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'We need action now': Montrealers march for missing and murdered Indigenous women - 0 views

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2016 October 2016

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Hundreds took to the streets of downtown Montreal Tuesday night for the annual march and vigil in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The march, now in its 11th year, also took place in cities across Canada and included a Parliament Hill vigil attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hundreds took to the streets of downtown Montreal Tuesday night for the annual march and vigil in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The march, now in its 11th year, also took place in cities across Canada and included a Parliament Hill vigil attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.</div>

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Inquiry delay frustrates MMIW families - 0 views

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2016 October 2016

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Aboriginal groups are becoming impatient with delays in the national inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls. The Native Women's Association of Canada is the latest to voice its frustration. NWAC said it is hearing complaints from families connected to MMIWG at Sisters in Spirit vigils that have been held across the country.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Aboriginal groups are becoming impatient with delays in the national inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls. The Native Women's Association of Canada is the latest to voice its frustration. NWAC said it is hearing complaints from families connected to MMIWG at Sisters in Spirit vigils that have been held across the country.</div>

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David Suzuki: Confronting the crisis of violence against indigenous women and girls in ... - 0 views

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2016 October 2016

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In late September, Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook died tragically in Ottawa. Pootoogook was an award-winning illustrator from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Her ink-and-crayon depictions of everyday life in the North-families sitting to eat a meal of seal meat or shopping at the Arctic co-op-received international acclaim.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In late September, Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook died tragically in Ottawa. Pootoogook was an award-winning illustrator from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Her ink-and-crayon depictions of everyday life in the North-families sitting to eat a meal of seal meat or shopping at the Arctic co-op-received international acclaim.</div>

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Caribou Legs says domestic violence is a systemic problem - 0 views

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2016 October 2016

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Caribou Legs, an ultra marathon runner who is racing across the country to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, is slowing down to bring his message to New Brunswick students and to attend a vigil in honour of murdered and missing Indigenous women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Caribou Legs, an ultra marathon runner who is racing across the country to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, is slowing down to bring his message to New Brunswick students and to attend a vigil in honour of murdered and missing Indigenous women.</div>

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'We're tired of being hurt': Annie Pootoogook honoured at Parliament Hill vigil - 0 views

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2016 October 2016

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As Ottawa police continue to investigate the suspicious circumstances of Annie Pootoogook's death, the Inuk artist's image was front and centre among photos of missing and murdered Indigenous women Tuesday at a vigil on Parliament Hill. "I wish I wasn't here.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As Ottawa police continue to investigate the suspicious circumstances of Annie Pootoogook's death, the Inuk artist's image was front and centre among photos of missing and murdered Indigenous women Tuesday at a vigil on Parliament Hill. "I wish I wasn't here.</div>

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Trudeau tells crowd at missing Indigenous women vigil things can't change overnight - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend a rally organized today on Parliament Hill to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit individuals. Organizers will meet the media at 10 a.m. ET. The vigil on Parliament Hill starts at 11 a.m. The speakers expected at the vigil include: Beverley Jacobs (Mohawk).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend a rally organized today on Parliament Hill to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit individuals. Organizers will meet the media at 10 a.m. ET. The vigil on Parliament Hill starts at 11 a.m. The speakers expected at the vigil include: Beverley Jacobs (Mohawk).</div>

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Missing and murdered indigenous women reports by CBC and Radio-Canada win award - 0 views

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2016 March 2016

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CBC and Radio-Canada have won a national journalism award for their work uncovering the stories of missing and murdered indigenous women. Missing and Murdered, an interactive database by CBC Aboriginal and CBC News, was named as one of three recipients of the Canadian Hillman Prize by the Sidney Hillman Foundation on Monday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">CBC and Radio-Canada have won a national journalism award for their work uncovering the stories of missing and murdered indigenous women. Missing and Murdered, an interactive database by CBC Aboriginal and CBC News, was named as one of three recipients of the Canadian Hillman Prize by the Sidney Hillman Foundation on Monday.</div>

