Introduction to MMIWG
MMIWG an abbreviation for missing and murdered Indigenous women. It is so much more though.
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MMIW is my cousin who went missing earlier this year. Carmelita Abraham worked with Carrier Sekani Family Services as a youth advocate and educator about the risks of Hepatitis and HIV Aids. Carmelita went missing December 27, 2021 and was found murdered at the Willow River Inn in Quesnel BC, early January 2022.
MMIW is my daughter Jessica Patrick who was planning to move home with her daughter to live with me and went missing. – Michael Balzer
MMIW is my sister Ramona whose life was ended much to soon. Ramona went out to celebrate high school graduation with her friends and never came back home. She had dreams of studying to become a psychologist.
MMIW is my sister who was last seen on Pembina Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba in July, 2020.
MMIW is my mother who was found on Robert Pictkon’s farm.
MMIW is my best friend Ahleah Auger who went missing. We found her remains in the bush during a family and friend search.
What does MMIW mean to you?
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AN INTRODUCTION BY MARY TEEGEE
Executive Director Carrier Sekani Family Services
Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada (MMIWG) is a human rights crisis and mass movement decades long. Until recently, it has not received the attention needed to truly find a path of healing and future prevention of violence and murder against Indigenous women in Canada.
In a 2014 report, over 1,200 missing and murdered Indigenous women from 1980 to 2012 were documented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Unfortunately, that number stands widely under-reported, and it is actually believed to be over 4,000.
MISSING & MURDERED.
On December 8, 2015, a national public inquiry was launched after calls to properly investigate, find answers, and provide solutions to prevent the Missing and Murder of Indigenous Women and Girls as well as Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex and Asexual Plus (2SLGBTQQIA+) which had been ignored by the federal government.
On 3rd, June 2019, the MMIWG National Inquiry released their final report, finding that persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind Canada’s staggering rates of violence and ongoing genocide against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people.
The final report includes 231 Calls for Justice. These calls are demands that come from families with missing or murdered loved ones.
Our Spirit is an Indigenous resurgence to lift up and empower Indigenous girls, women and 2SLGBTQQIA people to implement the Calls for Justice. The government’s response to these calls is to decrease violence and increase safety for Indigenous women. Though we welcome this, we have a more targetted goal to stop the murder and disapearance of our loved ones.
We are here to inform, educate and fill the gap between numerous resources that already exist, and resources that are still needed. This is a platform designed with the intention of YOU in mind. This is your one stop to finding the help and information you need to join us to prevent and end MMIWG and 2SLGBTQQIA in Canada.
