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Statement of the Research Problem A national inquiry into the alarming number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) was launched by the Government of Canada in September 2016 (Government of Canada, 2016). The inquiry’s general truth gathering process was composed of community hearings, institutional hearings, and expert hearings (Brant, 2020). In June 2019, the inquiry released its final report, entitled Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, 2019). The report also proclaimed 231 Calls for Justice to end violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people, which are imperatives that the Canadian government and various sectors must adhere to and implement within their practices (MMIWG, 2019). The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada (2015) includes 94 Calls to Action for addressing racism and achieving reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. The final report of the National Inquiry into MMIWG (2019) responded to the TRC and reaffirmed the importance of reconciliation and the need for addressing racism and violence against MMIWG, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. To stop the systemic reproduction of gendered colonial violence in Canadian society, substantial changes are required for Indigenous women and girls to feel secure, empowered, and visible (Pabla, 2021). After the release of the MMIWG report, there was a strong hope and expectation that various institutions and levels of government would respond and implement changes to address the Calls for Justice (Leddy, 2021). Higher education institutions need to take the identified Calls for Justice seriously and move forward in the work of reconciliation and decolonization to develop professionals who understand the devastating impact of colonization and to provide culturally safe services (Cote-Meek & Moeke-Pickering, 2020; Turpel-Lafond, 2020). It has been more than two years since the MMIWG report, and the 231 Calls for Justice, were released. Therefore, it is timely to conduct a scoping review to map the response to the report in higher education and the progress that has been made to uncover concerning gaps and inform future research and responses. |
