Action leads to a better future.
The MMIWG2SLBTQQIA+ National Action Plan report is extensive and detailed, covering a wide range of topics related to the experiences, challenges, and needs of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals. It includes historical contexts, methodologies, analyses of intersectionality and gender-based issues, recommendations, and strategies for resilience and resurgence.
About the MMIW2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls ( NIMMIWG ) released its final report on June 3, 2019, which included 231 Calls for Justice1. Following the release of the Final Report, the development of a National Action Plan was announced by the Prime Minister. This commitment was a first step toward addressing Call for Justice 1.1, which recommends that the federal, provincial, territorial, and Indigenous governments work together to develop a National Action Plan.
The 2S Sub-Working Group recognizes that the absence of an intersectional lens has excluded the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community members from national inquiries and commissions such as the NIMMIWG and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Further, colonialism has entailed the imposition of Western gender norms through the Indian Act, residential schools and other colonial systems. The 2S Sub-Working Group identified a need to develop a Two-Spirit specific gender-based analysis tool to ensure that the realities of our Two-Spirit and Indiqueer relatives are reflected and fully incorporated into this action plan and to address the exclusion as a missed opportunity to describe the imposition of binary gender identities onto Indigenous people.
The MMIW2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan Committee aims to achieve the following goals:
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Reform the Justice System
Address systemic and historical injustices, focusing on Indigenous governance and justice systems that prioritize victim healing and safety.
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Enhance Data Collection and Use
Improve data collection processes to accurately capture and report on violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.
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Education on Gender and Sexual Diversity
Educate society on gender and sexual diversity to reduce violence against 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.
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Incorporate Harm Reduction Models
Save lives by integrating harm reduction models into service delivery, ensuring treatment centers work from a trauma-informed perspective, include programming outside the binary gender system.