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Concern over killings of native women lacking, Amnesty says



By SUE BAILEY
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 Page _A12_
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Canadian Press

OTTAWA -- A distraught mother broke down on Parliament Hill yesterday over
what Amnesty International calls a "shameful" lack of concern for missing and
murdered native women. Gwenda Yuzicappi begged the federal government to do
more to halt an alarming nationwide pattern of death and disappearance.
She and others want the Prime Minister to raise the issue with premiers and
native leaders when they meet Nov. 24 in British Columbia.
Ms. Yuzicappi's daughter, Amber Redman, vanished July 15 after a night out
with friends in Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask., northeast of Regina. The shy
19-year-old who dreamed of going to university and becoming a teacher hasn't been seen
since.
Family members, volunteers and police searchers have found no trace of Ms.
Redman, a member of the Standing Buffalo First Nation.

Ms. Yuzicappi held a copy of her daughter's missing-person poster as she
spoke to a sparsely attended news conference.

She sobbed after urging Ottawa to do more to protect native women and treat
their cases equally.
She said she wants "to ensure I'm the last mother that comes here to promote
this issue, and to [stress] that aboriginal women are just the same as any
other person.
"My daughter had limited media coverage in Saskatchewan."
Beverley Jacobs, president of the Native Women's Association of Canada, says
it's especially painful when the disappearance of a non-native woman triggers
a national spree of news stories.
Dozens of unsolved aboriginal deaths and missing-person cases don't inspire
the same reaction. At least five more native women have disappeared since
June, she said.
Relations are better, but trust is dangerously lacking between aboriginal
communities and police, she added. Some families still complain that police are
slow to investigate when loved ones disappear.
Ms. Jacobs estimates that at least 500 aboriginal women have vanished or been
killed since 1985. That figure is based on preliminary research and
anecdotal evidence.
"How many more sisters and daughters will be lost before the government of
Canada takes real action?" asked Irene Khan, secretary-general of Amnesty
International.
No government can prevent every crime, she said. But international human
rights law requires every state "to take all reasonable measures to ensure the
safety of its citizens.
"Canada, which is a wealthy, developed country with a reputation
internationally for championing human rights, has the capacity to make a significant
difference in the lives of indigenous women and girls. That it has failed to do
so is shameful."
The Liberals promised last May to spend $5-million over five years to
research cases and set up a hotline. That amount is far less than the $10-million
requested over two years by the Native Women's Association of Canada.
Opposition MPs have repeatedly criticized the Liberals for delays, noting
that the cash was held up for months by red tape. It was approved for release
last week.

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chazziff

this has become a national problem - i remember hearing about amber redman and countless others.

then there is the possible "penticton bc pig farm" scale story from edmonton area - countless women have been found dead in the outskirts of the city. most are native and most are from the sex trade. does the rest of the country/continent know of this? i doubt it ... yet more and more women are being found

we do come from a society where both native and non-native men think native women are disposable - no one will miss them ... no one will make a big fuss ... no one will look for her ... i can and will get away with this.

this is a sad fact ... you are the only one that can make sure you get home safely. don't put yourselves in dangerous situations and watch out for each other out there (in the bar/mall/sidewalks).

http://www.missingnativewomen.ca/alert.html

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CandaePrincess

They did do a story on that on Dateline I believe (or Primetime). It was insane they found so many women dead on that farm. But no one paid much attention to it.
Watching the mystical native is interesting, and you can get 3 million viewers to watch Dreamkeeper. But show them being killed and dying at a horrific rate. It's not their problem.

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wyo_rose

Holay!! I never heard about that. I think the media should be required to run missing reports, just like the milk carton thing.

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chazziff

just found this ....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/edmonton_murders/

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Blackbear

What are the numbers of missing native women in the US like?

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