Tag Archives: First Nations Women

AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN MURDERED IN ONTARIO, CANADA + PHOTO ESSAY OF THE 9th ANNUAL STRAWBERRY CEREMONY IN HONOUR OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN (TORONTO)

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Black Coffee Poet

Hundreds of Indigenous women have gone missing or been murdered in the land now known as Canada. Every February 14th, Indigenous peoples and their allies gather in front of police headquarters in Toronto, Canada (and various places across the country) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 800+ Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Annual Strawberry Ceremony for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Canadian Colonialism, First Nations Women, Highway of Tears, Indigenous Feminism, Murdered Native Women in Ontario, No More Silence, Sisters In Spirit, Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Violence Against Women | Leave a comment

HUNDREDS OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN ARE MISSING AND HAVE BEEN MURDERED IN CANADA

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Black Coffee Poet

Is Canada a utopia? It’s often described as such: safe haven, melting pot, welcoming… For many people it is not any of these. One of the main things that is not talked about is that Canada is stolen land. Canada … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aboriginal Women, Canada is stolen land, Eden Robinson, February 14 vigil for Native Women, First Nations Women, Highway of Tears, Indigenous Feminism, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, No More Silence Vigil, Operation Thunderbird, Robert Pictkon, Sisters In Spirit, Violence Against Women | 2 Comments

MALIKAH AWE:RI AND ROGER LANGEN READ THEIR POEMS FROM RESISTANCE POETRY #2

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Meeting Malikah Awe:ri to tape her reading from Resistance Poetry #2 was great. I was a guest on her show with Dane Swan; we talked poems, read poems, and learned about poetry from each other. My interview with Malikah was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti colonial poetry, First Nations Women, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Mixed Race writers, poetry, post colonial literature, Rebellion Poetry, Rebellion Prose, Resistance Poetry, Resistance Prose, Violence Against Women | Leave a comment

NATIVE WOMEN AND TWO-SPIRITS SPEAK OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE!!!

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

This week on blackcoffeepoet.com we brought attention to the Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada via an Opinion Editorial by Anishinaabe Kwe Christine Luza, a Letter by Cindy Bourgeois to her Transgender sisters asking them to care … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canadas Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, First Nations Women, Helen Betty Osborne, Indigenous Feminism, Marilyn Dumont, Metis poet, Native Women Speak Out Against Violence, post colonial literature, Rebellion Poetry, Rebellion Prose, Resistance Poetry, Resistance Prose, Revoluntionary Prose, Revolutionary Poems, Two Spirit Poet, Violence Against Women | 2 Comments

INTERVIEW WITH NOAMI SAYERS: ANISHINAABE ACADEMIC, ACTIVIST, BLOGGER, AND FORMER SEX WORKER + PHOTO ESSAY OF “NO MORE SILENCE” RALLY TORONTO 2013

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Naomi Sayers is an Indigenous Feminist from the Garden River First Nations, just east of Sault Ste Marie ON. Currently, she is in her third year of studies at Western University for the honors specialization in criminology program with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canadas Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, feminism, First Nations Women, Idle No More, Missing and Murdered Native Women, No More Silence Rally Toronto 2013, Violence Against Women | 4 Comments

LET US BE HUMAN: A TRANS WOMAN CALLS ON HER SISTERS TO ACT IN SUPPORT OF MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Let Us Be Human: A Trans Woman Calls On Her Sisters To Act In Support Of Missing And Murdered Aboriginal Women By Cindy Bourgeois Wednesday February 13, 2013 My Dear Sisters, I am writing you today in solidarity with Missing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 500 Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, feminism, First Nations Women, Minister Cindy Bourgeois, STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, Trans activism, Trans Feminism, Trans Women, Violence Against First Nations Women, Violence Against Native Women | 7 Comments

OP ED: ANTI VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND RESURGENCE

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Anti-Violence Against Indigenous Women and Resurgence By Christine Luza On February 14th, Anishinaabe voices will be heard clearly and loudly across Canada. When most would be settling down for a special evening with their beloveds, Indigenous women, men, Elders and allies will … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anishinaabe Kwe, Anishinaabe Nation, Cherokee Feminist Andrea Smith, February 14 vigil for Native Women, Feminsim, First Nations Women, Idle No More, Indigenous Feminism, Jessica Yee, Leanne Simpson, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Violence Against Aboriginal Women, Violence Against Women | 8 Comments

DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Canada is seen as a safe haven for many peoples. When Canada is talked of it is described as a melting pot and as the most diverse place on earth. Often, it is made to sound like a utopia. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonialism, Eden Robinson, February 14 Rally for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, feminism, First Nations Women, Idle No More, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Violence Against Native Women | 10 Comments

REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: A THANK YOU LETTER FROM A YOUNG CREE WOMAN

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Nineteen-year old Cree woman Helen Betty Osborne was murdered by 4 white men November 13, 1971. Osborne’s death and case have been labelled a “conspiracy of silence”. We hounour Helen Betty Osborne this week on blackcoffeepoet.com via an Opinion Editorial, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonialism, Conspiracy of Silence, Cree Nation, feminism, First Nations Women, genocide, Helen Betty Osborne, Indigenous Women, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered Native Women, No More Silence, Norway House First Nation, Sisters In Spirit, TEDx, The Pas Manitoba, Violence Against Women | 5 Comments

REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: OP ED: “LEST WE FORGET”

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Lest We Forget", Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba, Colonialism, Conspiracy of Silence, Cree Nation, feminism, First Nations Women, genocide, Helen Betty Osborne, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered First Nations Women in Canada, Missing and Murdered Native Women in Canada, No More Silence, Norway House First Nation, Opinion Editorial, Patriarchy, Remembrance Day, Robyn Bourgeois, sexism, Sisters In Spirit, The Pas Manitoba, Violence Against First Nations Women, Violence Against Women | 7 Comments