Effects of Human Trafficking to Indigenous People: An Article analysis

Human Trafficking Article Analysis
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Human Trafficking Article Analysis
The article “Human trafficking survivor says Indigenous women and girls, especially at risk,” is written by Rhiannon Johnson, an Anishinaabe female journalist in Toronto. The journalist focuses on Indigenous experiences and life all through Ontario. She is from Hiawatha First Nation and has been together with the Indigenous section since 2017. The article is very informative because it contains the experience of an indigenous woman who encountered sexual exploitation from a tender age and still faced human trafficking. Human trafficking is a significant issue of concern that has resulted in women's and girls' death and suffering, especially those from Indigenous communities who are at a higher risk of facing violence (Johnson, 2019). Human trafficking is pervasive but has mainly been hidden in Canada as Indigenous females get incredibly affected.
The article contains voices of human trafficked and sexually exploited survivors. Bridget Perrier tells her story about her painful experience of sexual exploitation and makes matters worse; she is an Indigenous woman who had to hide that fact to avoid being killed or treated violently. The voices left out by this article include those of the police officers accused of not taking any action to help and protect Indigenous women and girls from any form of violence, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking (Johnson, 2019). The article also leaves out the voices of the people responsible for performing these dreadful acts.
The underlying political bias within this piece is seen becaus...