Data from Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0156-01 Homicide victims, by gender and Indigenous identity: Rate per 100,000 population is between 10.87-16.50 for Indigenous males, 1.65-2.25 for non-Indigenous males, 3.29-4.87 for Indigenous females, and 0.56-0.78 for non-Indigenous females
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Expanding the Conversation – MMIMB: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Men and Boys

While the problem of MMIWG is widely recognized, MMIMB is also becoming more known, with StatCan data published since 2014.

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10th anniversary Sisters In Spirit Vigils for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

In honour of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women – a collection of links to media resources: written articles, downloadable anthologies,…

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Feature: Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, Two-Spirit and Trans People, and Men

Pam Palmater on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls; Walking With Our Sisters; and, Extending the Conversation. As published…

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On World Suicide Prevention Day, Inuit leaders talk about the lack of support

by Greg Macdougall Inuit and non-Inuit alike marked World Suicide Prevention Day on Parliament Hill on Sept. 9 with an…

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Shifting patterns of gender relations: Interview with ‘Masculinities’ author Raewyn Connell

Raewyn Connell, an Australian academic who specializes in social constructions of masculinity, brought her wealth of knowledge to Canada to…