Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

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.

Presents poems that incorporated details of the media coverage of the disappearance of Tamra Keepness.

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

Brief article focuses on the one-minute work Snare by Lisa Jackson and This River, a short documentary.

Compares policies that oppressed Aboriginal women in Australia and Canada during the 19th and 20th centuries. Special Joint issue with Labour History, volume 71.

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..

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.

Sites provides information to assist non-indigenous people grow relationships with Indigenous people. Includes links and video to topics on Aboriginal Title, residential schools, concepts on colonialism, racism, missing and murdered women, privilege, and allies as well as section on basic terminology.

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.

Outlines the benefits of using the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and AMBER Alert systems to help protect and recover abducted Indigenous children. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 5.

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.

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.

Peace and Conflict Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

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.

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.

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

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.

"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.

Reflecting on her own personal experiences, the author challenges the popular stereotype of voiceless traumatized Indigenous females that is perpetuated by the media, academia and even Indigenous advocacy groups. She asserts that Indigenous women survivors can be empowered as a healing force for others.

An examination and description of an activist's 2017 musical performance called ACHoRD in Victoria, British Columbia to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.

Presentation from International Women's Day, March 8, 2014. Discusses recommendations from the report Invisible Women: A Call to Action. A Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada.

Developed by the Sudbury Police Service to guide families through the process of making missing reports, the subsequent actions of the police, and give information about support organizations and services.

Looks at articles published in The Province, the Vancouver Sun, and the Vancouver Times between 1957 and 1970, and analyzes the language that was used to describe the women and their deaths.

Focuses on the context of murder of twenty-six women (Pickton case) from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and argues that the Commission's structure and practice included instances of "Othering".

English Philology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Turku, 2015.

Head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission speaks about questions that need to be answered when determining whether an inquiry would be effective and meaningful for those directly affected and Aboriginal people in general. Duration: 35:38.

Speaker uses example of Alberta inquiry which dealt with access to health care to illustrate how inquiries, if not structured properly, can produce unsatisfactory results. Duration: 12:29.

Member of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs speaks about the Assembly's Families First initiative. Duration: 10:41.

An analysis on how the imprisonment of Indigenous women has been another tool for removing Indigenous people from their communities and its rippling effects throughout Indigenous history.