth Periodic Report to CERD
Alternate Title
NGO Report on Canada's Nineteenth and Twentieth Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Description
Focus on murdered and missing Aboriginal women and children, protection of lands and resources, duty to consult and accommodate, and the impacts of incarceration.
No Action, No Progress
Alternate Title
No Action, No Progress: FAFIA’s Report on Canada’s Progress in Implementing the 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
Description
"Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action Report on Canada's Progress in Implementing Priority Recommendations Made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 2008".
No More Stolen Sisters: Campaign Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Extensive list of learning resources including reports books, films, podcasts, websites and Facebook pages, followed by suggestions for networking and connecting with grassroots activists.
Not Enough: All Words and No Action on MMIWG: Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Francis
Dan Christmas
David M. Arnot
Michèle Audette
Patrick Brazeau ... {et al.]
Description
Discusses the Government of Canada's record on implementing of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Calls to Action.
NWAC Report Card: January 2017-April 2017 (Second)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Report card presents an update and assessment of the progress made by the National Inquiry Commission to the families of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to the public.
Report card follows letter to the families, communities, stakeholders and commissioners.