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PM Justin Trudeau faces tough questions about MMIW - 0 views

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2016 February 2016

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was grilled about the country's response to missing and murdered indigenous women in a CBC forum on Sunday night. Trudeau spoke about the issue in response to questions from Nikki Fraser, 25, a youth representative from the B.C. Native Women's Association.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was grilled about the country's response to missing and murdered indigenous women in a CBC forum on Sunday night. Trudeau spoke about the issue in response to questions from Nikki Fraser, 25, a youth representative from the B.C. Native Women's Association.</div>

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Ontario to spend $100 million over next 3 years to help end violence against indigenous... - 0 views

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2016 February 2016

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Ontario will spend $100 million over the next three years on a long-term strategy to end violence against indigenous women, most of it on support for families. Indigenous women are three times more likely to experience violence and to be murdered than other women in Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ontario will spend $100 million over the next three years on a long-term strategy to end violence against indigenous women, most of it on support for families. Indigenous women are three times more likely to experience violence and to be murdered than other women in Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday.</div>

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Inquiry must validate stories of indigenous women prostituted on ships: NWAC - 0 views

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2016 January 2016

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A national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women must deal with the trafficking of indigenous women on ships from Thunder Bay, Ont., says the president of the Native Women's Association of Canada. Dawn Lavell Harvard said she wasn't surprised when concerns about women disappearing on ships in Lake Superior arose at a pre-inquiry consultation meeting with federal ministers in Thunder Bay on Wednesday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women must deal with the trafficking of indigenous women on ships from Thunder Bay, Ont., says the president of the Native Women's Association of Canada. Dawn Lavell Harvard said she wasn't surprised when concerns about women disappearing on ships in Lake Superior arose at a pre-inquiry consultation meeting with federal ministers in Thunder Bay on Wednesday.</div>

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Lorelei Williams carries family story of missing and murdered indigenous women - 0 views

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2016 January 2016

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For Lorelei Williams, this story began before she was born, when her aunt, Belinda Williams, went missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside 40 years ago. As a 35-year-old woman with roots in both the Skatin and Sts'ailes First Nations, Williams says she was brought into this world with the ugly reality of what has now become an international hashtag: #MMIW.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For Lorelei Williams, this story began before she was born, when her aunt, Belinda Williams, went missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside 40 years ago. As a 35-year-old woman with roots in both the Skatin and Sts'ailes First Nations, Williams says she was brought into this world with the ugly reality of what has now become an international hashtag: #MMIW.</div>

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Optimism at Women's Memorial March in Vancouver with pending national inquiry into murd... - 0 views

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2016 February 2016

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For 26 years, the sound of drums has echoed through Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Valentine's Day with hundreds marching each year to remember murdered and missing indigenous women and to demand that the violence stop. The event has grown steadily and there are now other marches in cities like Edmonton, Saskatoon, Toronto and Montreal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For 26 years, the sound of drums has echoed through Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Valentine's Day with hundreds marching each year to remember murdered and missing indigenous women and to demand that the violence stop. The event has grown steadily and there are now other marches in cities like Edmonton, Saskatoon, Toronto and Montreal.</div>

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Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose charts new course to support MMIW inquiry - 0 views

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2015 November 2015

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The Conservative Party has officially started turning the page on the Stephen Harper years with the selection of Rona Ambrose as interim leader. What challenges does she face? She joins us to talk about her plan to put the party on the path to success.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Conservative Party has officially started turning the page on the Stephen Harper years with the selection of Rona Ambrose as interim leader. What challenges does she face? She joins us to talk about her plan to put the party on the path to success.</div>

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On 1st anniversary of Truth and Reconciliation report, 'Not seeing change yet' - 0 views

