In June 2019, The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls published their final report, “Reclaiming Power and Place,” which is comprised of the truths of more than 2,380 family members, survivors of violence, experts and Knowledge Keepers shared over two years of cross-country public hearings and evidence gathering. The two-volume report calls for transformative legal and social changes to resolve the crisis resulting from persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses.
40 search results
for
Public services
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 203: We call upon all governments and service providers to ensure that all programs and services have 2SLGBTQQIA front-line staff and management, that 2SLGBTQQIA people are provided with culturally specific support services, and that programs and spaces are co-designed to meet the needs of 2SLGBTQQIA clients in their communities.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 204: We call upon all governments and service providers to fund and support youth programs, including mentorship, leadership, and support services that are broadly accessible and reach out to 2SLGBTQQIA individuals.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 205: We call upon all governments and service providers to increase support for existing successful grassroots initiatives, including consistent core funding.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 206: We call upon all governments and service providers to support networking and community building for 2SLGBTQQIA people who may be living in different urban centres (and rural and remote areas), and to increase opportunities for 2SLGBTQQIA networking, collaboration, and peer support through a national organization, regional organizations, advocacy body, and/or a task force dedicated to advancing action to support the well-being of Indigenous 2SLGBTQQIA persons in Canada.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 208: We call upon all governments and service providers to provide safe and dedicated ceremony and cultural places and spaces for 2SLGBTQQIA youth and adults, and to advocate for 2SLGBTQQIA inclusion in all cultural spaces and ceremonies. These 2SLGBTQQIA-inclusive spaces must be visibly indicated as appropriate.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 209: We call upon all governments, service providers, industry, and institutions to accommodate non-binary gender identities in program and service design, and offer gender-neutral washrooms and change rooms in facilities.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
- Academic institutions ,
- Criminal justice system ,
- Faith and cultural groups ,
- First Nations governments ,
- Government of British Columbia ,
- Government of Canada ,
- Health authorities ,
- Indigenous organizations ,
- Municipal governments ,
- Non-profits and community organizations ,
- Private sector ,
- Provincial and territorial governments (General) ,
- Public sector
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 214: We call upon all governments and educators to fund and support specific Knowledge Keeper gatherings on the topic of reclaiming and re-establishing space and community for 2SLGBTQQIA people.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 216: We call upon all governments and service providers to educate service providers on the realities of 2SLGBTQQIA people and their distinctive needs, and to provide mandatory cultural competency training for all social service providers, including Indigenous studies, cultural awareness training, trauma-informed care, anti-oppression training, and training on 2SLGBTQQIA inclusion within an Indigenous context (including an understanding of 2SLGBTQQIA identities and Indigenous understandings of gender and sexual orientation). 2SLGBTQQIA people must be involved in the design and delivery of this training.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 223: We call upon all governments to build safe spaces for people who need help and who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, which includes access to safe, dedicated 2SLGBTQQIA shelters and housing, dedicated beds in shelters for trans and non-binary individuals, and 2SLGBTQQIA-specific support services for 2SLGBTQQIA individuals in housing and shelter spaces.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation:
Distinctions-based calls
2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice
Recommendation 224: We call upon health service providers to educate their members about the realities and needs of 2SLGBTQQIA people, and to recognize substantive human rights dimensions to health services for 2SLGBTQQIA people.-
Category and theme:
Audience:
Groups affected:
Location of recommendation: