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Ways You Can Get Involved

You can do research and “educate yourself” about current issues among indigenous communities and find out ways to help

Buy aboriginal. Buying from small businesses in aboriginal communities can help the communities by providing foundation and building capacity in the community.

Talk to your local MP about ways to help aboriginal communities and ways to speak out on their behalf

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What Needs To Change

The Canadian government needs to further its efforts on the Violent Crimes Against Aboriginal Women and Girls act and add more to it (eg. make aboriginal reserves more suitable to live in) in order to ensure that all aboriginal people are guaranteed a higher quality of life. According to a CBC study 60% of first nation children (boys and girls) living in reserves are living in poverty. In my opinion the Canadian government should address this problem within the act mentioned above. This would hopefully eliminate the physical and mental abuse aboriginal women are currently experiencing.

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Why Should Canadians Care

Canadians should care about this issue because innocent people are being discriminated against and victimised because of their background and sex, which they can’t control. This is creating a terrible image for Canada as whole, since only until very recently the government has done nothing to help fix the situation. The government ignoring the issue is ruining the Canadian image of being a safe place for everyone and is going against the very basis of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Every Canadian should know about this issue and take action to have their voices heard by the Canadian government.

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Where In Canada Is This Most Prevalent

These issues are most prevalent in:

British Columbia

Newfoundland & Labrador

Saskatchewan

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Who Is Involved

- The aboriginal people of Canada

- The government of Canada: enacted the Violent Crimes Against Aboriginal Women and Girls act on September 15, 2014. It was created to “enhance the justice system and law enforcement response to cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women

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Rights That Are Violated

Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is violated, it states that; “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice” this means that every Canadian citizen has the right to feel safe and secure, but according to http://www.gov.nl.ca/VPI/facts/aboriginal_women_fact_sheet, aboriginal women who are subjected to the abuse and physical violence are suffering from diminished self-esteem and sense of security

Aboriginal women are also subject to direct violations of the Ontario Human Rights Code because of the discrimination against their race and gender

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Background

Aboriginal women all across Canadian provinces are experiencing terrible physical and mental abuse. A survey from 2009 showed that women of aboriginal origin in provinces like Newfoundland & Labrador and British Columbia suffer from violent victimisation three times more than non aboriginals. According to the Newfoundland and Labrador government, aboriginal women between the ages of 25-44 are five times more likely than any other Canadian women to experience physical violence and sometimes fatal violence. This is a huge problem in the Canadian provinces resulting in loss of matrimonial home subsequently resulting in broken aboriginal community bonds, diminished sense of security for indigenous people, and damage to physical and mental health.