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Humanrightswatchdogreleasesdamningstudyonmissingmurderedindigenouswomen12TuesdayJanuary202015JUSTICEMISSINGWOMENVisitDiggerzPowersportsonlineatwww.diggerz.ca2AspenRoadHayRiverNTX0E0P0867874-3224Top4SnowmobileSafetyTips1.NEVERridealone.Incaseofanemergencyitisessentialtohavesomeonethereforhelp.2.WEARpropersnowmobilegearincludingahelmet.3.TAKEextraprecautionswhenridinginunfamiliarterrain.4.DONTdrinkandride.Alcoholisthecauseofalmost70ofallsnowmobileincidents.213UtsingiDriveKamLakeYellowknifeTollfree800707-5734www.polartech.caOpenMon-Fri8am-6pmandSat10am-5pmByDALICARMICHAELCallstoactionontheepidemiclevelsofmissingandmurderedindigenouswomeninCanadahavegarneredinternationalat-tentionmostrecentlyintheformofareportfromapan-Americanhumanrightswatchdog.TheInter-AmericanCommissiononHumanRightsIACHRreleasedastudyjustbeforeChristmaswithndingsthatdemonstratemanyCanadiangovernmentinstitutionsareopentonewstrategiestoaddresstheissuebutthatcurrentstructurespreventthemfrombeingsuccessfulintheirendeavours.AccordingtoMissingandMurderedIn-digenousWomeninBritishColumbiaCan-adaindigenouswomenandgirlsinCanadahavebeenmurderedorhavegonemissingataratefourtimeshigherthantheirrateofrepresentationwhichsitsaround4percentoftheentireCanadianpopulation.WhilecompilingtheirdatathroughtheCanadiangovernmentNGOshearingsandtestimonywithfamilymembersofmissingandmurderedwomentheIACHRfoundthemostreliableandcomprehensivestatisticshadbeencollectedbytheNativeWomensAssociationofCanadaNWACnotbyanygovernmentagency.AsofMar.312010theNWAChadgatheredinformationon582casesofmissingandmurderedindigenouswomenfromacrossthecountryinthelast30yearsthoughothercivilgroupsclaimthenumbertobewellover1000.ThereportfocusesonB.C.whichat160caseshasthehighestrecordedratesofvi-olenceagainstindigenouswomeninthecountry.Thatsaidmanyofthestudysgen-eralndingscanbeappliedtocommunitiesandpeoplesnationally.InformationfromtheCanadiangovernmentindicatedindigenouswomenaresignicantlyoverrepresentedasvictimsofhomicideandarethreetimesmorelikelytobevictimsofmorefrequentandmoresevereformsofvio-lencethannon-indigenouswomen.Qualitativeresearchfromthefamiliesofwomenandgirlsaffectedbyviolenceshowpoliceroutinelyfailtoadequatelypreventandprotectthemfromkillingsanddisappearances.Thesefamiliesexpressedthattheextremeformsofviolenceagainsttheirrelationswerenotinves-tigatedinapromptortimelymannernorwithduediligence.InareaswheremultiplepolicejurisdictionsoverlaplikeinVancouverwheretheRCMPandmunicipalofcersworkinthesameregionsthesituationisevenworseasbureaucracyoftenprohibitsaction.TheIACHRindicatedthatbothgovernmentagenciesandNGOsagreemanyrootcausesoftheviolencearerelatedtoalonghistoryofdiscriminationinCanadathatbeganwithcolonizationandcontinuestodaythroughaseriesofinadequateandunjustpoliciesandlaws.OneexampleprovidedistheIndianActwhichbyestablishingAboriginalpeoplewithIndianstatusrestrictedthefreedomofwomenwhoidentiedthemselvesasin-digenoustoberecognizedassuch.Thendingsalsopointtothelonglivinglegacyofforcedenrolmentinresidentialschoolsasanotherdamagingfactorbecauseofitstendencytoseparateindigenouschil-drenfromtheirfamiliescommunitiesandculturalheritage.AmongothersuggestionstheIACHRada-mantlyrecommendedthatthegovernmentprovideanationalcoordinatedresponsetoaddressthesocialandeconomicfactorsthatpreventindigenouswomenfromenjoy-ingtheirsocialeconomicculturalcivilandpoliticalrightstheviolationofwhichconsti-tutesarootcauseoftheirexposuretohigherrisksofviolence.TheIACHRisanarmoftheOrganizationoftheAmericanStatesthatpromotesandprotectshumanrightsthroughouttheWest-ernhemisphere.Toreadthefulldocumentheadtohttpwww.oas.orgeniachrreportspdfsIndig-enous-Women-BC-Canada-en.pdfPhotoDaliCarmichaelGuestsattendingamemorialforamurderedwomanfromFortChipewyanAlta.signapetitioncallingforaninquiryintotheepidemicofmissingandmurderedAboriginalwomenacrossthecountry.