Tribal councils in Manitoba call on Ottawa to release plan to counter violence against Indigenous women
It’s been nearly two years since the national inquiry released its 231 calls for justice with no response from federal government
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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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Rally to bring awareness to Merritt B.C. of violence against Two Spirit people, Indigenous women
Dancers, drummers and speakers from across B.C. will share the message that Indigenous women matter.
Candlelight vigil held for missing woman Chelsea Poorman
Family offering $10,000, appealing to the public for clues in her disappearance.
1 in 5 women killed in Canada in 2020 was Indigenous, says new report
Misogyny was found to be a consistent factor in the violence
Winnipeg police looking to speak with anyone who knew Jana Williams
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Fashion designer Lesley Hampton apologizes for triggering MMIWG families
MMIWG advocate Deborah Green said the dress designs are similar to blood.
‘Miss Gladue’: Language in second Barton trial in death of Cindy Gladue has changed says lawyer
Family has lawyer to help keep track of way information presented at trial
Pauktuutit says federal announcement for women’s shelters ‘concrete action toward meaningful reconciliation’
Ottawa to pay an estimated $20 million to build five shelters for Inuit women and children
‘Between a rock and a hard place’: Women and domestic violence in the N.W.T.
Susie Kuneyuna no longer lives down the street from her family in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut,…