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FORTHCOMING BOOK: FOREVER LOVED: EXPLORING THE HIDDEN CRISIS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CANADA (APRIL 2016)

FORTHCOMING BOOK: FOREVER LOVED: EXPLORING THE HIDDEN CRISIS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CANADA (APRIL 2016)

Demeter Press is honoured to announce the forthcoming publication, Forever Loved: Exploring the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada, edited by Memee Lavell Harvard and Jennifer Brant (April 2016).

The book may be pre-ordered now at 40% off during our extended holiday sale using coupon code MOTHERS until February 1, 2016.

For full information on book, including the table of contents, please see the following link:

http://demeterpress.org/books/forever-loved-exposing-the-hidden-crisis-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-in-canada/

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In October 2004 Amnesty International released a report titled Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to the Discrimination and Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada, in response to the appalling number of Indigenous women who are victims of racialized and sexualized violence. This report noted over 500 missing or murdered Indigenous women. Tragically, since this initial report the numbers have risen. Noting that Indigenous women are eight times more likely to die as a result of violence, the most recent RCMP report documented 1181 missing or murdered Aboriginal women and girls (2013), with more distressing cases being reported every month. After conducting an extensive investigation here in Canada, in March of 2015 the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women issued their report condemning Canada for the ongoing failure to protect Indigenous women and girls calling it a “grave human rights violation” (UNCEDAW). Over 40 separate reports have outlined the increase in racialized and sexualized violence against Indigenous women, yet the recommendations they contain are ignored.

The failure of the federal government to respond to this issue has resulted in widespread pressure from human rights groups, grassroots movements, and community leaders. This collection supports the call for prompt response and action and urges Justin Trudeau to hold his promise to immediately launch a public inquiry.

This collection brings together the voices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics, frontline workers and activists who weave together academic and personal narratives, spoken word and poetry in the spirit of demanding immediate action. Our intent is to honour our missing sisters and their families, to honour their lives and their stories.

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