Today we are here on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory to talk about an issue that have plagued the Indigenous people of our beloved nation. Today we stand here, on Victoria Island, where three years ago, Theresa Spence started her hunger strike to show the public that Indigenous people matter. That Indigenous rights matter. She sat here every day until she caught the attention of our Prime Minster, and the Governor General to respect the Indigenous people and give them the rights that they deserve.
After three years, 1095 days, we are still asking to be heard. My people have fought against oppression, withstood colonization and watched our land be taken away for decades. In turn, all we have asked for was the respect of our basic …show more content…
They are here to serve and protect, and I needed their help to serve our people and protect our women. It took them two weeks to file their report, and from then no one cared. No single officer wanted o stay on this case. Nine months later, and the only thing I had heard about my sister is that she was spotted working the inner-city, abusive, sex …show more content…
No dollar amount will be able to repay our family for our grievances. Nothing can be done to fix the past, but we demand a better future. We demand that the Commission were to take the time and show indigenous women that they care. Show Canadians that the indigenous people matter to our society.
I have always been a skeptic of a public inquiry. I feel like once the inquiry is made, that will be it. That our people will go back to being the low-tier, disrespected people they were before. I am a skeptic. I was a skeptic under the Conservative government, and I will keep being a skeptic. Because year in and year out, Indigenous woman have gone missing, and continue to go missing.
An RCMP report tried to show the world the scale and scope of the violence that has been occurring. In Canada, an Indigenous woman is four times more likely to be murdered than any other non-Native female ally. In 12 years, over 1000 Indigenous women were murdered, that is almost 85 Indigenous women per year.
Even with these staggering numbers, I am told that the persons I am suppose to turn to are my local police forces. The same group who have failed to protect my people. The same group of people who have failed to serve my sister. I cannot keep turning to these people and expect
After three years, 1095 days, we are still asking to be heard. My people have fought against oppression, withstood colonization and watched our land be taken away for decades. In turn, all we have asked for was the respect of our basic …show more content…
They are here to serve and protect, and I needed their help to serve our people and protect our women. It took them two weeks to file their report, and from then no one cared. No single officer wanted o stay on this case. Nine months later, and the only thing I had heard about my sister is that she was spotted working the inner-city, abusive, sex …show more content…
No dollar amount will be able to repay our family for our grievances. Nothing can be done to fix the past, but we demand a better future. We demand that the Commission were to take the time and show indigenous women that they care. Show Canadians that the indigenous people matter to our society.
I have always been a skeptic of a public inquiry. I feel like once the inquiry is made, that will be it. That our people will go back to being the low-tier, disrespected people they were before. I am a skeptic. I was a skeptic under the Conservative government, and I will keep being a skeptic. Because year in and year out, Indigenous woman have gone missing, and continue to go missing.
An RCMP report tried to show the world the scale and scope of the violence that has been occurring. In Canada, an Indigenous woman is four times more likely to be murdered than any other non-Native female ally. In 12 years, over 1000 Indigenous women were murdered, that is almost 85 Indigenous women per year.
Even with these staggering numbers, I am told that the persons I am suppose to turn to are my local police forces. The same group who have failed to protect my people. The same group of people who have failed to serve my sister. I cannot keep turning to these people and expect