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Statement on MMIWG | Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians - 3 views

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2014 August 2014

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AUGUST 2014 Grand Chief Gordon Peters issued the following statement regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada. Sonya's Story - Sonya Nadine Mae Cywink Sonya's story is one that is all too familiar to Indigenous people in Canada. She is one of hundreds of Indigenous women that have either been murdered or has gone missing in ...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">AUGUST 2014 Grand Chief Gordon Peters issued the following statement regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada. Sonya's Story - Sonya Nadine Mae Cywink Sonya's story is one that is all too familiar to Indigenous people in Canada. She is one of hundreds of Indigenous women that have either been murdered or has gone missing in ...</div>

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The SUN's Parliamentary Bureau Chief, David Akin, will be at today's MMIWG inquiry anno... - 1 views

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December 2015 2015

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DECEMBER 2015 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will follow through on a key election promise to Canada's aboriginal peoples Tuesday.Trudeau is expected to announce the created on a national inquiry into what some have called a Canadian crisis, almost 1,200 cases of missing or murdered indigenous women since 1980.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">DECEMBER 2015 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will follow through on a key election promise to Canada's aboriginal peoples Tuesday.Trudeau is expected to announce the created on a national inquiry into what some have called a Canadian crisis, almost 1,200 cases of missing or murdered indigenous women since 1980.</div>

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The REDress Project - 0 views

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2nd National Roundtable on MMIWG - 1 views

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2016 February 2016

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FEBRUARY 2016 The roundtable began on Wednesday with a closed-door session for MMIWG families only, followed by today's sharing circles, where families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls met with participants of the 2016 National Roundtable to discuss directly with provincial, territorial and Indigenous leaders their recommendations for achieving justice and ending violence.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FEBRUARY 2016 The roundtable began on Wednesday with a closed-door session for MMIWG families only, followed by today's sharing circles, where families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls met with participants of the 2016 National Roundtable to discuss directly with provincial, territorial and Indigenous leaders their recommendations for achieving justice and ending violence.</div>

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New Brunswick to attend roundtable on MMIWG - 1 views

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February 2016 2016

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FEBRUARY 2016 FREDERICTON (GNB) - New Brunswick is sending a delegation to the second National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, to be held Feb. 24-26 in Winnipeg. The delegation will be led by Ed Doherty, minister responsible for aboriginal affairs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FEBRUARY 2016 FREDERICTON (GNB) - New Brunswick is sending a delegation to the second National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, to be held Feb. 24-26 in Winnipeg. The delegation will be led by Ed Doherty, minister responsible for aboriginal affairs.</div>

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Discussion Questions About the MMIWG Inquiry - 1 views

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February 2016 2016

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FEBRUARY 2016 The Government of Canada wants to know how we think the inquiry should be set up. It would like us to answer these questions. Inquiries can be set up in different ways. On the other sheet ( What is an inquiry?) you will find examples of different kinds of inquiries.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FEBRUARY 2016 The Government of Canada wants to know how we think the inquiry should be set up. It would like us to answer these questions. Inquiries can be set up in different ways. On the other sheet ( What is an inquiry?) you will find examples of different kinds of inquiries.</div>

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women - 1 views

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Ten years to the day since 24-year-old Tiffany Morrison went missing on June 18, 2006, her family still doesn't know who killed her.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ten years to the day since 24-year-old Tiffany Morrison went missing on June 18, 2006, her family still doesn't know who killed her.</div>

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missing and murdered aboriginal women - 2 views

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In a recent interview in the Citizen, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt urged action by First Nations and provincial governments to address the problem of missing and murdered Aboriginal women ...

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Honouring MMIWG: Music, culture highlight sombre 'For Our Stolen Sisters' event in Kinc... - 1 views

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April 2016 2016

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missing & murdered aboriginal women - Northern Journal - 1 views

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Advocates across the country gathered at vigils over the weekend in honour of the Sisters in Spirit movement in remembrance of missing and murdered indigenous women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Advocates across the country gathered at vigils over the weekend in honour of the Sisters in Spirit movement in remembrance of missing and murdered indigenous women.</div>

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Prince George hosts MMIWG event - 1 views

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February 2016 2016

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FEBRUARY 2016 A three-day meeting started yesterday and continues today in Prince George for the families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. The gathering comes after the provincial government, the First Nations Leadership Council and Metis Nation BC signed an agreement last June to work together to end violence against Aboriginal girls and women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FEBRUARY 2016 A three-day meeting started yesterday and continues today in Prince George for the families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. The gathering comes after the provincial government, the First Nations Leadership Council and Metis Nation BC signed an agreement last June to work together to end violence against Aboriginal girls and women.</div>

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Missing And Murdered Aboriginal Women - 1 views

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Missing And Murdered Aboriginal Women in VICE's online den of nefarious activities, investigative journalism, and enlightening documentaries.

