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The Road

TheRoad

Indigenous teens from the Stardale Women’s Group in Calgary created and starred in “The Road,” a short film on MMIWG and colonialism in Canada. Their CBC Calgary interview offers insights into the film’s creation.

Ongoing Advocacy Community Safety Documentaries & Film Healing & Ceremony Media Presence

The Highway of Tears Governing Body

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The Highway of Tears Governing Body was formed as a result of the Highway of Tears Symposium Recommendations Report. They provide direction and support, and advocate to the Government to fulfill their commitment to implement those recommendations as well as the National Inquiry’s Calls for Justice.

Ongoing Advocacy Community Safety Resources & Toolkits Men

British Columbia

Talk4Healing: Talk, Text, Chat

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Talk4Healing is a hotline for Indigenous women in violent and dangerous situations, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides accessible, free and culturally appropriate services, counselling and referrals across Ontario to the women who need it, and the services are available in many Indigenous languages. The hotline’s number is 1-855-554-HEAL.

Ongoing Advocacy Community Safety Resources & Toolkits Men

Fort William First Nation

ReClaim Project

The ReClaim project aims to empower women, girls, and Two-Spirit people by reconnecting them with the land and sacred Indigenous teachings, promoting safety and wellness, and transforming narratives, fulfilling the mission of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

National Community Safety Events & Gatherings Healing & Ceremony

Ojibway Women’s Lodge

The Ojibway Women’s Lodge supports women in realizing their full potential and rebuilding their lives with a community-based, cultural, and holistic approach to ending violence, emphasizing healing for the woman, her family, and the community.

Ongoing Advocacy Community Safety Healing & Ceremony Men

Native Youth Sexual Health Network

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This is an organization by and for Indigenous youth that works across issues of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice throughout the United States and Canada. They are involved in advocacy, outreach and community mobilization in schools and communities, and make workshops and teach-ins to ensure culturally safe sex education, violence prevention, harm reduction, reclaiming rites of passage and many more.

Ongoing Advocacy Community Safety Resources & Toolkits 2S+ friendly Elders Youth

MMIWG Toolkit by Tribalure

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The MMIWG Toolkit by Tribalure is a resource aimed at raising awareness, providing education, and supporting advocacy efforts related to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Ongoing Online Advocacy Community Safety Resources & Toolkits

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Missing-Murdered-Natives

Instagram page and community service that posts missing persons flyers and flyers for those at risk throughout US and Canada. The page raises awareness and spreads immediate information such as last known locations, physical descriptions, and also connects people with direct numbers for local police contacts.

Ongoing Community Safety Search Support

Intergenerational Effects of Incarceration and MMIWG2S+

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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

House of the Moon

HouseOfTheMoon

Based in Oroville, WA, this is an Indigenous-led holistic healing and restoration movement to address MMIWG in the US and Canada through prevention by empowering Indigenous women and communities. Offers a program for women to learn physical, mental, emotional, spiritual empowerment and self-defence tools rooted in traditional knowledge.

Ongoing Community Safety Healing & Ceremony

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