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11:39pm August 15, 2014
lastrealindians: Website to document missing/murdered Native women launched By Brandon Ecoffey *This article was first published in the Native Sun News TORONTO—Amidst wide spread government intrusion and an epidemic of murder and kidnapping of Indigenous women, First Nation people in Canada are finding ways to address these issues by decolonizing their world and institutions. The launch of a new website designed to document incidents where Indigenous women have been murdered or are missing looks to do both. On Thursday of last week, www.ItStartsWithUs-MMIW.com, went live. The site is a first of its kind website that will allow for indigenous community members from across the continent to document, raise awareness, and remember female victims of violence. “The launch of this website is an outcome from many community conversations with impacted families and individuals affected by colonial gender based violence,” the site’s founders said in a release. READ MORE HERE: http://lastrealindians.com/website-to-document-missingmurdered-native-women-launched-by-brandon-ecoffey/

lastrealindians:

Website to document missing/murdered Native women launched By Brandon Ecoffey

*This article was first published in the Native Sun News
TORONTO—Amidst wide spread government intrusion and an epidemic of murder and kidnapping of Indigenous women, First Nation people in Canada are finding ways to address these issues by decolonizing their world and institutions. The launch of a new website designed to document incidents where Indigenous women have been murdered or are missing looks to do both.
On Thursday of last week, www.ItStartsWithUs-MMIW.com, went live. The site is a first of its kind website that will allow for indigenous community members from across the continent to document, raise awareness, and remember female victims of violence.
“The launch of this website is an outcome from many community conversations with impacted families and individuals affected by colonial gender based violence,” the site’s founders said in a release.

READ MORE HERE: http://lastrealindians.com/website-to-document-missingmurdered-native-women-launched-by-brandon-ecoffey/

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