Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

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Reply to Issue 17: Implementation of CEDAW Recommendations from Article 8 Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

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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

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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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Response by Canada to the Recommendations Contained in the Concluding Observations of the Committee Following the Examination of the Combined Sixth and Seventh Periodic Report of Canada on 22 October 2008

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Forty-eighth Session, 17 January - 4 February 2011
Information Provided in Follow-up to the Concluding Observations of the Committee: Canada
Supplemental Information Provided to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Committee had requested additional information on measures undertaken with respect to missing and murdered Aboriginal women. "Advance unedited version"
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Responses of Canada to the List of Issues and Questions with Regard to the Consideration of Canada's Sixth and Seventh Reports on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Pre-Session Working Group, Forty-second Session, 20 October-7 November 2008
[Responses to the List of Issues and Questions with Regard to the Consideration of the Combined Sixth and Seventh Periodic Reports: Canada]
[United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Many of the questions refer specifically to Aboriginal women: violence against, missing or murdered, participation in governance, education, employment, Indian status, matrimonial real property, etc.
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Rubbed Out

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Renee Rodin
West Coast Line, vol. 41, no. 1, Representations of Murdered and Missing Women, Spring, 2007, pp. 120-125
Describes a murder case that the perpetrator wasn't prosecuted in.
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Scenes from the Fringe: Gendered Violence and the Geographies of Indigenous Feminism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shari M. Huhndorf
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, vol. 46, no. 3, Spring, 2021, pp. 561-587
Reviews three Indigenous visual artistic projects, created in response to the arrest of serial murderer Robert Pickton, and their representations of Indigenous women's historical mistreatment.
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Seeking Justice For Canada's 500 Missing Native Women

Alternate Title
Seeking Justice for Canada's Five Hundred Missing Native Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deidre d'Entremont
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
Comments on Robert Pickton's trial, missing aboriginal women and violence against aboriginal women.
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[Settler Reflections: Knowing and Refusing to Know about Canada's Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women]

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[University of Saskatchewan College of Law Guest Speakers Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mary Eberts
Video of lecture given by the Ariel Sallows Chair in Human Rights at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law on October 24, 2011. Speaker discusses portrayal of Aboriginal women in the Ecstasy of Rita Jo by George Ryga and the Manawaka cycle by Margaret Laurence as they relate to the current context. Duration: 42:18.
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Sex Offender Registration in Indian Country: SORNA Implementation and 18 U.S.C. § 2250

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori McPherson
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 209-250
An explanation and breakdown of the process to register sex offenders in the United States. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 209.
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Sexualized Violence and Colonialism: Reflections on the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherene H. Razack
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 28, no. 2, [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Conference], 2016, pp. i-iv
Introduction to the journal articles, presented at a symposium held January 30-31, 2016, that explore the prospect of a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.
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Silent No More

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Erin Williams
White Bison Inc.
Documentary about missing and murdered Indigenous women in United States. Duration: 52:19.
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The Skin of the Photograph: Representing the Murdered Women of Juárez

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nicholas Chare
West Coast Line, vol. 41, no. 1, Representations of Murdered and Missing Women, Spring, 2007, pp. 26-31
Discussion of a photograph and what the image depicts of an unfair and exploitive economic system and the realities of the lives of women working in the factories of Juárez.
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Special Submission to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) on Access to Justice for Aboriginal Women in Canada

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Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Focuses on violence experienced by women and girls, over-representation of First Nations children in the child welfare system, gap in educational attainment, over-representation of Aboriginal women in the federal penitentiary system, and gender-based discrimination in legislation.
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Special Supplement on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in British Columbia: Group Submission to the Human Rights Committee on the Occasion of the Consideration of the Sixth Periodic Report of Canada Submitted June 5th, 2015

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC CEDAW

Gives background to the issue, discusses the reports produced by the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, Human Rights Watch, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and reports on the response of the federal and provincial governments.

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Standing Together and Moving Forward: Report of the Pre-Hearing Conference in Prince George and the Northern Community Forums: A Consultation Report Prepared for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry

Documents & Presentations
Seven themes emerged in presentations: need to stand together and move forward, concerns about limitations of Commission process, impact of missing women and girls on their communities, connections between investigations in Vancouver and along the Highway of Tears, transportation issues, frustration over inaction, and the importance of understanding First Nations and northern realities.
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Standing with Our American Indian and Alaska Native Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People: Exploring the Impact of and Resources for Survivors of Human Trafficking

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenna P. Stumblingbear-Riddle
Ann K. Burlew
Daniel Gaztambide
Michelle R. Madore
Helen Neville
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, 2019, p. Article 1
Authors use an intersectional and trauma-informed approach to engage with the consequences of human trafficking for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people; they then consider resiliency factors, and make culturally informed recommendations to assist psychologists in working with survivors of trafficking.
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Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 105-121
Examines nine case studies involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and the factors which have contributed to the high risk of violence.
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Survey Report on the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Southern Chief's Organization [Manitoba]
Reports findings of survey which asked 23 questions about the Calls to Justice. Topics were: culture, health and wellness, policing, corrections, media and social influencers, education, child welfare, natural resource extraction, human security, and rights.
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To' Kee Skuy' Soo Ney-Wo-Chek' I Will See You Again in a Good Way: A Year 1 Project Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People in Northern California

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Abby Abinanti
Angi Cavaliere
Alanna Nulph
Blythe George
Anitta Lucchesi ... [et al.]
Centre for Victim Research, 2020, pp. 3-146
A report of quantitative and qualitative data collected from friends and family of missing and murders Indigenous females in Northern California.
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To' Kee Skuy' Soo Ney-Wo-Chek' = I Will See You Again in a Good Way: A Year 1 Project Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People of Northern California

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To' Kee Skuy' Soo Ney-Wo-Chek' = I Will See You Again in a Good Way Progress Report
To' Kee Skuy' Soo Ney-Wo-Chek' = I Will See You Again in a Good Way: Year 2 Progress Report
Year 2 Progress Report: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two Spirit People of Northern California
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Author/Creator
[Abby Abinanti
Angi Cavaliere
Alanna Nulph
Blythe K. George
Annita Lucchesi … [et al.]]
Related material: Year 2 Progress Report.
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