Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

Short documentary focuses on the organization Drag the Red which searches the Red River for clues relating to missing members of the Indigenous community in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Duration: 19:00.

A report of quantitative and qualitative data collected from friends and family of missing and murders Indigenous females in Northern California.

Related material: Year 2 Progress Report.

Introduction to the missing persons process in Canada.

Comments on ways to communicate information to the media in a clear and confident manner.

Explanation of actions taken throughout the investigation. Originally published in the Vancouver Sun.

Developed on the basis of review of Canadian and international reports and best practices. Summarizes major issues and questions likely to inform the Commission analysis.

Media Arts Thesis (M.F.A.)--Emily Carr University of Art & Design, 2009.

Highlights the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division program, which is designed to identify and overcome obstacles which might prevent tribes from accessing and participating in the division's services. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 35.

An examination of the politicization of "ugliness" through colonial ideology that creates victim blaming of Indigenous women that experience violence. These ideals of "ugliness" has led to the increase violence of Indigenous women and allowed inaction against crimes committed against them. Chapter from On the Politics of Ugliness edited by Sara Rodrigues and Ela Przybylo.

"This document is a preliminary strategy guide for bringing cases involving the abrogation of Aboriginal women in Canada's rights before United Nations [UN] treaty bodies".

Argues that sexualized violence against Indigenous women is both gendered and racialized and originates in ongoing colonialism. Examines social media (SM) narratives that perpetuate violence; discusses how Indigenous online communities are working to mitigate these narratives. Uses Sysomos MAP analytic software to gather information on posts containing #MMIW, #MMIWG and #inquiry between 1 September 2016 and 29 July, 2017.

Contends that colonialism and patriarchy have attempted to marginalize Indigenous womanhood thus allowing racialised and gendered violence to flourish.

Includes brief discussion of the history of Two-Spirit people in Indigenous society, examination of the intersection of factors which produce the extreme marginalization facing them, and linkages to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Brief discussion of historical and current context and linkages to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Brief discussion of how overrepresentation in the system contributes to the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Brief discussion of how negative representations and/or lack of news coverage have contributed to attitudes about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Recounts several incidences of murdered and missing Aboriginal women. Statistics show 4.5 out of every 100,000 Indigenous women are killed by homicide.

A description of victim advocacy and coordinated services for families of missing persons. The services sources covered are: Tribal Victim Services, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and United States Attorney's Office. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 27.

Provides list of 40 reports provided by federal government when arguing that there is no need for a national inquiry concerning missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Discusses statistics, historical, social and economic context of the issue, Canadian state's investigations, and specific responses and observations by international treaty bodies.

Investigated rates of eight different violent and three non-violent acts. Sample size was 183 and data was collected over two years.

Panel discussion about government accountability and the forthcoming inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and efforts to strengthen community-based responses. to violence. Duration: 2:16:01.

Discusses the annual Canadian Sisters in Spirit March which helps to raise awareness of violence against Aboriginal women and honour missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Article located by scrolling to page 28.

Community Development Thesis (M.A.)--North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, 2014.

An investigation into the federal charges against violent crimes in tribal land, the responsibilities of U.S Attorneys' Offices and the Department of Justice to Indigenous communities, and amendments to federal law that allows non-Indigenous people to be charge in a tribal court. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 79.

Includes new life stories, updates to the list of missing and murdered women, expanded research framework, and outlines trends and recommendations. 2nd edition.

Summarizes information gathered from four interviews and a two-day meeting between the Commissioner and 25 family members.

Audio documentary seeks to enlighten the community on the issues Indigenous women face. Duration: 30:00.

Looks at a walk to raise awareness of a missing woman, the victim of a murder, and the statistics that suggest Aboriginal women are more likely to be victims of assault. Article located by scrolling to page 3.

Comments on an exhibit which commemorates and honours the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada.

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

Discusses scope of the problem, persistent issues such data consistency, collection and reporting, and the Alaska missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls database; concludes with recommendations and pathways forward.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2018.

Study collects and analyses responses to mainstream representations of Inuit culture from Inuit women. Discusses Western beauty standards projected onto Indigenous women, normalization of media tropes including silencing, victimization, violence, missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). Stresses a need positive role models and self-representation.

Produced to assist those preparing for national inquiry into violence against Indigenous women and girls.

Comments on the interpretations and representations of a waving arm in a poem and a video.

Conflict Studies and Human Rights Thesis (M.A.)--Utrecht University, 2019.

Analyzed coverage from eight major daily newspapers and concluded that there is a persistent pattern of under-representation, gaps and distortions when dealing with Aboriginal issues.

Report, based on five years of research into missing and murdered Aboriginal females in Canada, explores circumstances, root causes and trends of violence, numbers of missing/murdered women, and questions why this is occurring.

Argues that the way women are framed in mainstream news suggests that they are to blame for the violence against them because they indulge in "high-risk" lifestyles and discusses how initiatives like #MMIWG are combating stereotypical representations and raising awareness. Paper from Disinformation and Digital Democracies in the 21st Century edited by Joseph McQuade, Tiffany Kwok, and James Cho. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to p. 19.

Reports on various recent socio-political developments concerning the alarming number of missing Aboriginal women in Canada.