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MMIW Inquiry extends deadline for those with vested interest in participating - 0 views

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2017 April 2017

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The national inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women is giving those with vested interest a little more time to get their applications in. The deadline for groups, organizations, individuals and government bodies has been pushed from April 10 to April 18.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The national inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women is giving those with vested interest a little more time to get their applications in. The deadline for groups, organizations, individuals and government bodies has been pushed from April 10 to April 18.</div>

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APTN brings important Indigenous conversations to #CAJ17 - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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March 31, 2017 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists is proud to amplify the voices of Indigenous journalists and stories, in partnership with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, during its annual national conference in on April 28-29.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">March 31, 2017 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists is proud to amplify the voices of Indigenous journalists and stories, in partnership with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, during its annual national conference in on April 28-29.</div>

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Outreach tour in advance of murdered, missing women inquiry stops in Winnipeg - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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WINNIPEG-The families of missing and murdered indigenous women have met face-to-face with members of the national inquiry team in Winnipeg. On Thursday, a group of about 25 people, made up of families who have lost loved ones, as well as members of support organizations, were able to ask questions directly to inquiry representatives.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">WINNIPEG-The families of missing and murdered indigenous women have met face-to-face with members of the national inquiry team in Winnipeg. On Thursday, a group of about 25 people, made up of families who have lost loved ones, as well as members of support organizations, were able to ask questions directly to inquiry representatives.</div>

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Honour Walk remembers missing and murdered women - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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Residents gathered together for an Honour Walk along Highway 16A on March 29, trekking seven kilometres in recognition of the "Highway of Tears."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Residents gathered together for an Honour Walk along Highway 16A on March 29, trekking seven kilometres in recognition of the "Highway of Tears."</div>

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Manitoba families meet with missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry staff - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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Families of Indigenous women who are missing or have been murdered sat in a circle Thursday morning at Winnipeg's Victoria Inn to find out how they can participate in the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Families of Indigenous women who are missing or have been murdered sat in a circle Thursday morning at Winnipeg's Victoria Inn to find out how they can participate in the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.</div>

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Missing, murdered women inquiry to hold first hearing May 29 in Whitehorse - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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The long-awaited national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will hold its first hearing with families on May 29 in Whitehorse. Over the next two months, commissioners will hold a series of regional advisory meetings across the country to get input from survivors and families.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The long-awaited national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will hold its first hearing with families on May 29 in Whitehorse. Over the next two months, commissioners will hold a series of regional advisory meetings across the country to get input from survivors and families.</div>

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Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls advisory meetings coming t... - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls regional advisory meetings are set to continue next month and northern B.C. is on the list of areas that will have one of the meetings.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls regional advisory meetings are set to continue next month and northern B.C. is on the list of areas that will have one of the meetings.</div>

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Sagkeeng's missing and murdered Indigenous women honoured with ceremony - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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Sacred pipes were raised on the Sagkeeng First Nation Wednesday morning to connect with the spirits of the community's missing and murdered Indigenous women. Over decades, the community has lost at least 10 women and girls - most recently Jeneanne Fontaine, who was killed on March 14 in Winnipeg.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sacred pipes were raised on the Sagkeeng First Nation Wednesday morning to connect with the spirits of the community's missing and murdered Indigenous women. Over decades, the community has lost at least 10 women and girls - most recently Jeneanne Fontaine, who was killed on March 14 in Winnipeg.</div>

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Chiefs of Ontario going beyond National MMIW Inquiry to help families - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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By: Chris Pimentel Writer The National Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry is getting off the ground but the Chiefs of Ontario wants to do more for families. More than 70 families were invited to Dojah Centre here Tuesday for a three day annual family gathering .

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By: Chris Pimentel Writer The National Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry is getting off the ground but the Chiefs of Ontario wants to do more for families. More than 70 families were invited to Dojah Centre here Tuesday for a three day annual family gathering .</div>

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Missing and murdered Indigenous women public forum - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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Anna Maria Tremonti, the host of CBC Radio's The Current, is in Ottawa on Tuesday to moderate a public forum on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The event is sold out but you can watch it live on the CBC Ottawa website.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Anna Maria Tremonti, the host of CBC Radio's The Current, is in Ottawa on Tuesday to moderate a public forum on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The event is sold out but you can watch it live on the CBC Ottawa website.</div>

