October 4
Funded by Status of Women Canada (SWC), Sisters In Spirit (SIS) was a research, education and policy initiative driven and led by Indigenous women. The primary goal was to conduct research and raise awareness of the alarming high rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada. The first phase of the SIS initiative, which began in 2005, conducted ongoing research that gathered statistical information on violence against Indigenous women. The research team had developed a sophisticated database that included more than 200 variables. SIS research proved that initially there were more than 582 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in this country. They continue to update their database as well as regularly track new cases. With this information, SIS investigated the root causes of violence against Indigenous mothers, daughters, sisters, aunties and grandmothers.
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*Revised September 2024