Unit 3: Treaties & the Indian Act

Question 1

how much more likely are Indigenous women to be murdered or go missing?

Answer 1

12 times

Question 2

Statistics on MMIWG cases?

Answer 2

506 cases across 71 urban cities
128 missing women 
208 cases of murdered Indigenous women
98 cases with unknown status
29 is the median age of victims

Question 3

What is the Qulliq?

Answer 3

The Inuit lamp = symbolizes Inuit women strength, care, and love; light is the warmth provided at the hearth

Question 4

What does the Red Willow Basket represent?

Answer 4

Known as Mino-Biimaadiziwin (goodlife)
= symbol of gathering: women and their connection to the land, language, and culture through ceremonies & teachings of elders
=visible reminder of women’s important role in building, strengthening, and repairing relationships in reconciliation
=basket holds all the truths gathered

Question 5

What are the gifts of reciporcity?

Answer 5

The gifts symbolize relationships the Indigenous peoples hope to maintain with the National Inquiry and peoples who share their truth with us.
=important element to build and maintain relationships
=acknowledges a mutual exchange of benefits or privileges by exchanging gifts