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 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 keep Indigenous families together in the DTES
Support Indigenous families
Recommendation 124: Enforce the Ministry mandate of supporting—not surveiling—families. Voluntary disclosures of personal information in order to seek support must not be used as a reason to remove children.-
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Recommendations to keep Indigenous families together in the DTES
Support Indigenous families
Recommendation 125: Social workers must increase communication with families about what is being investigated, clear timelines and goals, and file status.-
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