McLaughlin Rd
North York, ON M3J
Canada
JENNIFER BRANT, co-editor of "Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada" belongs to the Tyendinaga Mohawk Nation with family ties to Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. She is a mother of two boys and is currently completing her PhD in Education with a focus on Indigenous and women centred curriculum. Jennifer is the recipient of a Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. As a Master’s student Jennifer founded the Gidayaamin Indigenous Women’s Program in 2011. The program has successfully graduated two of the authors here today. Jennifer teaches in the Indigenous Studies program with a commitment to Indigenous community well-being and reconciliation through education. Jennifer’s work is inspired by her passion for Indigenous women’s literature as an educational tool to inspire empathy, compassion, healing, and wellness.
This talk will present an overview of the book "Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada." The extent of this national tragedy facing Indigenous women and girls in Canada today will be discussed by noting the severity of the violence, positioning as a sociological phenomenon, and offering voices of grief and healing. This talk extends the open invitation of the book for all Canadians to get involved in an informed national dialogue and work towards a future that promotes a safe place for Indigenous women and girls.
