LibGuides: Virtual Displays: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Introduction

The virtual displays for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls are MMIWG itself and Restorative Justice.

The following sections have a variety of topics regarding both displays. Physical displays can also be found by the main circulation desk in the John E. Robbins Library.

MMIWG

This section focuses on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls itself and related initiatives or issues. Over 1,200 of which murdered between 1980 and 2012, possibly even over 4,000.

Red Dress Day

Held on May 5th annually, Red Dress Day, also called the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People" remembers the thousands of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people that are murdered or missing in Canada.

Restorative Justice

This section focuses on ways to address and heal from the national injustice that is effecting Indigenous women more than other women in Canada.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

MMIWG
Restorative Justice

Forever Loved by Jennifer Brant; D. Memee Lavell Harvard
Call Number: HV6250.4. W65F68 2016

ISBN: 9781772580204

Publication Date: 2016-05-01

The hidden crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada is both a national tragedy and a national shame. This book pulls together a variety of voices from the academic realms to the grassroots and front-lines to speak on what has been identified by both the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations as a grave violation of the basic human rights of Aboriginal women and girls. It was created to honour our missing sisters, their families, their lives and their stories, with the hope that it will offer lessons to non-Indigenous allies and supporters so that we can all work together towards a nation that supports and promotes the safety and well-being of all First Nation, Métis and Inuit women and girls.
Highway of Tears by Jessica McDiarmid
Call Number: HV6250.4. W65M434 2019

ISBN: 0385687575

Publication Date: 2019

This book offers an intimate, first-hand look at the communities along Highway 16 and the families of the victims, as well as examine the historically fraught social and cultural tensions between settler and Indigenous peoples that underlie life in the region. Finally, it will link these cases with others found across Canada--estimated to number over 1,200--contextualizing them within a broader examination of the undervaluing of Indigenous lives in the country and of our ongoing failure to provide justice for the missing and murdered.
Just Another Indian by Warren Goulding
Call Number: HV6535. C3G68

ISBN: 1894004515

Publication Date: 2001-03-27

John Martin Crawford is a serial sex killer, but his crimes have gone almost unnoticed in the media and he is currently serving out his three concurrent life sentences in virtual anonymity. In addition to a prior sentence for manslaughter, Crawford has been convicted of three murders, all of them women, all of them Native. This book lays bare the assumptions and attitudes that resulted not only in Crawford's obscurity, but the public dismissal of the deaths of Mary Jane Serloin, Shelley Napope, Eva Taysup, and Calinda Waterhen. The result is a gripping and disquieting book that questions the value a predominantly white society places on aboriginal lives.
Keetsahnak : Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters by Kim Anderson (et al.)
Call Number: E98. W8K25 2018

ISBN: 1772123676

Publication Date: 2018-05-11

This book witnesses the significance of the travelling exhibition Walking With Our Sisters and creates a model for antiviolence work from an Indigenous perspective. The contributors look at the roots of violence and how it diminishes life for all. They acknowledge the destruction wrought by colonial violence, and also look at controversial topics such as lateral violence, challenges in working with "tradition," and problematic notions involved in "helping." Through stories of resilience, resistance, and activism, the editors give voice to powerful personal testimony and allow for the creation of knowledge.
My Privilege, My Responsibility : A Memoir by Sheila North
ISBN: 1773370677

Publication Date: 2022

In September 2015, Sheila North was declared the Grand Chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), the first woman elected to the position. Known as a "bridge builder", North is a member of Bunibonibee Cree Nation. North's work in advocacy journalism, communications, and economic development harnessed her passion for drawing focus to systemic racism faced by Indigenous women and girls. She is the creator of the widely used hashtag #MMIW. In her memoir, Sheila North shares the stories of the events that shaped her, and the violence that nearly stood in the way of her achieving her dreams. Through perseverance and resilience, she not only survived, she flourished.
Torn from Our Midst by A. Brenda Anderson (Editor); Wendee Kubik (Editor); Mary Rucklos Hampton (Editor)
Call Number: HV6250.4. W65T67 2010

ISBN: 9780889772236

Publication Date: 2010-07-26

This book includes images and voices from the conference, together with additional reflections, both academic and personal, on the effects of violence and the possibilities for healing. The purpose of this volume is to raise awareness about missing and murdered women and to challenge communities to be courageous enough to look at the heart of this issue, to recognize the systems that allow such atrocities, and to seek justice and healing for all.
Violence Against Indigenous Women by Allison Hargreaves
Call Number: PS8089.5. I6H39 2017

ISBN: 9781771122399

Publication Date: 2017-08-24

Violence against Indigenous women in Canada is an ongoing crisis, with roots deep in the nation's colonial history. Despite numerous policies and programs developed to address the issue, Indigenous women continue to be targeted for violence at disproportionate rates. What insights can literature contribute where dominant anti-violence initiatives have failed? This book argues for the important role that literature and storytelling can play in response to gendered colonial violence.