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National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to Hold First Fam... - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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March 28, 2017 /CNW/ - The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will continue holding a series of regional advisory meetings across the country over the next two months in order to receive input from survivors and families leading up to family hearings that will begin at the end of May.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">March 28, 2017 /CNW/ - The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will continue holding a series of regional advisory meetings across the country over the next two months in order to receive input from survivors and families leading up to family hearings that will begin at the end of May.</div>

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MMIW inquiry begins in Whitehorse with first hearing scheduled for May - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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APTN National News The national inquiry into the disproportionately high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has announced its first public hearings will be held in Whitehorse on May, 29. The announcement comes seven months after the inquiry was first unveiled by the Justin Trudeau Liberal government.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">APTN National News The national inquiry into the disproportionately high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has announced its first public hearings will be held in Whitehorse on May, 29. The announcement comes seven months after the inquiry was first unveiled by the Justin Trudeau Liberal government.</div>

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Local advisory session scheduled ahead of MMIWG inquest - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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THUNDER BAY - A regional advisory meeting for the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will be held in Thunder Bay from April 19 to April 20. The Commission of Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls announced a total of seven sessions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">THUNDER BAY - A regional advisory meeting for the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will be held in Thunder Bay from April 19 to April 20. The Commission of Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls announced a total of seven sessions.</div>

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Families of missing, murdered women fear being left out of inquiry - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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Sue Caribou is concerned that not all families who want to participate in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will get to do so. Last week, she received a fax from the inquiry. She said it was the first contact she's had in a month.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sue Caribou is concerned that not all families who want to participate in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will get to do so. Last week, she received a fax from the inquiry. She said it was the first contact she's had in a month.</div>

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Families question value of missing, murdered women inquiry - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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Just months before commissioners begin hearing testimony as part of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, some Ottawa-Gatineau-area families are still unsure if they'll take part. It's been more than eight years since Maisy Odjick, then 16, and Shannon Alexander, then 17, were last seen in Maniwaki, Que., just outside Kitigan Zibi First Nation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Just months before commissioners begin hearing testimony as part of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, some Ottawa-Gatineau-area families are still unsure if they'll take part. It's been more than eight years since Maisy Odjick, then 16, and Shannon Alexander, then 17, were last seen in Maniwaki, Que., just outside Kitigan Zibi First Nation.</div>

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History resurfaces through Jaime Black's REDress Project - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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This year, the University of Toronto's Women & Gender Studies Institute is hosting Jaime Black as its artist-in-residence. Black is a Métis artist based in Winnipeg, who has brought her installation, The REDress Project, with her to U of T. Black's project began in 2010 in Winnipeg, her hometown.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This year, the University of Toronto's Women & Gender Studies Institute is hosting Jaime Black as its artist-in-residence. Black is a Métis artist based in Winnipeg, who has brought her installation, The REDress Project, with her to U of T. Black's project began in 2010 in Winnipeg, her hometown.</div>

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Why a list of missing, murdered Indigenous women might not come from the national inquiry - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls wants to clear up confusion around the lists it is compiling after it faced criticism over the low numbers of family members it has registered. As of Tuesday, the inquiry had collected the names of 122 family members.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls wants to clear up confusion around the lists it is compiling after it faced criticism over the low numbers of family members it has registered. As of Tuesday, the inquiry had collected the names of 122 family members.</div>

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Keeping Sudbury's Aboriginal girls, women safe - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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"Today marks the point moving forward with what started out as our made-in-Sudbury version of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women strategy, and has grown and developed to become a strategy entitled Looking Ahead to Build the Spirit of Our Women -- Learning to Live Free from Violence," he said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Today marks the point moving forward with what started out as our made-in-Sudbury version of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women strategy, and has grown and developed to become a strategy entitled Looking Ahead to Build the Spirit of Our Women -- Learning to Live Free from Violence," he said.</div>

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ONWA Seeks to Serve as Contact Point for MMIW Inquiry - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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THUNDER BAY - The Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) has restated a commitment to serve as a point of contact for families who wish to speak to the National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry following a revelation that less than 10% of the names of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are ...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">THUNDER BAY - The Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) has restated a commitment to serve as a point of contact for families who wish to speak to the National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry following a revelation that less than 10% of the names of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are ...</div>

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Canada: Inquiry into Murdered, Missing Indigenous Women Lists Only a Fraction of Victims - 0 views

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2017 March 2017

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When the inquiry was first launched in August of last year there were already concerns about how it would be conducted.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When the inquiry was first launched in August of last year there were already concerns about how it would be conducted.</div>

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