Discrimination & treatment
National, toll-free 24/7 crisis line for individuals who need support as a result of learning about and from the Inquiry, its reports and related information. Service is available in English, French, Cree, Anishinaabemowin(Ojibway) and Inuktitut.
Phone: 1-844-413-6649.
- After-care supports - Indigenous Services CanadaIn Manitoba, phone: 1-866-818-3505.
After-care supports: "Survivors, family members and those affected by the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls can access mental health counselling and community-based cultural support services." - Health SupportsA list of supports shared on the 2021 National Action Plan,
- Family Information Liaison Units - Indigenous Services CanadaSee listings under "Manitoba".
- Indigenous Cultural Healing and Mental Health SupportsSOURCE: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, updated August 17, 2023.
SUMMARY: A list of resources and services with a focus on those delivered by Indigenous organizations or governments in Winnipeg and Manitoba, or by the provincial of federal government specifically for Indigenous Peoples.
- Hope for Wellness LineCall the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Online chat available on the website.
- Crisis Lines and Supports Info GuideFind listings of a wide range of crisis lines and supports for all people and ages.
The 20 branches of Winnipeg Public Library are located on Treaty No. 1 territory and the Homeland of the Métis Nation. The drinking water in Library buildings comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation in Treaty No. 3 territory.
Overviews
- Volume 4, Chapter 2: "Women's Perspectives"SOURCE: Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Final Report.
- Volume 1, Chapter 13: "Aboriginal Women"SOURCE: Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba, 1991.
- A Brief History of the Marginalization of Aboriginal Women in CanadaSOURCE: Indigenous Foundations, University of British Columbia
- Indigenous Women's Issues in CanadaSOURCE: The Canadian Encyclopedia. Authors: Miriam McNab, updated by Anne-marie Pedersen And Tabitha Marshall
- Indigenous Women and the FranchiseSOURCE: The Canadian Encyclopedia. Author: Lianne C. Leddy
Indigenous women & The Indian Act
- Volume 1. Looking Forward, Looking Back, Chapter 9. "The Indian Act"SOURCE: Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Final Report.
TIP: See, especially, section 9.13 "Indian Women" beginning on page 276, section 9.14 " Indian Status and Band Membership
" beginning on page 279, and and section 11 "The 1951 Indian Act Revision" beginning on page 285. - Women and the Indian ActSOURCE: The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- Snapshot of Indian Act denial of status for Indigenous womenSOURCE: Bob Joseph, Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.
From the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996)
Select documents.
- Volume 4, Chapter 2: "Women's Perspectives"SOURCE: Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Final Report.
- Aboriginal Peoples in Urban Centres: Report of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Urban IssuesSOURCE: RCAP publication.1993.
SUMMARY: This report contains a number of mentions and discussions of the experiences Indigenous women's experiences in urban centres. TIP: search the document for the term "women". - Violence Against Aboriginal WomenSOURCE: RCAP. Research Report. Author: Evelyn Zellerer, 1993.
- The Indian Act: Evolution, Overview, and Options for Amendment and TransitionSOURCE: Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Research Report. Author: John Giokas, 1995.
TIP: Search the document for the term "women".
From the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry (1991)
- Volume 1, Chapter 13: "Aboriginal Women"SOURCE: Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba, 1991.
- The Death of Helen Betty OsborneSOURCE: Aboriginal Justice Inquiry (Manitoba), Volume 2
SUMMARY: This volume of the AJI is entirely dedicating to information about the murder of Helen Betty Osborne in 1971 in The Pas, Manitoba.
The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls shares information about historical and current discrimination and treatment.
The volumes have detailed tables of contents and we highly recommend consulting these.
For example, below are some of the headings for Volume 1, Chapter 4:
CHAPTER 4: Colonization as Gendered Oppression
- Introduction: The Context of Colonization for Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA People
- Understanding Colonization as a Structure
- The Logic of Discovery: Early European Exploration among First Nations and Impacts on Gender Relations
- A Religious Enterprise: Early Colonization among First Nations and Métis
- The Early Colonial Context of Violence against Gender-Diverse People
"The Indian Act Said *What*?" produced by the Native Women's Association of Canada
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