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Resources
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article Reports
- Reclaiming Power & Place, Volume 1a
The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls - Calls for Justice
From the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls - Calls for Justice Reporting Tool
The Government of Canada's federal progress on the National Inquiry's 231 Calls for Justice - MMIWG2s+ Violence & Prevention Program
Developed by the Native Women's Association of Canada
bookmarks Resources
- Thinking about Red Dress day for elementary students?
Resources for elementary children developed by Carolyn Roberts - Tess's Red Dress: Honouring Love and Family Resource Page
Resource page with free lesson plan, reading ready list, teacher talks and more - Gender-based violence across Canada
Story by Julie S. Lalonde, Canadian Museum for Human Rights - Their Voices Will Guide Us
Student and youth engagement guide written by Charlene Bearhead with special thanks to the Education Advisory Circle members - MMIWG - From Truth to Action
An overview of the different elements that contribute to the complex issue of violence against Indigenous women and girls developed by the YWCA BC
book Books
- Tess's Red Dress: Honouring Love and Family by Carolyn Roberts
"Using age-appropriate and empathetic language, Tess’s Red Dress introduces young children to Red Dress Day and the importance of remembering the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People." Audience: 6-9 yrs - Find Her by Ginger Reno
"Find Her explores the crisis of missing Indigenous women from the perspective of a sensitive young Cherokee girl who yearns to find her mother, while also navigating a chilling town mystery, a new friendship, and a family in need of healing." Audience: 10+yrs - If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie, Nahanni Shingoose
"If I Go Missing is a graphic novel based on a letter written by 14 year old Brianna Jonnie to the Winnipeg Police Service." Audience: 12+ yrs - Missing Nimama by Melanie Florence
"Told in alternating voices of child and mother, Missing Nimâmâ is a story of love, loss, and acceptance, showing the human side of a national tragedy." Audience: Grades 7-12 (view recorded reading) - The Girl and the Wolf by Katherena Vermette
"While picking berries with her mother, a little girl wanders too far into the woods. When she realizes she is lost, she begins to panic. A large grey wolf makes a sudden appearance between some distant trees. Using his sense of smell, he determines where she came from and decides to help her. Through a series of questions from the wolf, the little girl realizes she had the knowledge and skill to navigate herself—she just needed to remember that those abilities were there all along." Audience: pre-school
volume_up Podcasts
- Taken the Podcast
A 10-part podcast series by the "Eagle Vision team who have worked with families, law enforcement, advocates, academics, elders and knowledge keepers across the country to create a platform that helps shed light on these stories, and hopefully will bring new clues to help solve the cases." - Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo
"Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970’s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo." - Protect Indigenous Women by All My Relations
"This episode is raw, real, and heart wrenching. The crisis must be addressed and we need allies to join us in making it visible so we can all take action. We need to hold non-Natives upholding these systems accountable. Further, we need Natives to step into roles of political power to demand change."
globe_uk News & Media
- House of Commons unanimously backs system to alert public when Indigenous women go missing by Stephanie Taylor in the Globe & Mail (May 2, 2023)
- Who killed Sonya Cywink? A sister’s journey to find the truth by the Fifth Estate (March 14, 2025) "Sonya Cywink’s death has gone unsolved for three decades. Her sister, Meggie Cywink, has taken the search for the truth into her own hands — finding leads that police overlooked and trying to solve the mystery of Sonya's death. Pulitzer- and Peabody-winning journalist Connie Walk."
local_library SFU Community Resources
- W.A.C Library Indigenous Initiatives
Resources to support learning about MMIWG2S+, as well as ways to get support. - Indigenous Student Centre
Dedicated to providing Indigenous students with programs and services that are unique, cultural, and wholistic.
This living resource page is hosted by the Office of Indigenous Education (OIE). Should you have any questions, comments or concerns about any of the content shared please email us at ed_indigenous@sfu.ca.