{"id":3312,"date":"2022-08-13T16:16:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T20:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/?page_id=3312"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:10:47","slug":"missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/?page_id=3312","title":{"rendered":"Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca\/en\/missing-and-murdered-aboriginal-women-national-operational-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Canadian Mounted Police report<\/a> that more than 1,000 Indigenous women and girls were killed or went missing between 1980 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases however investigations were incomplete because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/rcmp-mmiwg-reforms-1.5160206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indifference<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.ca\/blog\/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-understanding-the-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">measurements\/criterion for collecting and recording findings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nwac.ca\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native Women&#8217;s Association of Canada<\/a> said the number is actually nearer to 4,000 but incomplete data makes the number hard to determine.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a video by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vprobroadcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPRO<\/a> documenting British Columbia\u2019s \u201cHighway of Tears\u201d, a 450-mile stretch of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, where many aboriginal women went missing or were found murdered.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where women go missing in Canada | VPRO Documentary\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yNPKWDEOAD4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For further reading at Windsor Public Library, try:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:846373\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hiway.png\" alt=\"Image of Highway of Tears by Jessica McDiarmid\" width=\"159\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:769328\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3316 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/obs-150x150.png\" alt=\"Image of Obstruction of Justice by Ray Michalko\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/obs-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/obs-88x88.png 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:844454\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3317 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mmiw.jpg\" alt=\"Reclaiming Power and Place\" width=\"193\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Can I Help? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG<u>)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also known as <strong>Red Dress Day<\/strong>, May 5 honours the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirit, and gender diverse people in Canada by encouraging learning and building awareness to end violence against Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirit, and gender diverse people. You can help draw awareness by wearing red on this day; hanging a red dress in a visible space on your property; visit the Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre in Windsor; use hashtags on your social media #NationalDayofAwareness, #NoMoreStolenSisters #MMIWG2S, #MMIWG, #MMIW on social media to help spread awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here how\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmiwg-ffada.ca\/mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Canadian Mounted Police report that more than 1,000 Indigenous women and girls were killed or went missing between 1980 and 2012. 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