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“Increasing policing and government programs an teaching women how to be safe is not going to correct this situation. Only understanding and a commitment to telling the truth about the cruelty inflicted on our women in the name of settling this country would help change peoples’ perceptions, end their complacency, and stop the continued brutalization and dehumanization of our women.”

Truth Understanding Women Safety Complacency Government Programs Dehumanization Perceptions

Book:Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Source: Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

“It took years and years for the chorus of voices demanding an inquiry into the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada to be successful. We heard for years that one of the factors leading to the demise of these women was the assumption that they lived high-risk lifestyles such as working in the sex trade. This was a common reason for rejecting pleas for an inquiry. Even if this were true, does it justify a failure to protect them or properly investigate their deaths?”

Years Women Murder Advocacy Voices

Book:Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Source: Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

“For so many years, I lived my life in a defensive stance, putting up a fight when the only thing I was fighting was my own suffering and the fear that someone would find their way through the armour, to the very tender soul I always was, and destroy me all over again.”

Suffering Fighting Fear Armour Defensive Tender Soul

Book:Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Source: Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

“Limiting the say of outsiders, no matter that they were also Indigenous, these First Nations were protecting the integrity of their community. That is why it is important that the invasive plants are not given a voice in places they don’t belong and in decisions they ultimately have no stake in.”

Voice Integrity Protect Decisions Stakes Outsiders

Book:Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Source: Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

“Just as the broken, abused child clung to hope for a better life against all odds, I now stand firm in hope and determination that one day justice will prevail.”

Hope Justice Determination Abuse Child

Book:Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Source: Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

“A community is a group of people whose connections and relations are formed by their shared history, traditions, experiences, geographies, and identities.”

Community Connections Experiences Traditions Identities Shared History Geographies

Book:Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Source: Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

“Reconciliation requires systemic change. it is not about rote land acknowledgement, apologies, and carefully staged public relations events designed to give the impression of a sincere effort.”

Reconciliation Systemic Change Land Acknowledgement

Book:Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Source: Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

“Apologies must go hand in hand with substantive, systemic change, which, in turn, will support meaningful reconciliation.”

Reconciliation Apologies Systemic Change

Book:Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Source: Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada