We must examine the underlying social, economic, cultural, institutional, and historical causes that contribute to the ongoing violence and particular vulnerabilities of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit in Canada. The number of #MMIWG2S are disproportionately high.
Indigenous women and Two-Spirit people have traditionally been revered as life-givers and caregivers. This is why we say, “Our Women and Girls are Sacred.” But Indigenous women and girls, including those who are 2SLGBTQQIA, continue to go missing and murdered at a disproportionate rate.
In Canada, October 4th is a day when we honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit, support grieving families, and create opportunities for healing. No family should lose a mother, daughter, sister, relative, or friend to gender-based violence.
