RESOURCES: Violence Against Indigenous Women
Learn the facts about violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
The Facts
Fact Sheet: Missing and Murdered Indigeneous Women and Girls- Native Women's Association
Fact Sheet: Root Causes of Violence Against Aboriginal Women and the Impact of Colonization-Native Women's Association
RCMP Report: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Understanding the Numbers-Amnesty International
In 2016, the Canadian government launched a National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls.
More information on The Status of Women Canada
Watch the National Inquiry Announcement
Watch Inquires on CPAC: MMIW
National Inquiry
Some of the many existing projects and campaigns aiming to end violence against Indigenous women and girls.
Sisters in Spirit-Native Women's Association of Canada
Kanawayhitowin: Taking Care of Each Other's Spirit- Ontario Federation of Indigeneous Friendship Centres
Red Dress Project
Stolen Sisters-Amnesty International
Missing and Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigeneous Women and Girls-CBC News