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T-Shirts of Support

Chiefcalf, from LaRonge, reacted to Minister Valcourt’s rejection of a national inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women by joining a movement for change; she ordered custom T-shirts with bold messages demanding a national inquiry on the front and justice for MMIW on the back.

Safe Passage

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Safe Passage is provided by NWAC as a community-driven, trauma-informed, survivor-centred initiative that tracks cases of MMIWG2S+, monitors ongoing safety concerns, provides safety resources and educates the public. An unsafe experiences map and a reporting tool are available on the website, led by and for Indigenous peoples.

Ongoing National Accountability Databases Resources & Toolkits

NWAC’s MMIWG2S Action Plan: Annual Scorecard 2022-2023

Scorecard

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.

Ongoing Online Accountability Media Presence Resources & Toolkits

Intergenerational Effects of Incarceration and MMIWG2S+

IncarcerationReport

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.

Ongoing Online Accountability Advocacy Community Safety Media Presence Resources & Toolkits

Helen Betty Osborne

This poem by Marilyn Dumont, from her book “A Really Good Brown Girl” (1996), captures outsiders’ mistreatment of Indigenous women. The poem is about Helen Betty Osborne, a 19 year old Cree woman from Manitoba who was sexually assaulted and murdered in 1971.

Accountability Literary Activism

Esquao Justice Initiatives

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Esquao – The Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women, based in Edmonton with chapters across Alberta, is a non-profit organization focused on justice initiatives, fostering relationships with government, police, and communities, and addressing the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry’s final report.

Ongoing Accountability Advocacy Community Safety Events & Gatherings

Healing Together: From Collective Trauma to Collective Strength

A community gathering to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, featuring a dinner, a performance of a play excerpt, and resources for healing.

Ongoing Accountability Events & Gatherings Healing & Ceremony Performances

Dec 6, 2024 Toronto

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Round Dance for MMIWG

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Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s “Empowering Our People Round Dance” in Saskatoon celebrated Indigenous culture through traditional drumming and dancing, promoting unity and healing.

Accountability Dance & Drum Healing & Ceremony

Nov 7, 2024 5–9 PM Prince Albert

March for Tanya Nepinak

March-for-Tanya-Nepinak

On October 10, 2024, supporters in Winnipeg honoured Tanya Nepinak on her 45th birthday, marking 13 years since her disappearance, and called for renewed efforts to search local landfills for her remains.

Accountability Advocacy Events & Gatherings Marches & Rallies

Oct 10, 2024 Winnipeg

Guelph Sisters in Spirit vigil

On October 4, 2024, Guelph hosted a Sisters in Spirit vigil in Royal City Park to honour and raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Ongoing Accountability Advocacy Events & Gatherings Healing & Ceremony Red Dress Vigils

Oct 4, 2024 6:30 PM Guelph

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