Killer of Crystal Andrews sentenced to life in precedent-setting hearing
Michael Okemow has no chance of parole for 15 years and 10 months.
MMIWG
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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Memorial pole for families to be raised along Highway of Tears in B.C.
The totem pole is expected to be raised in early September
