Our Sisters in Spirit (NR)

synopsis

Amnesty International reports that indigenous women in Canada are more likely to die than their non-indigenous counterparts and that they are more likely to die violently. There have been roughly 1,200 cases of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada since 1980. Indigenous women make up roughly 2% of Canada's population and they are four times more likely to be murdered than non-indigenous women. Many view this as stemming from racism, sexism and colonialism. Canada's federal government, however, has not called a national inquiry into he matter. This documentary seeks to explore and answer the question of how a national inquiry into Canada's missing and murdered indigenous women might be conducted and whether there is a better approach.