Editor:
Re: Our View: Arguing over a word just another insult to Indigenous People
As a student, it feels like I need to continue talking about the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada to spread more awareness.
The New West Record makes a very good point stating that we need to do a better job at listening to this on-going problem and to drive "those in power… to take action."
This has been an ongoing issue since colonization and an alarming rate of Indigenous women and girls are still targeted, despite the country's attempt for reconciliation. Indigenous people have suffered enough, and it should matter to us because Indigenous people are a huge part of Canada.
Indigenous women are seen to be targeted on and off reserves. Some cases are linked to Robert Pickton under provincial territories and Highway 16 throughout provincial and federal territories. State authorities like police and some politicians are taking this issue lightly.
All politicians have the power to and should speak and act upon the issue, but this is not the case. The media has the power to spread awareness and to make the faces of missing and murdered Indigenous women better known. We as a society have the power to remove the barricade between Indigenous people so they aren't targeted.
If politicians can prioritize this marginalized group by giving them more funding to provide more housing and job opportunities, more Indigenous women can be safe.
Christina Chan
