Wood smoke and songs kick off MMIWG Inquiry in Winnipeg
Elders blessed the sacred fire and put down their bundles to open the week of hearings for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Winnipeg Monday.
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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Elders blessed the sacred fire and put down their bundles to open the week of hearings for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Winnipeg Monday.
Children for sale, women gone missing, and bodies dumped in rivers – these are some of the crimes commissioners probing an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls will hear about at the national inquiry in Winnipeg Oct 16-20.
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has announced a new executive director. However, the announcement comes amid word of another high-profile resignation.
Nation to Nation features Laurie Odjick whose daughter has been missing since 2008 and why she’s still supporting the National MMIW Inquiry.
They were there to give voice to the murdered and missing but also to send a message that they need more support.
There were vigils for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada Wednesday.
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