Who is responsible for violence against Indigenous women?

RESPONSIBILITY FOR RCMP: The federal government is responsible for the RCMP. And the RCMP is the one police service most often involved in investigations of murders and disappearances of Indigenous women from small towns and reserve communities.

Why was the MMIW created?

It also seeks to draw attention to the high rates of disappearances and murders of Native people, particularly women and girls. The MMIW movement exists because a large number of Native women go missing and are murdered each year compared to women from other groups.

What has Canada done for missing and murdered indigenous women?

The Department of Justice Canada provides funding for initiatives that support families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls: Family Information Liaison Units and funding for community-based organizations that provide culturally-grounded grief and trauma supports for families.

What is the issue of MMIW?

In the specific context of Native women, the original protections and concept of safety has deteriorated over five centuries of U.S. colonial Indian law and policies reflected in the current spectrum of violence and the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW).

What does the G stand for in Mmiwg?

#MMIW, #MMIWG and #MMIWG2S has been increasingly proliferating the internet, both in the United States and abroad. The abbreviations stand for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; and Missing and Murdered Women, Girls and 2-Spirit People, respectively.

What has Canada done for Indigenous peoples?

The Government of Canada is investing $6.4 million in 22 First Nations-led projects through the Indigenous Guardians Pilot Program. These projects will enable First Nations to take action to protect clean air and clean water, fight climate change, and help protect a healthy environment for all.

Why is Mmiwg a problem?

In June 2019, the MMIWG National Inquiry released their final report, finding that persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind Canada’s staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people.

What do indigenous peoples want?

Indigenous Communities in Canada, (First Nations, Metis & Intuit) want the right to self-determination and self-governance, better education for their children, improved drinking water and an overall improvement of the standard of living in their communities.

Who is affected by Mmiwg?

Importantly, First Nations, Inuit and Métis women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people were included in the inquiry. According to the report, there were close to 2,400 participants which included family members with direct impact, survivors, as well as expert witnesses, Elders and Knowledge Keepers.

Why is Mmiwg important?

The mandate of the National Inquiry is to report on the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls, including sexual violence. This includes issues like sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, bullying and harassment, suicide, and self-harm.