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did you know,
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indigenous women experienced the highest rate of verbal
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slash physical violence over all other ethnicities.
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Also four out of five indigenous women are sexually abused between ages of 13 and 25.
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So I ask you this,
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why can there be a global issue for black lives matter
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and not for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
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The # one hotspot for missing and
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murdered indigenous women is Vancouver British Columbia.
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Many people blame them in the urban lifestyle and not
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growing up as much privilege and opportunities as others.
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But finally in 2016,
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the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women was launched
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as a key government initiative to end the disproportionately high
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levels of violence faced by indigenous women and girls.
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Taking this action led to other organizations like the mm I W G two
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s was launched in 2019 and stands
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for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
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And two spirited people.
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This program was launched as a billboard campaign across the great lakes.
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This link is connected to a short clip
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on indigenous women still waiting for our Canadian government's
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help them feel safe and at home and I think brings a powerful message to the table.
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Yeah,
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Serena and butch Roy's story
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you
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In British Columbia, year 2002,
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there was a massive serial killer by the name of Robert Pickton.
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He assaulted and murdered Serena and many other girls
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when they looked into serena's life.
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They found out she was a sex worker in Vancouver with fatal alcohol syndrome
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though none of these women slash girls deserved anything that happened to them.
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It did lead to the creation of the stolen sisters project,
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which soon helped many other indigenous women find their voice
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as well as provide data for the researchers on the approximate numbers of deaths
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that they were previously blind too.
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So serena about Joshua's story maybe power
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painful. But she has helped many indigenous women
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in the past and future.
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So how can we take action
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As well.
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May five was designated national day of awareness
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for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
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There are marches, nonprofit organizations like M I W G two S
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as well as the domestic violence training.
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You can also wear red on May five and post on social media.
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In conclusion,
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all of these women slash girls
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were mothers,
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daughters, granddaughters, sisters, nieces and a part of history.
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So let's
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and the century of tragedy
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and make the world a better and easier place to live in for all humankind.
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Mm hmm.