Information and Archives

The “Connecting Hearts and Making Change” report, part of the “Breathing Life into the Calls for Justice” Action Plan, was discussed at a national gathering hosted by the AFN in Vancouver from February 14-16, 2023, marking four years since the release of the MMIWG Final Report and emphasizing trauma-informed, culturally appropriate support for survivors and families, and calling for comprehensive government action and resources to implement the 231 Calls for Justice.

The Native Women’s Association of Canada’s toolkit addresses systemic inequities related to human trafficking and MMIWG2S+, calling for culturally relevant, trauma-informed, Indigenous-led approaches, safe housing, supportive services, and improved coordination between government departments and Indigenous communities, with recommendations for policymakers to establish Indigenous-led shelters and provide education and training.

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) developed a comprehensive action plan to address violence against First Nations women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, emphasizing culturally appropriate, trauma-informed support, and drawing from the 231 Calls for Justice, with priorities including a national investigative taskforce, increased funding, and the revitalization of traditional laws and cultural practices.

In this book, journalist Jessica McDiarmid investigates the cases of MMIWG on Highway 16, the devastating impacts of this tragedy, and loved ones’ fight for justice. She does so through interviews and an investigation of the causes of the tensions between settlers and Indigenous peoples in the region, linking the cases of MMIWG on the Highway of Tears to others across Canada.

The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) released a Fact Sheet of statistics for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The statistics are based on NWAC’s database as of March 31, 2010, which at the time included 582 documented cases, and underscores the urgency for greater protections, better investigative practices, and increased awareness to address the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls.

An online database, used by No More Silence for a PhD thesis, lists names of women who have gone missing or were murdered in Canada, sortable by details like date last seen, race/ethnicity, and location.

This report by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) addresses the systemic links between the over-incarceration of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender, and Gender-Diverse people and the ongoing MMIWG2S+ genocide, highlighting the need for culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and Indigenous-led approaches. Along with their final report, NWAC released a toolkit to aid in the safe release from carceral institutions.

The Native Women’s Association of Canada’s (NWAC) has developed 66 concrete actions based on the National Inquiry’s 231 Calls for Justice, and the NWAC Annual Scorecard Action Plan 2022-23 details their progress on implementing them over that year. Of these 66 actions, NWAC has seen substantial progress on 51, some progress on 13, and little to no progress on two actions.