A Call to Action

A CALL TO ACTION: RECONCILIATION WITH INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN THE FEDERAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women Karen Vecchio, Chair JUNE 2018 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons SPEAKER’S PERMISSION The proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees are hereby made available to pro [...] The parliamentary privilege of the House of Commons to control the publication and broadcast of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees is nonetheless reserved. [...] The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s report provides: an overview of Indigenous women’s experiences in the federal justice and correctional systems; suggestions of policy changes to prevent Indigenous women’s interactions with the criminal justice system and incarceration; an examination of Indigenous women’s access to and treatment in the federal justice system; [...] The Committee adopted the following motion: That the Committee study Indigenous women’s access to and treatment in the Justice system; that the study include consideration of Indigenous women’s access to appropriate legal services; that the study include an examination of incarceration rates and penalties imposed on Indigenous women; that the study consider the treatment of Indigenous women within [...] In addition to the evidence gathered over the course of its study, the Committee also incorporated testimony from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security’s study on Indigenous People in the Correctional System (fall 2017).5 The Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s report provides: 1) an overview of Indigenous women’s experiences in the federal justice