missing aboriginal women
Will an Inquiry into the Deaths of Canadian Aboriginal Women Bring Peace to Their Families?
Mag Cywink, who has spent over two decades searching for justice in her sister's murder, fears a national inquiry will hurt those who it is trying to help the most.
Canada Lost Over 600 Missing or Murdered Aboriginal Men
In Canada, racial data is “actively suppressed” from law enforcement statistics. As a result, Stats Canada does not include race in their annual count of the country’s homicides.
A New UN Report Urges An Inquiry Into the Cases of Over 1,200 Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
“We pride ourselves on our human rights agenda and if that’s not a violation of human rights when women are treated differently or victimized more often, I don’t know what is.”
Canadians Everywhere Are Protesting Against Harper's Apathy Towards Missing Aboriginal Women
Canadians have been organizing railway blockades and intense protests over the Harper government's decision to ignore urgent requests from provincial governments and the United Nations, by not holding an inquiry into the unsolved cases of over 80...
Crossfit Discriminates Against Trans Women, While ‘Top Chef Canada’ Discriminates Against All Women
Sarah Ratchford is back for another rundown of this week's highlights and lowlights in the world of gender politics.
A Recent Blockade For Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women Hasn't Swayed Stephen Harper
We went to the scene of a sizeable blockade in Belleville, Ontario last week to chat with the organizers of a protest designed to shake the Conservative government into action.
Why Does Canada Care More About 'Honour Killings' Than Missing Aboriginal Women?
In February, Loretta Saunders, an aboriginal woman completing her thesis on missing and murdered aboriginal women, was murdered herself. Now many aboriginal rights groups, women's rights organizations, and countries around the world are calling on the...