StraitTalk - November 2019
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MV Blue Puttees, Purser<br />
Alex Humphries wears his<br />
pin that he created.<br />
did you know?<br />
Pin by Elaine Fraser<br />
Native Women’s Association has drawn<br />
attention to figure from Statistics Canada,<br />
documenting high rates of violence against<br />
Indigenous women.<br />
• According to the 2004 general social<br />
survey, Indigenous women 15 years<br />
and older were 3.5 times more likely to<br />
experience violence than non-indigenous<br />
women, violence against Indigenous<br />
women and girls is not only more<br />
frequent but also more severe.<br />
• Between 1997 and 2000, the homicide rate<br />
for indigenous women was nearly 7 times<br />
higher than for non-Indigenous women.<br />
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