In 2019, the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre published the report entitled “RED WOMEN RISING: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside” and written by Carol Muree Martin (Nisga’a – Gitanyow) and Harsha Walia. This report is the first comprehensive project with Indigenous women survivors in the DTES figuring at the very centre of community research, rather than as a secondary statistic.
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Recommendations to keep Indigenous families together in the DTES
Recommendation 113: We applaud the work of Dr. Cindy Blackstock and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and call on the federal government to comply with the legally-binding orders of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to:- Immediately and fully apply Jordan’s principle to all First Nations children living on and off reserve.
- Apply Jordan’s principle based on the need of the child and not limited to the normative standard of care.
- Ensure that administrative delays do not delay service provision and respond to most cases within 48 hours.
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Recommendations to keep Indigenous families together in the DTES
Recommendation 114: Implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Actions on Child Welfare, recommendations in Indigenous Resilience, Connectedness and Reunification – From Root Causes to Root Solutions by Special Advisor Grand Chief Ed John, and recommendations in Calling Forth Our Future: Options for the Exercise of Indigenous Peoples’ Authority in Child Welfare by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Correctional facilities
Recommendation 169: Increased resourcing, capacity, and funding for section 81 Healing Lodges. Indigenous nations and urban Indigenous organizations must be able to operate Healing Lodges on a long-term basis and with full wrap-around supports. Change the policy of not allowing women with maximum-security classifications to be at CSC-operated healing lodges and increase access to all healing lodges.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Correctional facilities
Recommendation 170: Increased resources, capacity, and funding for section 84 agreements so that Indigenous nations are compensated and can provide full support for Indigenous women seeking section 84 releases. Indigenous communities and organizations should exercise control and self-determination in the development and implementation of reintegration plans.-
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