First From Community To Attend Conference
World Conference of Indigenous Women 2013
Rafaela Buillard of Marsabit, Kenya
When Indigenous women like Raffaella Bulyaar of the Maasai people are able to attend global conferences, they are able to bring useful information back to their people in order to further discuss and learn ways to grow as a community and defend their human rights.
Indigenous Solutions, Not Victims
World Conference of Indigenous Women 2013
Andrea Landry, Anishinabek from the traditional territory of the Ashinaabe people, voices the importance of straying away from relying on the federal government to save indigenous communities and instead suggests working as a community toward changes within that community for more productive results. Landry believes confronting and talking about important issues as a community can lead to positive change.
Preventing Violence Against Indigenous Women
Alta Outcome Document WCIP 2014
Indigenous communities need to work with States to develop mechanisms that prevent violence against women.