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People: Faith Goldy and Rcmp Data

people: Problem is, there's no published research that supports the figure, according to National Observer. It's based on years of sloppily collected RCMP data that doesn't examine the actual problems underlying violence against Indigenous women, and is grounded in racist assumptions about Indigenous people. The number was cited by white nationalist Faith Goldy, former editor-in-chief of The Walrus magazine Jonathan Kay and reams of others on social media who sought to undermine the report's finding that Canada's treatment of Indigenous people is genocide. What we have is people cherrypicking evidence and choosing evidence that supports their point of view without sharing with the public the limitations of what they're relying on, or putting that information in context, said Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and member of the Gitksan First Nation. For three years, the inquiry studied systemic violence against Indigenous women and girls, delivering its final report and recommendations Monday. It's really disturbing to me, because how are we to engender an understanding in Canadians about the experiences and the contributions of First Nations, M tis and Inuit people when there's this kind of fabricated evidence being shared around What people are readingI wonder who will march with Indigenous Peoples Golden Horseshoe not included in Ontario's stage two reopen for now Seeking to explain Nova Scotia shootings shooter an injustice collector The federal government began the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in late 2015, and appointed five commissioners the following August. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.