Indigenous Justice and Gender by Marianne O. Nielsen (Editor); Karen Jarratt-Snider (Editor)
Call Number: E98. W8I546 2023

ISBN: 9780816549696

Publication Date: 2023-05-02

This book addresses the resiliency of Indigenous women and two-spirit people in the face of colonial violence and structural racism. The book centers the concept of "rematriation"-the concerted effort to place power, peace and decision making back into the female space, land, body and sovereignty-as a decolonial practice to combat injustice. Chapters include such topics as reproductive health, diabetes, missing and murdered Indigenous women, Indigenous women in the academy, and Indigenous women and food sovereignty. As part of the Indigenous Justice series, this book aims to provide an introductory overview of the topic geared toward undergraduate and graduate classes.
Indigenous Nationhood by Pamela Palmater; Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair (Foreword by)
Call Number: E78. C2P35 2015

ISBN: 9781552667958

Publication Date: 2015-10-01

This book offers critical legal and political commentary and analysis on legislation, Aboriginal rights, Canadian politics, First Nations politics and social issues such as murdered and missing Indigenous women, poverty, economics, identity and culture. Palmater's writing tackles myths and stereotypes about Indigenous peoples head-on, discusses Indigenous nationhood and nation building, examines treaty rights and provides an accessible, critical analysis of laws and government policies being imposed on Indigenous peoples.
Making Space for Indigenous Feminism, 2nd Edition by Joyce Green (Editor)
Call Number: HQ1161. M35 2017

ISBN: 9781552668832

Publication Date: 2017-10-02

Written by Indigenous feminists and allies, this book provides a powerful and original intellectual and political contribution demonstrating that feminism has much to offer Indigenous women, and all Indigenous peoples, in their struggles against oppression.
Racism Colonialism and Indigeneity in Canada by Martin J. Cannon; Lina Sunseri
Call Number: E78. C2R32 2024

ISBN: 9780199039920

Publication Date: 2024

Designed for use in courses such as race and ethnic relations in Canada, race and inequality, Indigenous peoples, issues in contemporary Indigenous communities, and issues in Indigenous studies, this unique collection of works by Indigenous scholars explores how the interplay of racism and colonialism has shaped the lives of Indigenous people in areas such as family relations, criminal justice, territorial rights, identity, citizenship, and relations with settler colonialists. It discusses the historic and contemporary meaning of key terms like race and racism and identifies how these factors were and continue to be at play in the lives of Indigenous peoples living in a colonized nation.
Reconciling Truths by Kim Stanton
Call Number: KE4765. S73R43 2022

ISBN: 9780774866651

Publication Date: 2021-12-20

This book explores the role and implications of commissions such as Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and particularly their limits and possibilities in an era of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Whether it is a public inquiry, truth commission, or royal commission, the chosen leadership and processes fundamentally affect its ability to achieve its mandate. It provides examples and in-depth critical analysis of these factors to offer practical guidance on how to improve the odds that recommendations will be implemented.
Sisters in Spirit by Sally Roesch Wagner; John Fadden (Illustrator)
Call Number: HQ1410. W35 2001

ISBN: 1570671214

Publication Date: 2001-09-05

Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women sparked the revolutionary vision of early feminists by providing a model of freedom at a time when American women experienced few rights. Women of the Six Nations Confederacy possessed decisive political power, control of their bodies, control of their own property, custody of their children, the power to initiate divorce, satisfying work and a society generally free of rape and domestic violence. Historian Sally Roesch Wagner recounts the struggle for freedom and equality waged by early American women documenting how Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Matilda Joslyn Gage were influenced by their Indigenous women neighbors.
Warrior Life by Pamela Palmater
Call Number: E78. C2P248 2020

ISBN: 1773632906

Publication Date: 2020-12-08

This book addresses a range of Indigenous issues--empty political promises, ongoing racism, sexualized genocide, government lawlessness and the lie that is reconciliation--making complex political and legal implications accessible to all of us. It is an unflinching critique of the colonial project that is Canada and a rallying cry for Indigenous Peoples and allies alike to forge a path toward a decolonial future through resistance and resurgence.