There are no direct Library of Congress subject headings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit (MMIGW2S). To find resources related to this topic, you may have success experimenting and searching with the following terms.
Experiment with the above words in different combinations with additional words to provide context, such as:
A search using these terms may look like:
AND (women OR woman OR girl* OR female*)
AND (abuse OR murder OR violence OR "human trafficking" OR missing OR crime OR exploitation)
To search for resources that specifically mention Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, try the following search:
Additional terms that may be helpful include:
Torn from Our Midst: Voices of Grief, Healing and Action from the Missing Indigenous Women Conference, 2008 by 
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Violence Against Indigenous Women: Literature, Activism, Resistance by 
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, & Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) guide can help you locate resources about MMIWG2S in Canada. The guide provides keyword searching advice and features scholarly documents, reports, online resources, and personal accounts, the majority of which are Authentic Indigenous Voices resources.
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Caution: Many of the resources in this guide contain discussions or scenes of violence or representations of trauma which may be painful for readers/viewers – please exercise care.
If you need help: The KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides 24-hour phone support for Indigenous people in BC. The KUU-US Crisis Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-588-8717. Individuals can also call the Youth Line at 250-723-2040 or the Adult Line at 250-723-4050.
The Indian Residential School Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419 is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their or a loved one's residential school experience.
Camosun students can access help from the Counselling Centre. For resources related to emergency and after hours support, on-campus support, and other information, visit the Counselling Centre Resources webpage.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, 2019 This link opens in a new window
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window
Michelle Good, 2023
Call number: E 78 C2 G66 2023
*Authentic Indigenous Voices
Angela Sterritt, 2023
Call number: PN 4913 S76 A3 2023
*Authentic Indigenous Voices
Toni Jensen, 2021
Call number: E 98 W8 J46 2020
*Authentic Indigenous Voices
Jessica McDiarmid, 2019
Call number: HV 6250.4 W65 M33 2019
Brandi Morin, 2022
Call number: E 99 C88 M67 2022
*Authentic Indigenous Voices
David A. Robertson, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson, 2015
Call number: E 98 W8 R63 2015
*Authentic Indigenous Voices
Helen Knott, 2019
E-book and in print: E 78 B9 K56 2019
*Authentic Indigenous Voices
Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing And by This link opens in a new window
Invested Indifference: How Violence Persists in Settler Colonial Society by 
Keetsahnak / Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters by This link opens in a new window
Stolen Sisters: The Story of Two Missing Girls, Their Families and how Canada has Failed Indigenous Women by This link opens in a new window