Report on aboriginal women falls 'short'
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article40026
- Author
- Staff
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 May
- Author
- Staff
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 May
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 5
- Page
- 13
- Notes
- "In the wake of the federal government's [7 March 2014] report 'Invisible Women: A Call to Action, a report on missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada', the Anglican Church of Canada has pledged to help break the silence on this grave issue. In a joint statement, the primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, and National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald endorsed the recommendation to engage First Nations communities in improving front-line services for victims of violence on reserves. They also expressed support for a nationwide public awareness and prevention campaign on violence against aboriginal women and girls in Canada. They faulted the report, however, for falling 'short of completing the circle of concern', because it does not recommend a comprehensive public inquiry". "The Native Women's Association of Canada has put the number of known cases of missing or murdered aboriginal women and girls at 668, but says the number could be as high as 800".
- Subjects
- Report of the Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women (Canada)
- Indigenous women - Violence against - Canada
- Indigenous women - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Native women - Violence against - Canada
- Murder victims - Canada
- Native peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Hiltz, Fred (Frederick James), 1953-
- MacDonald, Mark L. (Mark Lawrence), 1954-
- Native Women's Association of Canada