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.
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.
Our Coverage
Politics and tears at MMIWG Inquiry in Maliotenam
Tom Fennario APTN News “What about Michèle Audette? Why isn’t she here?” And with that…
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…
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.
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.
Liberals accused of blocking committee from calling PCO to testify about MMIWG inquiry
Federal opposition MPs say Liberal members on the Indigenous Affairs committee are blocking them from calling staff from the Privy Council Office (PCO) to testify on how it is handling money, and requests dealing with the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Families say MMIWG inquiry cancels Rankin Inlet hearings
Witnesses scheduled to testify in Rankin Inlet say they’ve been contacted by the national MMIWG inquiry informing them that the hearings in the community have been cancelled.
Decades old MMIWG cases not being researched by Inquiry — legal counsel
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls could be doing more to research cases that stretch back decades.
