AUGUST 2015 As federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Thomas Mulcair announced his plan to address violence against women in Saskatoon on Monday, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Interim Chief Kimberly Jonathan was by his side.

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A report released by the RCMP earlier this year marks the first time that police in Canada have attempted, at the national level, to identify how many First Nations, Inuit or Métis women and girls have been murdered or have gone missing.

Indigenous leaders and advocates say dozens of cases where police found no evidence of foul play must be included in a federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, following a CBC News investigation calling those findings into question.

FEBRUARY 2016 OTTAWA - The number of missing and murdered indigenous women across the country is "way bigger'' than 1,200, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett said Monday. Her comments came as the government marked the end of a consultation process with the families of victims as it prepares to establish a public inquiry into these losses.

DECEMBER 2015 In the seemingly ceaseless tragedy of murdered indigenous women, the country has been left with one crystal-clear impression: the overwhelming majority of those women were in some sort of relationship with their killers. This is not true. A Toronto Star analysis suggests 44 per cent of the women were victims of acquaintances, strangers and serial killers.

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FEBRUARY 2016 The number of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada is "way bigger" than 1,200, the federal Indigenous Affairs Minister says, provoking scrutiny of a commonly cited official figure ahead of a national inquiry into the tragedies.

It is called the "Highway of Tears": an 800 kilometer stretch of highway in British Columbia where more than a dozen young women have disappeared since 1994. The same thing had happened before in the same place - almost twenty young women disappeared or were killed there between the late Sixties and the early Eighties - but until recently these crimes have received little media attention, perhaps because the majority of victims have been Aboriginal women.

Indigenous peoples acknowledge women as the givers of life. We will not tolerate violence and abuse against Indigenous women and girls, our mothers, our daughters, our sisters. Canada must be safe for all people, not just some. Moving forward is about respect - respect for both Indigenous peoples and respect among all Canadians.

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FEBRUARY 2016 A Canadian government minister has suggested that as many as 4,000 indigenous women have gone missing or been murdered over the past three decades. Patricia Hajdu, minister for the status of women, said research from the Native Women's Association of Canada put the figure much higher than the 1,200 mentioned in a 2014 report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

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JANUARY 2016 Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett will begin meeting with the families of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Yellowknife and Whitehorse this week, to consult on the nature and scope of the upcoming public inquiry.

FEBRUARY 2016 Lorelei Williams left the first roundtable on missing and murdered indigenous women in tears after families who had lost loved ones fought to be one of the four people allowed to speak.

FEBRUARY 2016 Mr. Speaker, last week I had the honour to participate in the 2nd National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Winnipeg. This was an important opportunity for the Northwest Territories to engage in the national discussion on how we can take action together to address the root causes of violence against Indigenous women and girls.

FEBRUARY 2016 The number of missing or murdered indigenous women in Canada since 1980 may be as high as 4,000 - far more than previous estimates of 1,200, the federal government has said. The minister for the status of women said there were no accurate figures because of a lack of hard data.

MARCH 2016 The Chair of the UBCM First Nations Relations Committee, Councillor Murry Krause, recently wrote to the UBCM membership regarding resolution 2015-B111, "National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women ". He detailed UBCM's action on the resolution, and encouraged members to engage with Indigenous organizations in response to the severe and widespread violence faced by Indigenous women and girls in BC communities.