Week 7 Marginalization and Victimization of Indigenous Women

Question 1

Learning Objectives

Answer 1

• Describe the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity and explain how this has impacted Indigenous women in Canada
• Describe the legal timeline of gender discrimination and resistance faced by Indigenous women in Canada
• Explain how Indigenous women and girls are sexualized and marginalized through popular culture
• Know the four pathways to maintaining colonial violence discussed in the final report on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)

Question 2

Victimization

Answer 2

• Compared to non-Indigenous people, Indigenous people are more than twice as likely to report being the victim of violence
• 6xs more likely to be the victim of a homicide
• At higher risk of being victimized multiple times
• Indigenous females have an overall rate of violent victimization double that of Indigenous males, and triple that of non-Indigenous females
• Indigenous identity is a risk factor for violent victimization of females even when controlling for other risk factors
• Perceptions of personal safety
• Indigenous people on-reserve have similar perceptions of personal safety as
  non-Indigenous people
• Indigenous people living in cities are 10% less likely to feel safe than their non-Indigenous urban counterparts

Question 3

Euro-Canadian Treatment of Indigenous Women

Answer 3

• Traditional Indigenous societies egalitarian
• In settler communities, women and children were treated as property
• During early contact between Indigenous peoples and settlers, Europeans refused to deal with Indigenous women and would only speak to the men
• As contact continued Indigenous women were devalued within their communities
• Ultimately lost power as communities shifted towards patriarchy

Question 4

The Indian act: Gender discrimination

Answer 4

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Question 5

Sorry this will not let me copy and paste so just read the slides :)