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Recommendation 1:
Improved data collection and evaluative frameworks to better understand the impacts of systemic causes, and identify evidence based and data-informed metrics for success. This includes the development of meaningful reporting.
Government of B.C. Reflection on Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls: A Statement on the Anniversary of the Release of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
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Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
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2020
2020
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- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Disaggregated data ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Gender-based violence ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Indigenous rights and self-governance ,
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQ2SIA+ people ,
- Other ,
- Public education and reconciliation ,
- Sexism
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Recommendation 5:
Improved awareness and understanding across the public service as it relates to the experience of Indigenous youth and the 2SLGBTQQIA community is a significant area of opportunity for growth. Increased engagement with the Indigenous 2SLGBTQQIA community and focused resources for public servants to increase their knowledge and capacity are important steps.
Government of B.C. Reflection on Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls: A Statement on the Anniversary of the Release of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Group/author:
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Year:
2020
2020
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- Culture and language ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Gender-based violence ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Homophobia and transphobia ,
- Indigenous rights and self-governance ,
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQ2SIA+ people ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public education and reconciliation ,
- Public services ,
- Sexism
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Recommendation 111:
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. This is in accordance with the United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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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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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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Recommendation 37:
Implement the Indigenous Framework for Innovation and Technology to create sustainable access to digital and connected technologies for all 203 Indigenous communities in B.C., both on and off-reserve.
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Recommendation 4:
Implement independent civilian oversight of officials responsible for responding to and investigating violence against Indigenous women. Ensure that administrative, disciplinary, or criminal measures are available to hold such officials accountable when officers are found to have failed to act on reports of missing women or to have carried out biased or inadequate investigations of violence against Indigenous women.
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- Access to justice ,
- Courts ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Gender-based violence ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Human rights system ,
- Indigenous issues in policing and justice ,
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQ2SIA+ people ,
- Policing ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Sexism
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Recommendation 128:
Implement existing recommendations by the Fostering Change Initiative and First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition. In particular:
- Remove eligibility restrictions and increase financial and other supports for youth and young people on Youth Agreements and Agreements with Young Adults. Agreements with Young Adults should be increased to at least $1400 per month with no clawbacks.
- Remove the maximum number of months during which young people are eligible to remain on Agreements with Young Adults.
- Extend the age till 25 years old for how long MCFD should support young people as they transition into adulthood and continue to receive housing, food, transit, cultural, and other financial supports.
- Remove the age limit to be eligible for free postsecondary tuition and eliminate the requirement of months in care to be eligible for free postsecondary tuition.
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- Accessibility ,
- Accessible services and technology ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Education and employment ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Housing and homelessness ,
- Income insecurity and benefits ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Poverty ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public education and reconciliation ,
- Public services
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Recommendation 86:
Implement better educational supports:
- Expansion of the Head Start program for Indigenous families.
- Guarantee a school breakfast and lunch food program in all public schools that is free, nutritious, and culturally diverse.
- More Indigenous-focused schools with Indigenous teachers, Indigenousbased educational methodology and curriculum, and that is supportive to urban Indigenous students needs and contexts.
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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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