Canada's Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and the Imperative for a More Inclusive Perspective

IF 0.8 Q3 ANTHROPOLOGY
J. Hansen, E. Dim
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Abstract

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) emerged to bring attention to the overrepresentation of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. It has raised awareness about systemic racism and sexism as well as social and economic conditions experienced by Canada's Indigenous population. Yet, research shows that Indigenous males are the most likely to be murdered in Canada (Mulligan, Axford, & Soecki, 2016). Since Indigenous men are going missing and are murdered in disturbing numbers, and they are fathers, brothers, and sons to Indigenous women and girls, it is understandable that many in the Indigenous community wanted to include them in the inquiry. Our analysis explores how the MMIWG and discourses about inclusion and exclusion have been framed in ways that limit interpretations about the root causes of problems experienced by Indigenous people, especially when they exclude an important part of the Indigenous population—Indigenous males. We draw upon Indigenous perceptions of the inquiry and analyses of social norms and stereotypes in order to explore the conflicting positions and experiences associated with missing and murdered Indigenous people in Canada. We conclude by exploring the need for a more comprehensive inquiry. We recognize that a holistic model of inquiry that honours the voices of Indigenous communities is crucial to a proper investigation into missing and murdered Indigenous people in Canada.
加拿大失踪和被谋杀的土著人民以及从更具包容性的角度看待问题的必要性
全国失踪和被谋杀土著妇女和女孩调查(MMIWG)的出现是为了引起人们对加拿大失踪和被谋杀土著妇女人数过多的关注。它提高了人们对系统性种族主义和性别歧视以及加拿大土著居民所经历的社会和经济状况的认识。然而,研究表明,在加拿大,土著男性最有可能被谋杀(Mulligan, Axford, & Soecki, 2016)。由于土著男子失踪和被谋杀的人数令人不安,而且他们是土著妇女和女孩的父亲、兄弟和儿子,因此可以理解,许多土著社区希望将他们纳入调查。我们的分析探讨了MMIWG和关于包容和排斥的话语是如何以限制对土著人民所经历问题的根本原因的解释的方式构建的,特别是当它们将土著人口的重要组成部分-土著男性排除在外时。我们利用土著对社会规范和陈规定型观念的调查和分析的看法,以探讨与加拿大土著人民失踪和被谋杀有关的相互矛盾的立场和经验。最后,我们探讨了进行更全面调查的必要性。我们认识到,尊重土著社区声音的整体调查模式对于妥善调查加拿大失踪和被谋杀的土著人民至关重要。
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