IDN: Current Issues
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is founded on the collective goal to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well-being of First Nations, Métis and Inuit women. NWAC is an aggregate of thirteen Native women’s organizations from across Canada and was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1974.
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The effects of a decades-long ban on a traditional First Nations ceremony that dates back to the 19th century are still being felt today, particularly by women, say some Indigenous leaders and activists.
CBC News’ Missing and Murdered podcast series is hosted by CBC News investigative reporter Connie Walker.
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The National Inquiry’s Final Report reveals that persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind Canada’s staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people. The two volume report calls for transformative legal and social changes to resolve the crisis that has devastated Indigenous communities across the country.
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A woman from the Kitikmeot region in Nunavut is organizing to have packages of menstrual pads, tampons and underwear shipped to girls in the Arctic who can't afford to buy them.
Mother Earth and Resource Extraction stands with women human rights defenders and recognizes both their achievements and the challenges they face in the protection of land and water. Along these lines, the hub is a component of a community-based research project...
Before the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls wrapped in June, it sent referral letters to some police forces requesting they "take further action" relating to some of the testimony heard during the inquiry. But it never informed those who testified it was doing so and didn't give police instructions on how to follow through, leaving both sides frustrated.
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A book written by John Fox Sr. looks at the circumstances surrounding the death of his daughter and his fight for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, men and boys.
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