Elder appeals for First Nations people to end violence ‘against ourselves and others’
An Elder with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says the increase in violence against First…
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MMIWG Inquiry Anniversary
On June 3, 2019, Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
The report goes into detail on the struggle families have with authorities over loved ones that have either been murdered or gone missing – and labels what Indigenous women have experienced since colonization as genocide.
The commissioners released 231 Calls for Justice from provincial, territorial and federal authorities.
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Judge delays sentencing for Ross River man who killed Kaska woman Mary Ann Ollie
The sentencing has been postponed until the new year.
Lawyer for Alberta man accused in 1976 death of Calgary Métis teen waiting for evidence
Brazeau, a 16-year-old Metis mother from Saskatchewan, had relocated to Calgary with her infant daughter in the fall of 1975
Woman from First Nation in B.C. along Highway of Tears found dead
Chelsey Quaw, who was reported missing on Oct. 11, have been found in a wooded area.
People accused of killing Indigenous women less likely to be charged with first-degree murder: study
Several factors from funding to distrust of colonial systems may contribute to the sentencing decisions
Feds announce $740K to further study Winnipeg-area landfill search
Crown-Indigenous Relations feels the search ‘would be complex yet feasible and could be done while ensuring the health and safety of those involved.’
First Nations PC candidate won’t challenge party on landfill search
“I can’t go over party lines to say, ‘You guys are wrong.’ I can’t, I can’t. I love my people; my heart bleeds for them.”
Man charged in connection with death of former wife
David Frank Hall had initially been arrested in connection to the disappearance of Stephanie Patterson.
‘They are being disappeared’: Tax union backs Winnipeg landfill search
The remains of three women are believed to be in two Winnipeg-area landfills: Marcedes Myran, Morgan Harris and an as-yet-unidentified victim known as Buffalo Woman.
