Shadow Report for United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Infrastructure can be destructive and undermine 18 NATIVE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF CANADA EXPERIENCES OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, AND 2SLGBTQQIA PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Indigenous ways of living and “reproduce the separation of certain human bodies from others, and from lands, waters, air, and non-human beings to enable the extraction, exploitation, and exhaustion of the latter for the benefit of t. [...] In comparison with both non-Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people with disabilities and Indigenous men with disabilities, the impacts of discrimination on Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people with disabilities are evident in their higher levels of poverty and lower income, increased experiences of violence, more limited access to supports and services, and many of the other issu. [...] It requires the full participation of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people with disabilities in increasing awareness of their multiple and intersecting experiences of discrimination, using Indigenous knowledge to transform practices and policies (Cyr and Riedeger 2021) and creating culturally safe and accessible spaces for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people with disabilities. [...] The Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes the intersections of childhood and disability in article 23 and the rights of girls with disabilities in General Comment 9 and the rights of Indigenous children in article 30 and General Comment 11. [...] • The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada together with Indigenous women and their 33 NATIVE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF CANADA EXPERIENCES OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, AND 2SLGBTQQIA PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES organizations develop clear guidelines and examples of how to identify, address, and prevent negative impacts of resource extraction on Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people with disabiliti.