Indigenous women -- Crimes against -- Mexico, Missing persons -- Canada, Missing persons -- Mexico, Murder victims -- Canada, Murder victims -- Mexico, Indigenous women -- Crimes against -- Canada, Indigenous women -- Crimes against, Indigenous women -- Crimes against -- North America, Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls 

"The anger, grief, courage, compassion, and hope we hear in these voices inspire and compel us—to remember those who are missing and to work for healing and justice.

- Since 1980, more than 520 Aboriginal women have been reported missing or murdered in Canada.
- From 1993-2003, 370 women were murdered in ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico.
- Since 2001, more than 2,000 Guatemalan women and girls have been brutally murdered.

Responding to the profound tragedy inherent in these statistics, more than 300 women and men gathered in August 2008 at a conference entitled Missing Women: Decolonization, Third Wave Feminisms, and Indigenous People of Canada and Mexico. Here, personal stories and theoretical tools were brought together, as academics, activists, family members of missing and murdered women, police, media, policy-makers, justice workers, and members of faith communities offered their perspectives on the issue of racialized, sexualized violence.

Torn from Our Midst includes images and voices from the conference, together with additional reflections, both academic and personal, on the effects of violence and the possibilities for healing. The purpose of this volume is to raise awareness about missing and murdered women and to challenge communities to be courageous enough to look at the heart of this issue, to recognize the systems that allow such atrocities, and to seek justice and healing for all."--Back cover. 

xiii, 287 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM in pocket. 

Contents:
The Journey from Awareness to a Conference to a Book ... and Beyond / A. Brenda Anderson
Hands / Brittany Matthews
Women Missing, Missing Women / Pastor Cheryl Toth
The Significance of Sacred Space: Reflections upon Conservations with Elder Norma-Jean Byrd and Pastor Cheryl Toth / Chelsea Millman
The Story of the Disappearance of Sylvia Arce / Eva Arce
The Story of the Disappearance of Marie Sagrario Flores / Paula Flores
Sisters in Spirit
The Story of the Disappearance of Daleen Kay Bosse (Muskego) / Pauline and Herb Muskego
Wicanhpi Duta Win-Red Star Woman: Amber Redman's Story / Gwenda Yuzicappi
A Message from Amnesty International / Gordon Barnes
Political Realities: The Effect of Globalization on Indigenous Women / Kim Erno
From Genocide to Femicide: An Ongoing History of Terror, Hate, and Apathy / Leonzo Barreno
The Construction of Aboriginal Identity: A Healing Journey / Carrie Bourassa
Missing Out and Missing: Connecting the Economic and Political Marginalization of Women to the Phenomenon of Disappearance / Ian Peach and Kiera Ladner
Presentation of the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons / Betty Ann Pottruff
Missing and Taken / Elizabeth Matheson
Bison Sentinels: A Living Memorial to Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women / Adrian Stimson
Patching Our Stories Together: The Conference Quilt / Jessica Greyeyes
Missing Women Art Exhibit / Charlotte Hauk
She is Not Forgotten: The Healing Walk / Alexis J. Johnson
Carrying the Messages from the Missing Women / Senator Lillian Dyck Media: A Canadian Response / Carol Schick
"She was not into drugs and partying. She was a wife and mother": Media Representations of Daleen Kay Bosse (Muskego) / Holly A. McKenzie
Reflections of a Northern Saskatchewan Journalist / Darla Read
Inheriting What Lives On: The "Terrible Gift" of Sarah de Vries's Poetry / Amber Dean
Women of Juarez / Lourdes Portillo
Perspectives from the Regina Police Service / Michelle Soloman
An Academic Role in Activism / Cynthia Bejarano
The Sisters in Spirit Initiative: Native Women's Association of Canada / Judy Hughes
Resolve to End Violence in Our Society / Mary Hampton ... [et al.]
Two-fold participation: Dialogue with Self ... Heartbeat of Mother Earth ... / Lori Campbell
Kamămakos: the Woman Who Wouldn't Fly Away / Chelsea Millman
Activism as Healing: People Before Profit / Ernesta Vileitaite-Wright.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.