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Discrimination and hate
Recommendations for safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women in the DTES
Legislative protections
Recommendation 105: An annual audit of all landlords and property managers to track refusal of housing and housing discrimination.-
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Recommendations for safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women in the DTES
Legislative protections
Recommendation 106: Amend the provincial Human Rights Code and Residential Tenancy Act to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of social condition including health status and drug use.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Policing
Recommendation 147: Implement existing recommendations by Human Rights Watch in Those Who Take Us Away: Abusive Policing and Failures in Protection of Indigenous Women and Girls in Northern British Columbia, Canada.-
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Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES
Recommendation 180: All levels of government must acknowledge that the current state of Indigenous women’s health is a direct result of colonialism and government policies.-
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Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES
Culturally safe healthcare
Recommendation 185: End the coerced sterilization of Indigenous women, and hold health professionals criminally responsible for acts of coerced sterilization.-
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Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES
Culturally safe healthcare
Recommendation 186: End the medical pathologizing and diagnosing of gender identity. Train healthcare professionals to provide gender-affirming care that is safe for and respectful of trans women and two-spirit people.-
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Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES
Recommendation 188: All healthcare workers must believe Indigenous women and treat them as credible experts about their own health.-
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Culturally safe healthcare
Recommendation 196: Hospitals including security guards need to be welcoming and supportive—not judgmental and criminalizing—in their interactions with Indigenous patients.-
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Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES
Culturally safe healthcare
Recommendation 197: Security guards and all emergency room healthcare providers and staff must receive mandatory training in cultural sensitivity, mental health, and de-escalation.-
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