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Advocate for missing women inquiry backs away from process so he can heal - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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Peterborough This Week Sobbing as he drove out of Toronto, John Fox decided he could no longer put himself in front of a public inquiry about the death of his daughter Cheyenne. He had just come from visiting his son last Friday (Dec.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Peterborough This Week Sobbing as he drove out of Toronto, John Fox decided he could no longer put himself in front of a public inquiry about the death of his daughter Cheyenne. He had just come from visiting his son last Friday (Dec.</div>

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Michelle Marie Ginnish - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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'She was always smiling, no matter what was going on in her life at the time' Michelle Marie Ginnish from Membertou was devoted to her family. Her aunts, Sheila and Debra Ginnish, remember her fondly as a passionate, smart and beautiful woman.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">'She was always smiling, no matter what was going on in her life at the time' Michelle Marie Ginnish from Membertou was devoted to her family. Her aunts, Sheila and Debra Ginnish, remember her fondly as a passionate, smart and beautiful woman.</div>

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MMIW series: Remembering the women from the Maritimes - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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Editor's Note: This news story is part of a series of features stories produced by the digital reporting workshop class (The Signal website) at the University of King's College School of Journalism in partnership with Kukukwes.com.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Editor's Note: This news story is part of a series of features stories produced by the digital reporting workshop class (The Signal website) at the University of King's College School of Journalism in partnership with Kukukwes.com.</div>

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'Red Ribbons in the Park' takes place in Wheat City - 0 views

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Lanny Stewart / Westman Journal December 13, 2016 12:56 PM Progress has been made, but there's still work to do. That's the sentiment coming from Roberta MacKinnon, vice president of the Brandon Friendship Centre and one of the organizers of Red Ribbons in the Park, which took place last week at Princess Park in the Wheat City.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lanny Stewart / Westman Journal December 13, 2016 12:56 PM Progress has been made, but there's still work to do. That's the sentiment coming from Roberta MacKinnon, vice president of the Brandon Friendship Centre and one of the organizers of Red Ribbons in the Park, which took place last week at Princess Park in the Wheat City.</div>

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Opinion: Words are not enough; Indigenous leadership must take action on Shane Gottfrie... - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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Special to APTN National News Many people have heard about, or have seen, the inappropriate picture AFN BC Regional Chief Shane Gottfriedson posted of himself on Instagram. On Tuesday, he apologized and stepped down as the Assembly of First Nations' (AFN) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls portfolio holder.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Special to APTN National News Many people have heard about, or have seen, the inappropriate picture AFN BC Regional Chief Shane Gottfriedson posted of himself on Instagram. On Tuesday, he apologized and stepped down as the Assembly of First Nations' (AFN) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls portfolio holder.</div>

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Why Are Indigenous Leaders Partnering with MRA Groups? - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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The issue of missing and murdered Indigenous men is now in the spotlight, but Cree researcher Robert Innes warns against giving a platform to organizations that blame feminism.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The issue of missing and murdered Indigenous men is now in the spotlight, but Cree researcher Robert Innes warns against giving a platform to organizations that blame feminism.</div>

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There's no hiding the truth, however painful it may be - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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Solving a cold-case murder is usually the beginning of the healing process for the victim's loved ones.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Solving a cold-case murder is usually the beginning of the healing process for the victim's loved ones.</div>

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Gregory Scofield on poetry as testimony - 0 views

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Almost every day, poet Gregory Scofield posts a name or picture of a murdered or missing Indigenous woman to his Twitter feed, captioning each post "Find our missing sister." For his new book, Witness, I Am , Scofield has written an epic poem, "Muskrat Woman," that reimagines a sacred Cree creation story and reflects upon missing and murdered Indigenous women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Almost every day, poet Gregory Scofield posts a name or picture of a murdered or missing Indigenous woman to his Twitter feed, captioning each post "Find our missing sister." For his new book, Witness, I Am , Scofield has written an epic poem, "Muskrat Woman," that reimagines a sacred Cree creation story and reflects upon missing and murdered Indigenous women.</div>

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A truly feminist government would consider the plight of Indigenous men: Opinion - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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The government of so-called evidence-based decision making is ignoring a glut of evidence that would, in a non-image-obsessed scenario, compel it to expand its inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) to include missing and murdered Indigenous men.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The government of so-called evidence-based decision making is ignoring a glut of evidence that would, in a non-image-obsessed scenario, compel it to expand its inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) to include missing and murdered Indigenous men.</div>

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Federal bill to protect Indigenous women and girls close to becoming law - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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Annette Francis APTN National News Over the past few days, Sen. Lillian Dyck sat as a witness in a Senate committee. Dyck first introduced Bill S-215 a year ago to amend the Criminal Code and sentencing for violent offences against Indigenous women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Annette Francis APTN National News Over the past few days, Sen. Lillian Dyck sat as a witness in a Senate committee. Dyck first introduced Bill S-215 a year ago to amend the Criminal Code and sentencing for violent offences against Indigenous women.</div>

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B.C. keeps families of missing women in the dark, audit says - 0 views

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December 2016 2016

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The public and the families of B.C.'s missing and murdered women are being kept in the dark about the provincial government's response to the Oppal Inquiry, a new report says. Auditor General Carol Bellringer says that, in 2014, the government stopped reporting on its actions in the wake of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry led by former attorney general Wally Oppal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The public and the families of B.C.'s missing and murdered women are being kept in the dark about the provincial government's response to the Oppal Inquiry, a new report says. Auditor General Carol Bellringer says that, in 2014, the government stopped reporting on its actions in the wake of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry led by former attorney general Wally Oppal.</div>

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