Indigenous Studies

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls: Overview
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls concluded June 2019. This inquiry was in response to the overrepresentation of Indigenous women and girls reported murdered or missing. This reports also references Two Spirit experiences. Many factors contribute to the increased vulnerability of Indigenous women and girls including discrimination, poverty, and colonization. In British Columbia the strip of Highway16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert is also known as the Highway of Tears due to the high number of women and girls reported murdered and missing in this area. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls concluded that Canada's systemic neglect constitutes genocide under international law.
 

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls: Web Resources

1. National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
2. RCMP Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview
3. Highway of Tears (Highway 16)
4. Highway of Tears Symposium Recommendations Report
5. Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Report released April 3, 2019
6. Women's Memorial March
7. MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan
8. Native Women's Association of Canada Action Plan
9. Global Femicide: Indigenous women and girls torn from our midst (Opentextbook)
10. Native Women's Association Magazine
     

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls: DVDs and Streaming

1. Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada - 13min - DVD
2. Red Dress - 27min - NFB
3. This River - 19min - NFB
4. Finding Dawn 9 1h 13min - NFB
5. Performance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls - 4min - Youtube
    

Please visit our Criminology Library Guide for further resources.