Sisters Walking Together
Sisters Walking Together
Our Mission
& to advocate for justice in the prison system
Incarceration & Indigenous Women
of the female prison population is Indigenous, despite being less than 4% of all women in Canada
of federal segregation placements are Indigenous women, isolated for months and even years
of federally sentenced women have identified mental health needs, with significant histories of trauma and abuse
Indigenous women are more likely to be involuntarily segregated and face longer segregation placements than non-Indigenous women.
"The practice of solitary confinement is illegal but still now practiced by other names: administrative segregation, disciplinary segregation, modified movement, clinical seclusion, lockdown, suicide watch, enhanced supervision." NWAC Prison Issues Fact Sheet
Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Calls to Action #31, 35–37 address the urgent need for reform in the treatment of Indigenous peoples within the justice system.
Who We Are
Sisters Walking Together is a team of Indigenous and settler women living in the Vancouver area who are committed to walking alongside incarcerated and recently-released women no matter what their situation. As they transition and re-integrate.
Read Our Story
Martha Kahnapace's Story
Are you about to be released?
Could you use a friend when you get out?
Call 604.753.9929
or info@sisterswalkingtogether.ca