Comments | ontd_political: On Canada's National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

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On Canada's National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Aug 07, 2016 18:42

OP: A bit of background on this issue. In Canada, indigenous women and girls are disproportionately affected by violence, when one compares them to national averages. For instance, according to a 2009 government survey of the ten provinces, Aboriginal women were nearly three times more likely than non-Aboriginal women to report being a victim of a ( Read more... )

womens rights, *trigger warning: sexual assault, canada, human rights, first nations, race / racism, sexual assault, *trigger warning: racism, indigenous people, *trigger warning: violence

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eldvno August 8 2016, 18:39:56 UTC

This has taken way too long, and I am very happy to see it finally happening, but a number of indigenous groups have mentioned that there are a number of shortcomings of this inquiry, and those shortcomings seem to be there in purpose, which is disheartening.

soleiltropiques August 9 2016, 16:10:22 UTC

Yes, iac.

hobbits_friend August 9 2016, 14:29:13 UTC

Thanks for this post! I haven't heard about this before.

soleiltropiques August 9 2016, 16:13:51 UTC

You're so welcome! :)

It's such a tragic issue. I'm just hoping the inquiry will lead to positive changes (=I'm hoping, despite issues with the inquiry as it has been announced).