“Yeah, it’s a very bad cycle. It doesn’t matter how it happens though, it all came from the same place, it all came from what they did to us in residential schools and all that. Open your eyes. Stop blaming the victims”
– Participant
Girls Leading Change – Networks 4 Change
Reclaiming Spaces Between: Coast Salish Two Spirit Identities and Experiences – Corrina Sparrow
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – Government of Canada
Native Women’s Association of Canada
Native Youth Sexual Health Network
N’we Jinan Artists – “The Highway” – Kitsumkalum First Nation, BC
Performance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – Fairness Works
The Chiefs Two Bodies: Theresa Spence and the Gender of Settler Sovereignty – Dr. Audra Simpson at RACE2014
Violence Against Native Women is not Traditional – Whisper at TEDxABQWomen
Reports, Statistics, and News
A Quiet Crime Wave against Manitoba’s Sayisi Dene Women – Donna Carreiro
Classified’s ‘Powerless’ music video is an incredible ode to missing and murdered Indigenous women – CBC Premiere
Cultural Re-Centring Model – Shezell-Rae Sam explains how ancient ways of knowing help heal and bring dignity to Indigenous youth
Decolonizing the Violence Against Indigenous Women – Beverley Jacobs in Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society
First Nations youth perform Highway of Tears song at MMIWG national inquiry -Chantelle Bellrichard, CBC News
Five Ways you can put the ‘Calls for Justice’ from the MMIWG Report into Action – Haley Lewis – tvo
Haida Art Exhibit Imagines Ancient Female Beings in Contemporary Forms – Artist Terri Lynn Williams Davidson
Indigenous children are dying while Ottawa fights a ruling that calls for action – Day 6 CBC Radio
Indigenous Girls and the Canadian State – Cherry Smiley at Justice for Girls
Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities Bigger Targets of Sexual Violence – Lynn Gehl and Fiona Whittington-Walsh in Rabble
It Takes a Community to Exploit a Native Woman – Terese Marie Mailhot
Lunchtime Talk on MMIWG and Supporting Indigenous Women in Safety and Dignity – Cathy Richardson
Marlene Bird, dead at 50, survived vicious assault that led to loss of her legs: Strong Cree woman refused to be an anonymous victim after man was charged with brutal attack – Duncan McCue at CBC News
Native Women’s Association gives missing and murdered inquiry failing grades for efforts so far -Peter Zimonjic at CBC News
Recognizing a Rising Leader with Big Dreams – Donors wanting to recognize students who not only accel academically, but also show leadership in Indigenous communities as Keenan Andrews does.
The Path Forward – Reclaiming Power and Place | National Family and Survivors Circle Contribution – 2021 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
Too Many Victims Sexualized Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth in CareTruth and Reconciliation Commission – Representative for Children and Youth, British Columbia
‘People need to know who she is,’ says family of sex assault victim shackled during her attacker’s trial – From ‘As it Happens’ on CBC Radio
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (Report)
Study Links Sexual Assault to Legacy of Indian Residential Schools and Childhood Abuse – University of British Columbia
Survival Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in the Downtown Eastside (film)
Violence Against Aboriginal Women Fact Sheet – Native Women’s Association of Canada
Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: A Summary of Amnesty International’s Concerns and Call to Action – Amnesty International
Women’s Warrior Song – 8000 Drums Sacred Ceremony – BurningFistMedia – Youtube