Woman killed in Calgary police-involved shooting had ties to Saskatchewan FN
Pelletier died at the scene after being shot seven times, her friend says.
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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MMIWG shouldn’t be part of national chief campaign: critics
“To take something so sensitive and use it to gain position or title is wrong.”
Prominent MMIWG activists slam six-month inquiry extension
For over 40 years, activists Bernie Williams and Gladys Radek have been fighting for justice…
Embattled mmiwg inquiry get six more months
“It seems to be sending the signal that you need to just finish this.”
‘Political expediency’ responsible for MMIWG inquiry being denied full extension: Buller
The head of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls says “political expediency” is at the heart of Canada’s decision to deny the commission an extra two years to complete its work.
Government to announce fate of national MMIWG inquiry Tuesday in Ottawa
The minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations will announce Tuesday morning on whether the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will receive an extension.
Season finale: Trans Mountain, MMIWG Inquiry & AFN are put InFocus
There is mixed reaction to the multi-billion dollar buy out of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain…
A year after the national MMIWG inquiry’s first hearing, one Whitehorse family is still dealing with the pain
A year ago Wednesday, the first set of hearings for the National Inquiry into Missing…
Canada has human rights violations going on every day in Indigenous communities professor tells MMIWG inquiry
A professor at Dalhousie University attempted to set the record straight on Canada’s shiny international human rights reputation Tuesday at the hearings for the National Inquiry for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.