Chiefs support extension for MMIWG inquiry – but Buller has to step down
Chiefs at the AFN SCA in Ottawa have voted in favour of an extension to the MMIWG inquiry but said Commissioner Marion Buller must step down.
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
‘I’m actually repulsed that you’re here’ AFN votes to oust Buller from inquiry
As Marion Buller was telling APTN that she would ask for a two-year extension, the AFN voted in favour of ousting her from the inquiry.
Police again focus of testimony at MMIWG inquiry – this time it’s about Delaine Copenace
Clutching an eagle feather given to her during the search for her daughter, the mother of Delaine Copenace got right to the point.
APTN News Sunday: Healing by the Sacred Fire
Meet Pepameshke Maikan who was the Sacred Fire keeper for the National MMIWG hearings in Maliotenam, Quebec and why it was so important.
Provincial agencies and racism focus of MMIWG hearings in Maliotenam
Danielle Rochette APTN News Provincial agencies and organizations were the focus of the testimony at…
Feds threatened to pull funding from Innu community unless it followed missionary’s plans
At the time, Alex Joveneau was highly regarded in the Innu community of Pakuashipi and La Romaine (Unamen Shipu).
Family told no Montreal MMIWG hearings without extension – but is it true?
The mother of a missing Quebec teenager says she was told by the executive director of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) that there will be no Montreal hearings unless the federal government grants an extension.
Sexual abuse and vanishing babies in Pakuashipi
Community members from Pakuashipi, Que testified at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Tuesday about sexual assault, and disappearing babies.
Missing mother and murder at the Maliotenam hearings
During her testimony at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), Denise Fontaine stood up and pulled a rosary out of her pocket.