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2016 June 2016

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Murray Sinclair has largely remained silent since the Trudeau government appointed him to the Senate, but in an interview with CBC News the independent senator reflects on what's been accomplished since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's summary report was released one year ago today.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Murray Sinclair has largely remained silent since the Trudeau government appointed him to the Senate, but in an interview with CBC News the independent senator reflects on what's been accomplished since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's summary report was released one year ago today.</div>

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MMIW: Whitehorse woman still haunted by daughter's death, 9 years ago - 0 views

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2016 January 2016

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Wendy Carlick has lots of good memories of her daughter Angel, but some of the most vivid are from the time just before Angel disappeared. "She was just dancing around, 'I'm gonna graduate soon'. And then I was walking around with her. It was summertime," Carlick recalled.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wendy Carlick has lots of good memories of her daughter Angel, but some of the most vivid are from the time just before Angel disappeared. "She was just dancing around, 'I'm gonna graduate soon'. And then I was walking around with her. It was summertime," Carlick recalled.</div>

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Manitoba grand chiefs holding Trudeau to MMIW inquiry promise - 0 views

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2015 October 2015

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Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson is hoping to see a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls called in the first 100 days of Justin Trudeau's time as prime minister.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson is hoping to see a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls called in the first 100 days of Justin Trudeau's time as prime minister.</div>

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Students to memorialize missing and murdered Indigenous women with 24 hours of drumming - 0 views

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2016 May 2016

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For 24 hours this weekend, traditional Aboriginal drums will pound in West Kelowna, B.C., in memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The drummers are Mount Boucherie Secondary students in grades 10 to 12 in the school's Aboriginal leadership class. They will take turns on the drums beginning Friday morning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For 24 hours this weekend, traditional Aboriginal drums will pound in West Kelowna, B.C., in memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The drummers are Mount Boucherie Secondary students in grades 10 to 12 in the school's Aboriginal leadership class. They will take turns on the drums beginning Friday morning.</div>

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Missing women inquiry coming soon, but getting it right takes time, new minister says - 0 views

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2015 November 2015

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The Liberal government will begin the process within the next "couple of weeks" of consulting Canadians on how best to proceed with an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, the country's new indigenous affairs minister says. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Carolyn Bennett indicated that the start of pre-inquiry consultations will be announced before the end of the month.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Liberal government will begin the process within the next "couple of weeks" of consulting Canadians on how best to proceed with an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, the country's new indigenous affairs minister says. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Carolyn Bennett indicated that the start of pre-inquiry consultations will be announced before the end of the month.</div>

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Sister of missing indigenous woman says 'there's a healing' in MMIW consultations - 0 views

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2016 January 2016

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As the Liberal government holds nationwide pre-inquiry consultations on missing and murdered indigenous women, people like Cheryl McDonald, a Mohawk woman from Kanesatake, are sharing their painful stories. McDonald was among indigenous people who met with federal ministers JodyWilson-Raybould, Carolyn Bennett , and MélanieJoly in Montreal on Friday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As the Liberal government holds nationwide pre-inquiry consultations on missing and murdered indigenous women, people like Cheryl McDonald, a Mohawk woman from Kanesatake, are sharing their painful stories. McDonald was among indigenous people who met with federal ministers JodyWilson-Raybould, Carolyn Bennett , and MélanieJoly in Montreal on Friday.</div>

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MMIW consultation was encouraging, say Yukon families - 0 views

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2016 January 2016

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Yukon relatives of missing and murdered indigenous women said they felt encouraged after Monday's pre-inquiry consultation in Whitehorse. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett is holding private meetings with family and loved ones of victims to discuss what they want to see in the national inquiry: how it should be shaped, who should be involved and how long it should last.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Yukon relatives of missing and murdered indigenous women said they felt encouraged after Monday's pre-inquiry consultation in Whitehorse. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett is holding private meetings with family and loved ones of victims to discuss what they want to see in the national inquiry: how it should be shaped, who should be involved and how long it should last.</div>

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