2 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
SUPPLEMENT TO THE FREE PRESS • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
To create a better future, we need to heal the past —this takes a village
Additional statistics facing trafficked and exploited women and 2SLGBTQQA+:
M any do not make it safely out of the clutches of trauma. This is something that the Clan Mothers understands well. Decades of personal experience and years of showing those who have suffered the effects of abuse have given the Elders and organization’s leaders the ability to lift up those who need their wisdom and guidance. The Clan Mothers Healing Village & Knowledge Centre (CMHV & KC) is integral to this restorative plan. CMHV & KC is a holistic centre designed to care for women who have been victims of sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking. Based upon traditional Indigenous matriarchal healing, CMHV & KC is rooted in the Clan Mothers’ successful model of traditional care. Why is action needed immediately? According to a 2020 Stats Canada report, Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ experience much higher rates of violence. An Amnesty Canada report reveals that Indigenous women are seven times more likely to be murdered. Close to home, in Winnipeg, the numbers are not better. Of the 400 children and youth trafficked and exploited on the streets each year, 70-80 per cent of them are Indigenous.
Age 13 62.7% 74% 48.9% 19.3%
was the average age of first exploitation.
had been physically and sexually abused.
had been in the care of Child and Family Services.
had been homeless.
had family members involved in a gang.
56% 83% 81% Grade 7
were associated with a gang.
received drugs or alcohol from their exploiter as a method of control.
had family in residential schools.
was the highest grade level completed.
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