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Indigenous rights and self-governance
Recommendations to end Indigenous women’s displacement from land
On reserve
Recommendation 42: Implementation of and full funding for federal Indigenous Child Welfare legislation that is attentive to specific First Nations, Metis, and Inuit needs. Ensure that Indigenous nations resume sole jurisdiction—and not simply service delivery—over child welfare for child-members of the nation who are on reserve and off reserve.-
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Recommendations to end Indigenous women’s displacement from land
On reserve
Recommendation 43: End the apprehension of Indigenous children due to poverty or Eurocentric ideas of neglect that stem from a legacy of colonization.-
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Recommendations to end Indigenous women’s displacement from land
On reserve
Recommendation 44: All levels of government should fully implement Jordan’s Principle.-
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Recommendations to end Indigenous women’s displacement from land
Band councils
Recommendation 49: Women’s shelters on reserve should have the option to incorporate as nonprofit organizations to receive funding directly from INAC, rather than through Band councils, in order to maintain the privacy of those accessing the shelter.-
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Recommendations to end Indigenous women’s displacement from land
Band councils
Recommendation 53: Aboriginal governments should adopt the principle of equal representation of women in governing councils and decision-making bodies, and introduce pay-equity policies on reserve.-
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Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES
Recommendation 54: Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.-
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Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES
Recommendation 55: Implement a human rights, Indigenous rights, and gender based analysis in the conception and implementation of all poverty reduction strategies, policies, legislation, and decision making.-
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Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES
Recommendation 56: All levels of government must coordinate on an Indigenous specific poverty reduction plan, complete with specific goals, targets, timelines, and accountabilities.-
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Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES
Recommendation 57: Implement an Indigenous reparations tax on top of property taxes on residential, commercial, and industrial properties, with all revenues going to implementation of an Indigenous poverty reduction plan.-
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Recommendations for safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women in the DTES
Build social housing and transition homes
Recommendation 99: Provide Indigenous women with individualized options for housing that supports choice and self-determination. For example, women should have the option to live in or outside of the DTES, for abstinence-based or harm reduction-based buildings, for women-only or housing that includes men, for housing that is with or without increased security and guest rules.-
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