MAY 2015 WINNIPEG - "We are very excited that we are able to initiate the Families First Foundation. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs receives calls on a regular basis from families requesting support in regard to searches for and investigations of their loved ones. Regretfully, AMC can only offer minimal support due to the lack of resources that we have.

WINNIPEG - "We are very excited that we are able to initiate the Families First Foundation. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs receives calls on a regular basis from families requesting support in regard to searches for and investigations of their loved ones. Regretfully, AMC can only offer minimal support due to the lack of resources that we have.

JANUARY 2016 The Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of the Status of Women, and the Hon. Carolyn Bennett Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, will meet with family members on January 6, 2016 to seek input on the design of the national inquiry into MMIWG.

FEBRUARY 2016 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released a comprehensive report on missing and unsolved murdered Indigenous people in OPP jurisdiction. The report was released at a news conference by Commissioner J.V.N. (Vince) Hawkes and Detective Superintendent Dave Truax of OPP Criminal Investigation Services who were accompanied by Ontario Regional Chi

FEBRUARY 2016 On Sunday, February 14, thousands of Vancouverites honoured murdered and missing indigenous women in the 26th annual Downtown Eastside Women's Memorial March. The march is intended to bring attention to vulnerable women who died "due to physical, mental, emotional and spiritual violence," reads a press release by the event organizers.

OCTOBER 2015 It was a campaign issue in the recent federal election. There's even an #MMIWG hashtag. After decades of activism, the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women is finally on the radar of the public. But what about indigenous men and boys?

MARCH 2016 As Manitoba children's advocate, mandated to represent the rights, views and interests of children receiving child-welfare services, I have been following with great interest the Trudeau government's work on missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in advance of the promised inquiry.

MARCH 2016 Indigenous artist and activist Jackie Traverse will be presenting works from 2007 to present on the topic of murdered and missing indigenous women and girls.

DECEMBER 2015 Ontario Provincial Police released a report today highlighting the number of unsolved cases they are dealing with that involve murdered and missing indigenous people. OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes said he hopes that releasing the report will generate new leads and renew interest in the cases.

MAY 2016 Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee supports key messages in the presentation by Ontario Native Women's Association President and Native Women's Association of Canada board member Ms. Lavell-Harvard at the UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Peoples on May 17th. "I want to thank Ms. Lavell-Harvard for raising important issues.

FEBRUARY 2016 EDMONTON - The day before Edmonton hosts a forum for the National Inquiry for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, about 100 people gathered in the city's Churchill Square to hold an emotional vigil for those who lost their lives through violence.

MAY 2016 Willow Fiddler April Johnson APTN National News Vancouver-based filmmakers PD Chalifoux and Michael Auger just wrapped their first feature film, River of Silence. The husband and wife team are the first Indigenous filmmakers to write, produce and direct a feature-length film that tackles the issue of MMIW.

JANUARY 2016 Families of missing and murdered indigenous women will meet with two federal cabinet ministers in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Wednesday to help design a national public inquiry.

DECEMBER 2015 Families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) were given their first glimpse of a garment that's been months in the making. Friends and family gathered at the Winnipeg Art Gallery Friday night for the unveiling of a quilt put together with their help.

APRIL 2016 Ottawa musician Amanda Rheaume is raising awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women with her new single, Red Dress, which features vocals by Chantal Kreviazuk. The song is from Rheaume's new album Holding Patterns. The song examines how there are two sides to every story.

MARCH 2016 The national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) is a long-overdue step towards reconciling Canada's relationship with its aboriginal people. The inquiry, which is slated to begin this summer, seeks to present concrete and achievable recommendations to address and prevent violence against indigenous women and girls.

JULY 2016 The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Grand Chief Derek Nepinak met with the Minister of Indigenous and Municipal Relations, Honourable Eileen Clarke, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Honourable Heather Stefanson, SCO Grand Chief Terry Nelson, MKO Grand Chief Sheila North-Wilson, MMF President David Chartrand, Chief Betsy Kennedy, and Chief Dennis Meeches for a roundtable discussion on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).

FEBRUARY 2016 Inuit, Métis, and First Nations leaders, families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG), Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers today committed to ongoing urgent and coordinated action to prevent and address violence against Indigenous women and girls, and to continue this work during the National Inquiry on MMIWG.

MAY 2016 Bernadette Smith's induction into the Order of Manitoba will be bittersweet. On May 12, it was announced that Smith and 10 others will receive the province's highest honour. The 2016 class will be inducted into the Order of Manitoba on July 7 at the Manitoba Legislative Building.

FEBRUARY 2016 Annette Francis APTN National News GATINEAU, Que. - For the past few months, Margaret Buist and her team of 25 employees have been working behind the scenes taking care of the logistics of the pre-inquiry meetings for the families and loved ones of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.