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Call to Action # 41: Justice (25-42)

Reconciliation with Indigenous Women: Changing the Story of MMIWG (2020)

October 4, 2020

Ontario Native Women’s Association

Release of “Reconciliation with Indigenous Women: Changing the Story of MMIWG (2020)” with 13 key recommendations covering 28 systems that Indigenous women navigate throughout their lifetime and the forms of violence they face within them, including: healthcare, child welfare, education, food/income security, homelessness/housing, employment, social services, media/social media, etc. cblackst@fncaringsociety.com The report incorporates the traditional 13 Grandmother Moon Teachings. These strength-based recommendations and a wholistic approach foster independence, resilience, and environments in which Indigenous women and girls are respected, not dehumanized, and their safety is supported.

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