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Daughters of the Vote

Who is affected?

All Canadians are affected by Indigenous rights and decolonization. Every city, town and community in Canada sits on the traditional territory of an Indigenous nation. While everyone is affected by Indigenous rights and decolonization, Indigenous peoples are the most affected.

DEFINITION

Intergenerational Trauma

The transmission of historical oppression and its negative consequences across generations. There is evidence the impact of intergenerational trauma on the health and well-being on health and social disparities facing indigenous peoples in Canada.

Indigenous Women & Girls/Children

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Amnesty International: scale and severity of violence faced by Indigenous women and girls in Canada constitutes a national human rights crisis

There’s no way to know for certain how many Indigenous women and two-spirit folks have gone missing or have been murdered

There are more First Nations children in care right now than at the height of the residential school system; tens of thousands of First Nations children are in foster homes, staying with distant relatives or living in institutions

DEFINITION

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

This has been described as a national crisis in Canada. Canadian indigenous women and girls are disproportionately overrepresented among female homicide victims, and are far more likely to go missing.

Indigenous Inmates

Since 2012, the Indigenous inmate population increased by 21.3%, while the non-Indigenous inmate population declined by 11.8%

When it comes to Indigenous suicides in Canada it is important to recognize that some are related to oppression around gender identity or sexual orientation

Residential School Survivors & 60’s Scoop Survivors

Survivors of Residential Schools and the 60’s Scoop are important people in the fight for Indigenous rights and decolonization

These survivors and their family members are victims of crimes against Indigenous people, who have experienced and continued to experience trauma and intergenerational trauma

DEFINITION

Sixties Scoop

The large scale removal or “scooping” of indigenous children from their homes, communities, and birth-families through the 1960s; and their subsequent adoption into predominantly non-indigenous, middle class families across Canada.