SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND 2SLGBTQQIA+

As part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan, funded by Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association reviewed legal protections for women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (two-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual) people.

The 2003 Nunavut Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex and sexual orientation, among other grounds. In 2017, that Act was amended to include gender identity and gender expression.

We developed a glossary of terms relating to sex, sexuality and gender in Inuktut and English.

Link to Terminology for Sexuality, Sex, and Gender in Inuktut and English.pdf

We considered the identification documents issued by the Government of Nunavut, which do not comply with the Human Rights Act. We also considered the operations of the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal; we recommend significant changes to its operation and also recommend the creation of a Human Rights Commissioner.

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