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Missing and murdered Indigenous women

The missing and murdered Indigenous women in North America has officially been declared as a Canadian national crisis. Indigenous women are disproportionately being exposed to violence, with 84% of Native American women claiming to have experienced forms of violence in their lifetimes. Affecting the First Nations, Inuit, Métis(FNIM) and Native American communities, the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women goes back until the 1970s, where the specific demographic began to increase in crimes against First Nations women. The current number of Indigenous women who have gone missing or have been murdered in Canada since the 1970s is uncertain, however, officials estimate the number varies from 1000 to 4000 women.

Missing indigenous women conference in British Columbia in 2016.

Current Official Incentives

As of August 2016, the RCMP have been using a new mandatory missing persons form that requires details about the ethnic origin and cultural affinity of each person reported missing.

Statistics In Canada

Although the data kept on the exact numbers of missing Indigenous women in Canada is scarce, the data available show that Aboriginal people are more likely to be victims of homicide than non-Aboriginal people. The most recent population count done in 2006, Indigenous women make up 4% of Canada's population. Of this recorded data, studies show that 27% of homicide victims in 2009 were Aboriginal people. Among homicide victims that were reported to be Aboriginal people, 26% of those 27% were women or girls. Although the data kept on the exact numbers of missing Indigenous women in Canada is scarce, the data available show that Aboriginal people are more likely to be victims of homicide than non-Aboriginal people This data only covers the known and identified victims, therefore, this does not include the amount of victims that were unknown. The RCMP claims that with all of the unidentifiable missing persons, the actual number of missing Indigenous women remains undisclosed.

This graph shows the increase of missing and murdered Indigenous women from 1970 to present. These numbers only include the reported and the solved cases.

An Incomplete Picture

When reports are made and are governmentally documented on the statistics of missing Indigenous women, the only crimes that are recorded are one where murder occurred. The Indigenous community worries that the deaths being recorded as accidental may be false conclusions due to the fact that deaths of Indigenous women are not always fully and properly investigated. With the lack of tangible evidence in missing Indigenous women records, it is currently unknown why certain areas and communities, such as Northern towns and reserves, have higher reports than others in Canada.