#TruthandReconciliation in #Canada 6/

This month alone, in 11 days 6 Indigenous men have died at the hands of police. #Indigenous people in Canada continue to have the highest and disproportionate representation in the criminal justice system:

https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/indigenous-deaths-rcmp-windsor-winnipeg-shooting/

#TruthandReconciliation in #Canada #MMIWG 7/

#Indigenous women are four times more likely than non-Indigenous women to be victims of violence.

Indigenous women make up 16% of all female homicide victims, and 11% of missing women, yet Indigenous people make up only 4.3% of the population of Canada.

https://afn.ca/rights-justice/murdered-missing-indigenous-women-girls/

#TruthandReconciliation in #Canada 9/

10 #books to aid you in your truth and reconciliation journey:

#TruthandReconciliation in #Canada 10/10

Today I remember the lives of the #Indigenous families and children lost because of Canadian colonialism from Turtle Island to #Gaza, who never came home because we, as white people, perpetuate great harm in the name of land theft. Today I call on my fellow Canadians to recommit to practicing decolonization, to join the #LandBack movement. To return what was never ours to take. To repair the harm, to reconcile, to move on in peace and common purpose.

ALT