Aboriginal women more likely to suffer violent death, RCMP says

[laundry_queen]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/aboriginal-women-more-likely-to-suffer-violent-death-rcmp-says-1.2644827


Also:
Number of murdered, missing aboriginal women surprises top Mountie
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/number-of-murdered-missing-aboriginal-women-surprises-top-mountie-1.2645674

I've been doing some reading lately about murdered and missing people in my area and was surprised at how many were aboriginal women. I am at least glad to hear that the solve rate is the same, but this is clearly a huge issue. I'm not sure what can be done, other than to concentrate on lifting aboriginal women out of poverty, since that could be one of the issues. According to Wab Kinew on CBC as well as some of the statistics gathered by the RCMP, it's not because things like domestic violence are worse among aboriginals (it's lower, actually) so we have to do some studying to find out what it is. I'd really like there to be an inquiry.

[WhiteTara]

1. Perhaps treating women with respect

would be a good first step.

[laundry_queen]

3. Um yeah

I figured that was a given but I suppose I shouldn't have assumed seeing as this is DU. But what is it that is specifically different with aboriginal women that causes them to suffer violence disproportionately as compared with the majority?

[WhiteTara]

4. Aboriginals are treated as sub human

so it makes sense that those women receive the brunt of it all from every side. Instead of incredible pride in their heritage they are shunned and scorned and treated terribly and until now no one seemed to notice.

[laundry_queen]

5. Oh for sure.

I've lived in northern aboriginal communities. I have a Métis uncle and cousin. I've seen it. I believe exactly what you said - and that is why they are being killed in higher numbers...I just wanted to see what others thought.

[WhiteTara]

6. It's terrible, isn't it?

The ones who should be revered are treated as though they are less than trash. This is the death of the world.

[Squinch]

2. "Surprises top Mountie." Good of him to actually look at the numbers.

I guarantee you that it has always been this way, and I bet any of us could have predicted it before we reading this. And they are just getting around to looking at it.