Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

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NWAC Report Card: May 2017 - March 2018

Alternate Title
Native Women's Association of Canada Report Card: May 2017-March 2018
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Grades the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on fulfilling its obligations, outlines observations, and makes recommendations.
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NWAC Report Card: September 2016-December 2016

Alternate Title
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: NWAC Report Card
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
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.
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"Only the Silence Remains": Aboriginal Women as Victims in the Case of the Lower Eastside (Pickton) Murders, Investigative Flaws, and the Aftermath of Violence in Vancouver

Alternate Title
National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011
Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: [Fostering Biimaadiziwin, a National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Patricia O'Reilly
Thomas Fleming
Analyzes shortcomings of the investigation and police attitudes towards victims and their families. Excerpt from Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011.
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Oregon State Police Report on Missing and Murdered Native American Women: Listening and Understanding Tour House Bill 2625

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Missing and Murdered Native American Women Work Group
Reports results of conversations with tribal partners and communities with respect to the scope of the problem, barriers to use of the current systems, and ways to create partnerships which would increase reporting, identification, and rapid response to cases.
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[Organizational Traps: Groupthink, Rumor and Ego]

Alternate Title
Criminal Investigative Failures
Oppal Commission
Organizational Traps: Groupthink, Rumour and Ego
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kim Rossmo
Comments on the murders committed by Robert Pickton. Excerpt from chapter in the book Criminal Investigative Failures by Kim Rossmo. Exhibit no. 69 from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Paths of Inquiry

Alternate Title
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research Team [National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls]
Outlines research clusters comprising the scope of research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Pedagogy of Indifference: State Responses to Violence against Indigenous Girls

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Scribe
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 32, no. 1-2, Violence in Education: Transnational, Global and Local Perspectives, 2017-2018
Focuses of the National Operational Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (NOOMMIW) to demonstrate how state-produced and supported documents, and narratives around gender and sexual violence against Indigenous girls and women constitute a form of public education which sustains rather than prevents these crimes.
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Pig Girl: An Indigenous Woman’s Perspective Through “Scriptive Things”

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyn Trudeau
Brock Education Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Aesthetic Interventions: Implications for Social Justice Through Art and Performance , 2018, pp. 49-62
Using Robin Bernstein's theory of "scriptive things" to discuss Colleen Murphy's 2013 stage production Pig Girl and its negative reaction from the Indigenous community.
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Plain Talk 11: Ending Violence against Women

Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations
Provides statistics and discusses some of the underlying risk factors that contribute to violence against women.
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Police Service Building Relationships, New Facility

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Braden Dupuis
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 8, August 2011, p. 3,14
Describes the strides taken by the Saskatoon police to ensure a welcoming environment for the aboriginal community in the new police headquarters, including a cultural room and a memorial for murdered and missing women. Article located by scrolling to pages 3 and 14.
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Prevention Strategies Related to Missing or Murdered Native Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Darling
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 159-182
An examination of the strategies from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families to focus on prevention and economic mobility to improve the outcomes for Indigenous women and children. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 159.
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Questions Need to be Answered, Says Family Member of Pickton's Last Victim

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stefania Seccia
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 8

Reflects on the life and personality of Mona Wilson, a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton, and the naming of a corporation after Wilson's First Nation's name, Running Bear.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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Race, Space, and Prostitution: The Making of Settler Colonial Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Bourgeois
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 30, no. 3, 2018, pp. 371-397
Argues that prostitution has played a fundamental role in securing the necessary domination over Indigenous peoples and land in the making of the Canadian nation-state. Focuses on four examples: early settlement in British Columbia; the Indian Act; the Pass System; and Vancouver's missing women.
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Rebecca Belmore: Vigil and the Named and the Unnamed, 2002

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charo Neville
West Coast Line, vol. 41, no. 1, Representations of Murdered and Missing Women, Spring, 2007, pp. 52-57
Looks at a performance artist whose work addresses the issue of missing and murdered women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
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The REDress Project: Casting an Indigenous Feminist Worldview on Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Programs in Ontario’s Universities (Dispatch)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Brulé
Studies in Social Justice, vol. 12, no. 2, 2018, pp. 337-344
A discussion on the installation of the REDress project at York University during the 2017/2018 school year to challenge colonial representations of missing and murdered Indigenous females.
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Remembering Vancouver's Disappeared Women: Settler Colonialism and the Difficulty of Inheritance; That Lonely Section of Hell: The Botched Investigation of a Serial Killer Who Almost Got Away

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jules Arita Koostachin
BC Studies, no. 191, Autumn, 2016, pp. 179-181
Book reviews of: Remembering Vancouver's Disappeared Women by Amber Dean. That Lonely Section of Hell by Lori Shenher. Entire section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 179.
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Reply to Issue 17: Implementation of CEDAW Recommendations from Article 8 Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Alternate Title
Reply to Issue 17: Implementation of Committe for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Recommendations from Article 8 ...
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
Provides curriculum resources appropriate for Grades K-12.
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Report and Recommendations on Issues Related to the High Number of Murdered and Missing Women in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials (Criminal) Missing Women Working Group
Information about: factors which lead to venerability, characteristics of predators, major cases involving serial murders, responses to reported cases, prevention and safety planning for potential victims, the role of media, and the trial process.
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Report of the Inquiry Concerning Canada of the Committee of the Elimination of Discrimination against Women under Article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Alternate Title
United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Inquiry into the Canadian government's response to issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.
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A Report on the Water Ceremony & Candlelight Vigil for the Missing Murdered Indigenous Women at Honouring the Circle, Hamilton, Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clarissa Kennedy
Indigenous Social Work Journal, vol. 10, Issues That Relate to Indigenous Relations, 2016, pp. 101-108

Using a Honouring the Circle event to discuss using an Indigenous culturally specific approach to provide empowerment for its participants. To view article scroll down to page 101.

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Representation as a Technology of Violence: On the Representation of the Murders and Disappearances of Aboriginal Women in Canada and Women in Ciudad Juarez

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paulina García-Del Moral
Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, vol. 36, no. 72, 2011, pp. 33-62
Focuses on press coverage which portrays women as disposable, distinguishes between "innocent" and "immoral" victims, and treats their remains as forensic evidence.
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Representations of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canadian Art

Theses
Author/Creator
Yasmin Juliet Strautins
Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2018. Focuses on five case studies: Vigil by Rebecca Belmore; Redress by Jamie Black; The Forgotten by Pamela Masik; Walking With Our Sisters by Christi Belcourt; and Shades of Our Sisters created by Ryerson University students and produced by Maggie Cywink, Alex Cywink and Joyce Carpenter.
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