Read story transcript Amnesty International will release a new report on Thursday on the impact of resource development projects on Indigenous women and girls. The study looks specifically at the situation in Fort St. John, in northern B.C., and it has documented some serious risks to the lives and safety of local Indigenous women and girls.

This report, released by Amnesty International, details the myriad effects of large-scale energy projects in northeastern B.C.'s Peace River region, including the influx of temporary workers - a "shadow population" of mostly young men whose presence contributes to the vulnerability of indigenous women and strains social services.

Ottawa is handing over the reins of its long-awaited inquiry into Canada's missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls to five commissioners. Read on to learn the backgrounds of the five Canadians who will decide what the review will look like.

The prime minister was quoted as declaring that "those touched by this national tragedy have waited long enough." But even if the wait is nearly over, it still remains to be seen what this inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will amount to.

Craig Benjamin is the Amnesty International campaigner for indigenous rights, and co-author of the agency's recent Out of Sight, Out of Mind report Before providing aid money to support resource development projects in other countries, Canadian policy requires a careful examination of how the project might affect the lives and safety of women and girls.

Flora Muskego was found frozen to death in a snow drift near Norway House First Nation 56 years ago. Her family is still wondering what happened to the 22-year-old on Thursday, December 9, 1960. There was a small newspaper clipping from 1960 in the Winnipeg Free Press stating when Muskego was found and that she was last seen just the day before.

THUNDER BAY - NEWS - The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) is conducting a systemic review of the Thunder Bay Police Service's practices for policing Indigenous Peoples, and specifically, their policies, practices and attitudes regarding missing person and death investigations involving Indigenous Peoples.

Esk'etemc Chief Charlene Belleau speaks at the recent First Nations Health Council caucas regarding missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. - image credit: Angie Mindus photo While the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women inches forward, leaders from the Esk'etemc First Nation are not waiting to make positive changes in their community and others.

Nov. 3, 2016 /CNW/ - Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) will honour with the International Press Freedom Award, Asad Aryubwal with the Integrity Award, Ali Mustafa with the Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award and CBC's Aboriginal team with the Investigative Award at the 2016 CJFE Gala on December 1, 2016, in .

Amnesty International is calling for the national inquiry into Canada's missing and murdered indigenous women to specifically target violence tied to resource development in Northern communities, where transient workers, substance abuse, racism, money and sex collide to endanger indigenous women and girls.

Ontario's police watchdog says he'll share the results of his systemic review into how Thunder Bay police investigate the disappearances and deaths of Indigenous peoples with the national public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women. The Ontario Independent Police Review Director, Gerry McNeilly, set the terms for his review this week after "alarming questions" were raised about how officers interact with Indigenous peoples.

It took over twenty-three years to convict Anthony Edward Ringel in the rape and murder of my classmate Christine Harron. We knew her as Chrissie, and she disappeared when we were in Grade 10. I remember when she came to our school in Grade 2.

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More than 1000 indigenous girls have gone missing in Canada since the 1980. Grass root organizations claim the numbers are much higher.

OTTAWA -- An Ottawa police officer has pleaded guilty to two Police Services Act charges in connection with online comments about the death of Inuk artist Annie Pootoogook. Sgt. Chris Hrnchiar was charged with two counts of discreditable conduct under the act. Pootoogook's body was found in the Rideau River on Sept.

Posted: A still from the stop-motion animated short "Hipster Headdress" by Amanda Strong. (Photo: Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism) Another Halloween, another round of racist costumes. This year, however, the issue seems even more offensive than usual.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 31, 2016) - Justice Canada The Government of Canada is committed to providing meaningful support to the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous...

After running through nearly every province in Canada, Brad Firth says Nova Scotia has greeted him with the warmest welcome. Firth, a marathoner of the Gwich'in First Nation who goes by the name Caribou Legs, is running across the country to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

The idea that men and boys should be added to the national inquiry into murdered and missing women gained support recently from a Chilliwack-area Sto:lo leader. But it doesn't look like the expanded mandate will ultimately materialize.

Stories of Indigenous-led activism on the streets and waterways of Winnipeg, Canada. A new Instagram project launched by the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada, created by Katherena Vermette & Alicia Smith, gives a face to community-run Winnipeg search teams the Bear Clan and Drag the Red.