On the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, we honour and remember the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit people, who continue to suffer disproportionate violence in Canada.
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Testimony from family members highlighted in the final report of the #MMIWG2S National Inquiry speaks to the impact of poverty, housing insecurity and homelessness as factors in the violence perpetrated against Indigenous Women and Girls.
The ongoing impact of colonialism and intergenerational trauma means that Indigenous peoples are far more likely to experience homelessness - up to eight times more likely than the general population in urban centres.