Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
Towards More Effective Missing Women Investigations: Police Relationships with Victims' Families, the Community and the Media: A Policy Discussion Report Prepared for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
Alternate Title
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
Oppal Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melina Buckley
Description
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.
Trauma-Informed, Culturally Relevant Psychological Response in Cases of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Tehee
Royleen J. Ross
Charlotte McCloskey
Iva GreyWolf
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 251-263
Description
Discusses the benefits of psychological and cultural responses to the prevention, intervention, and response to missing or murdered Indigenous people cases.
Ugliness as Colonial Violence: Mediations of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
Alternate Title
On the Politics of Ugliness
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Katherine Morton
Description
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.
UN Will Support Aboriginal Women by Studying the Violence That Surrounds Them
Alternate Title
United Nations Will Support Aboriginal Women by Studying the Violence That Surrounds Them
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 11
Description
Comments on murdered and missing women, the epidemic of violence against Aboriginal women, and the lack of federal government support.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
Understanding the Ways Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women are Framed and Handled by Social Media Users
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taima Moeke-Pickering
Sheila Cote-Meek
Ann Pegoraro
Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, vol. 169, no. 1, 2018, pp. 54-64
Description
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.
United by the Problem, Divided by the Solution: How the Issue of Indigenous Women in Prostitution Was Represented at the Deliberations on Canada’s Bill C-36
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoë Goodall
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 31, no. 2, 2019, pp. 232-265
Description
An analysis of the discussion regarding Indigenous sex workers during deliberations for Bill C-36, calling for the eventual abolition of prostitution in Canada. Both those for and against the proposed bill acknowledged the issue of Indigenous women in the sex trade.
Unsettling Spaces: Grassroots Responses to Canada's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women During the Harper Government Years
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samira Saramo
Comparative American Studies, vol. 14, no. 3-4, 2016, pp. 204-220
Description
Contends that colonialism and patriarchy have attempted to marginalize Indigenous womanhood thus allowing racialised and gendered violence to flourish.
Unveiling Truths: Policing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
Description
Briefly looks at traditional methods of social control, and current law enforcement practices with respect to Indigenous women and girls, and their connections to females being murdered and going missing.
VAWA Reauthorization of 2013 and the Continued Legacy of Violence Against Indigenous Women: A Critical Outsider Jurisprudence Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luhui Whitebear
University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 2019, pp. 75-90
Description
An examination of the flaws and loopholes in the Violence Against Women Act in regards to Indigenous women in the United States.
Violence Against Women and Due Diligence: Applying the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Cotton Field Framework to the Case of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olívia Radics
De iurisprudentia et iure publico / Journal of Legal and Political Sciences, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. [1]-23
Description
Discusses statistics, historical, social and economic context of the issue, Canadian state's investigations, and specific responses and observations by international treaty bodies.
Violence No More: Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Charlotte
Wolfrey
Barbara Barker
Alex Wilson
Kim Stanton
Description
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.
Violence Perpetuated by Indifference
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 28
Description
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.
Violent Crime in Indian Country and the Federal Response
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie A. Hagen
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 79-129
Description
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.
Walk Ended Just Days Before Missing Woman's Body Found
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Warren Goulding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 8, August 2008, p. 3
Description
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.
We Are Calling to You: Alaska's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn and Girls
Alternate Title
We Are Calling to You: Alaska's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlene Aqpik Apok
Malia Villegas
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Jody Juneby Potts
Description
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.
[Week 7: Understanding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission]
Alternate Title
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Agnes Gould
Description
Stephen Augustine speaks about the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the 94 calls to action. Elder Agnes Gould speaks about her missing sister and missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Presentations begin at 23:51.
Duration: 2:47:26.
What's a National Inquiry? How Do Inquiries Work?
Alternate Title
Legal Strategy Coalition Interactive Frequently Asked (FAQ) Document
LSC Interactive Frequently Asked (FAQ) Document
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legal Strategy Coalition
Description
Produced to assist those preparing for national inquiry into violence against Indigenous women and girls.
What the Canadian Public Is Being Told about the More Than 1200 Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and First Nations Issues: A Content and Context Analysis of Major Mainstream Canadian Media, 2014-2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel Drache
Fred Fletcher
Coral Voss
Description
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.
What Their Stories Tell Us: Research Findings From the Sisters in Spirit Initiative
Alternate Title
Sisters In Spirit 2010 Research Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
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.
When Disinformation Turns Deadly: The Case of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canadian Media
Alternate Title
Disinformation and Digital Democracies in the 21st Century
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Elisha Corbett
Description
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.
Who Killed Alberta Williams?
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Connie Walker
Marnie Luke
Description
Eight part podcast and slideshow about an unsolved 27 year old murder that took place along the Highway of Tears near Prince Rupert, B.C. and the investigation by lead investigator Gary Kerr.
Episodes run between 35:00 - 45:00 minutes. Includes transcripts.
Windspeaker News Briefs
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 9
Description
Outlines three stories: an agreement with Brokenhead Ojibway Nation's chief and Manitoba's minister of conservation to protect petroform sites, an outcry for a public inquiry into the murders of convicted killer Robert Pickton and a request for a ban on the bulldozing of important Native sites without the consent of Ontario First Nations people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Working Together: Building and Sustaining a Multijurisdictional Response to Missing or Murdered Indigenous Children and Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine S. Connell
Leslie A. Hagen
Stephanie C. Knapp
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 5-26
Description
Covers the needs for a comprehensive multidisciplinary response to deal with missing or murdered Indigenous persons.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 5.