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Still no inquiry into MMIWG year after Loretta Saunders' death - 1 views

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February 2015 2015

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FEBRUARY 2015 More Indigenous women have been murdered since Labrador Inuk Loretta Saunders was found dead alongside a highway in N.B. last February. But Canada still refuses to launch a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, many say because acknowledging the roots of the problem would mean naming colonialism.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FEBRUARY 2015 More Indigenous women have been murdered since Labrador Inuk Loretta Saunders was found dead alongside a highway in N.B. last February. But Canada still refuses to launch a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, many say because acknowledging the roots of the problem would mean naming colonialism.</div>

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RCMP arrest Alberta man in slayings of two MMIW - CityNews - 0 views

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2016 March 2016

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MARCH 2016 LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - RCMP have charged an Alberta man with the murders of two aboriginal women found dead several years ago. Jeannette Chief was last seen in Lloydminster on the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary on June 2, 2007. She reportedly told family on the nearby Onion Lake Cree Nation that she was heading to the city for ...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MARCH 2016 LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - RCMP have charged an Alberta man with the murders of two aboriginal women found dead several years ago. Jeannette Chief was last seen in Lloydminster on the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary on June 2, 2007. She reportedly told family on the nearby Onion Lake Cree Nation that she was heading to the city for ...</div>

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ONWA Fact Sheet on MMIWG - 2 views

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2015 January 2015

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Premiers close to agreeing on inquiry into MMIWG - 1 views

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July 2016 2016

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JULY 2016 WHITEHORSE - Aboriginal leaders and provincial premiers say there's no need to wait for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women to get to work on the issues behind the problem. "Governments don't have to wait for the outcome of the inquiry," said National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations after a meeting with Canada's premiers and territorial leaders Wednesday in Yukon.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">JULY 2016 WHITEHORSE - Aboriginal leaders and provincial premiers say there's no need to wait for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women to get to work on the issues behind the problem. "Governments don't have to wait for the outcome of the inquiry," said National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations after a meeting with Canada's premiers and territorial leaders Wednesday in Yukon.</div>

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The tragedy of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada - 1 views

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June 2011 2011

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We Can Do Better: a position paper by the sisterwatch project of the vancouver police department and the women's memorial march committee June 2011

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We Can Do Better: a position paper by the sisterwatch project of the vancouver police department and the women's memorial march committee June 2011</div>

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Regional roundtable included 70 family members of missing, murdered indigenous women - 1 views

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2016 February 2016

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Joel Krahn/Yukon News Bryan Jack remembers his sister, Barbara, as a tall, lanky teenager who was "always smiling, always happy." In the early 1970s, at the age of 14, Barbara went missing from her foster home in Whitehorse. A year later, her remains were found on Grey Mountain.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Joel Krahn/Yukon News Bryan Jack remembers his sister, Barbara, as a tall, lanky teenager who was "always smiling, always happy." In the early 1970s, at the age of 14, Barbara went missing from her foster home in Whitehorse. A year later, her remains were found on Grey Mountain.</div>

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Edmonton vigil held for MMIWG ahead of national inquiry - 1 views

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2016 February 2016

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FEBRUARY 2016 Ahead of a forum for the National Inquiry for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, family and friends gathered Wednesday in Churchill Square to honour those lost. "This is really healing," said Kirsten Threefingers, 17. "It feels amazing that we are all here together honouring our sisters, ones who have been stolen or missing...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FEBRUARY 2016 Ahead of a forum for the National Inquiry for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, family and friends gathered Wednesday in Churchill Square to honour those lost. "This is really healing," said Kirsten Threefingers, 17. "It feels amazing that we are all here together honouring our sisters, ones who have been stolen or missing...</div>

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Legacy of Residential Schools: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women - 1 views

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SEPTEMBER 2013 The legacy of the residential school system has had a profoundly negative impact on Aboriginal people that will be experienced for generations to come. It is indisputable that Aboriginal peoples have suffered as a result of the residential school system imposed to eradicate their cultures and rights.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">SEPTEMBER 2013 The legacy of the residential school system has had a profoundly negative impact on Aboriginal people that will be experienced for generations to come. It is indisputable that Aboriginal peoples have suffered as a result of the residential school system imposed to eradicate their cultures and rights.</div>

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