National News Wood smoke and songs kick off MMIWG Inquiry in Winnipeg By Kathleen Martens Oct 16, 2017 Elders blessed the sacred fire and put down their bundles to open the week of hearings for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Winnipeg Monday. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *PhoneSubmit Report Tags: Featured, Kathleen Martens, Manitoba, MMIWG, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Winnipeg Continue Reading Crimes against women in Manitoba to take centre stage at MMIWG National Inquiry Nicole Daniels: A freezing death, false assumptions and pain Author(s) Kathleen Martens [email protected] More Stories Liberal House Leader Karina Gould says she’s running... 23 hours ago By The Canadian Press Hockey Night in Cree – and Inuktitut – starts ... 2 days ago By Tiar Wheatle Number of Indigenous people who are homeless in Montreal i... 2 days ago By Savanna Craig L.A. film student from Saskatchewan First Nation recounts ... 2 days ago By Sara Connors Canadian Human Rights Tribunal misses deadline to deliver ... 2 days ago By Kathleen Martens Kitigan Zibi to hold a referendum on buying back unceded l... 2 days ago By Karyn Pugliese