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Summary: Mistreatment Of Indigenous Women In Canada

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In the news article, Watchdog completes probe of RCMP treatment of B.C.’s indigenous women written by Kathryn Blaze Baum (2015) the mistreatment of indigenous women takes centre stage. According to Baum, a report was completed on October 25th, 2015 by the Commission of Public Complaints Against the RCMP. The report arrives two years after initial complaints of mistreatment of indigenous women in Northern British Columbia. The report includes details of one woman being strip-search by a male officer, another being raped by four officers and an unprovoked attack on a young girl by a police dog (Baum, 2015). However, this is not the first time accusations have followed police officers in Canada. Currently Quebec’s provincial police force is facing allegation of the mistreatment of indigenous women as well. According to Baum, the Montreal police department will be investigating 8 police officers from the provincial police force who have been accused of abusing their power by physically or sexually assaulting indigenous women (Baum, 2015). …show more content…

This case entails allegations of deleted emails related to missing and murdered indigenous women. The Highway of Tears in British Columbia is a highway known for its devastating history. Along this highway many indigenous women have vanished or been murdered. The emails are thought to be linked to some of these cases and thus are an active area of investigation. Interviews with the family members of these women revealed an immense fear among them. The families believe that the investigation will be biased because of their loved one’s indigenous ancestry (Baum,

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