National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, GIrls, & Two-Spirit People
MMIWG2S advocates for the end of violence against Native women, girls and two-spirit peoples and seeks to draw attention to the high rates of disappearances and murders of Native people, particularly women and girls.
According to statistics reported by CBC News and the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law:
MMIW has been described as a Canadian national crisis and a Canadian genocide
There are over 1700 missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada
Indigenous women are killed at six times the rate of non-Indigenous women
As we continue to stand in solidarity with First Nations communities across Canada today, take the time to:
Learn the Facts
Read: The National Inquiry’s Final Report
Read: Amnesty’s Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Listen to the Stories
Read: A process of healing: Woman creates extensive MMIWG database Watch: Voices Unheard
Advocate for Continuous Change
Read: Actions taken by the Government of Canada since the launch of the inquiry
Implement: Amnesty's Stolen Sisters – What Can I Do?
Explore More Resources
National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
This is a living document and will be added to continuously with more resources.