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Wood's case drives home importance of national MMIWG inquiry - 0 views

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2017 June 2017

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The discovery of murder victim Christine Wood's remains happened as the National inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was wrapping up its first public hearings in Whitehorse.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The discovery of murder victim Christine Wood's remains happened as the National inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was wrapping up its first public hearings in Whitehorse.</div>

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The missing Mounties of the MMIW hearings - 0 views

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2017 June 2017

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Superintendent Brian Jones is the RCMP officer in charge of criminal operations in Whitehorse, but as families of missing and murdered Indigenous women testified in a tent by the Yukon River, he stuck to his office 11 blocks away.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Superintendent Brian Jones is the RCMP officer in charge of criminal operations in Whitehorse, but as families of missing and murdered Indigenous women testified in a tent by the Yukon River, he stuck to his office 11 blocks away.</div>

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2017 June 2017

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Throat singing and orchestral music may seem like an unusual pairing, but the two came together with dramatic effect when powerhouse Inuit throat singer and improviser Tanya Tagaq joined the Toronto Symphony earlier this year. Tagaq performed a work titled Qiksaaktuq, which included an improvised lament for missing and murdered Indigenous women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Throat singing and orchestral music may seem like an unusual pairing, but the two came together with dramatic effect when powerhouse Inuit throat singer and improviser Tanya Tagaq joined the Toronto Symphony earlier this year. Tagaq performed a work titled Qiksaaktuq, which included an improvised lament for missing and murdered Indigenous women.</div>

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'Crying is healing': Anguish unleashed as inquiry into missing, murdered indigenous wom... - 0 views

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WHITEHORSE - No one stopped the young man in dark shades, backwards ball cap and black Bench jacket from rushing in and interrupting the proceedings. The inaugural public hearings for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, held in a big white tent beside the Yukon River in Whitehorse this week, weren't that heavily secured.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">WHITEHORSE - No one stopped the young man in dark shades, backwards ball cap and black Bench jacket from rushing in and interrupting the proceedings. The inaugural public hearings for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, held in a big white tent beside the Yukon River in Whitehorse this week, weren't that heavily secured.</div>

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2017 June 2017

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A sorrowful and essential week at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry in Whitehorse

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Whitehorse Daily Star: 'She was not just another native woman' - 0 views

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2017 June 2017

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The family of Elsie Shorty, a grandmother who was shot dead in 1992, asked the commissioners of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to consider a number of recommendations Tuesday, including indigenous language interpreters for the RCMP and mentorship services for aboriginal youth.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The family of Elsie Shorty, a grandmother who was shot dead in 1992, asked the commissioners of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to consider a number of recommendations Tuesday, including indigenous language interpreters for the RCMP and mentorship services for aboriginal youth.</div>

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Bishops look for healing at missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry - 0 views

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2017 June 2017

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The road to healing is long, but it is a destination Canada's bishops hope can be reached by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The long-awaited public meetings into what Bishop Douglas Crosby describes as a "horror" began May 29 in Whitehorse.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The road to healing is long, but it is a destination Canada's bishops hope can be reached by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The long-awaited public meetings into what Bishop Douglas Crosby describes as a "horror" began May 29 in Whitehorse.</div>

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Missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry urged to earn trust of family members - 0 views

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2017 June 2017

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Families of missing and murdered indigenous women told a national inquiry on its final day of hearings in Whitehorse that they have little faith in the process and their trust must be earned. The emotional hearings ran for three days and heard from dozens of family members of girls or women who have disappeared or been killed.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Families of missing and murdered indigenous women told a national inquiry on its final day of hearings in Whitehorse that they have little faith in the process and their trust must be earned. The emotional hearings ran for three days and heard from dozens of family members of girls or women who have disappeared or been killed.</div>

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'Please give us closure': A family's emotional plea to the MMIWG Inquiry - 0 views

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2017 June 2017

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The third and final day of hearings in Whitehorse for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls began Thursday with more heart-wrenching testimony - and a desperate plea to the commissioners. "You want my trust, you've got to earn my trust.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The third and final day of hearings in Whitehorse for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls began Thursday with more heart-wrenching testimony - and a desperate plea to the commissioners. "You want my trust, you've got to earn my trust.</div>

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Family still seeks answers 35 years after Mary Johns found dead in serial killer's barb... - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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The first family to share at the national inquiry looking into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says it's a "huge injustice" that they still don't have answers about Mary Johns' horrific death. Frances Neumann, Johns' sister-in-law, and Neumann's daughter Tracy Camilleri testified at the inquiry's first hearing in Whitehorse this week.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The first family to share at the national inquiry looking into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says it's a "huge injustice" that they still don't have answers about Mary Johns' horrific death. Frances Neumann, Johns' sister-in-law, and Neumann's daughter Tracy Camilleri testified at the inquiry's first hearing in Whitehorse this week.</div>

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Ceremony precedes first hearings of missing, murdered indigenous women inquiry - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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The head of a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls says she understands why families in Whitehorse are anxious as the process begins. Many family members have waited a long time to tell their stories, said Chief Commissioner Marion Buller. "We want to make them feel welcome, safe and understood and heard.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The head of a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls says she understands why families in Whitehorse are anxious as the process begins. Many family members have waited a long time to tell their stories, said Chief Commissioner Marion Buller. "We want to make them feel welcome, safe and understood and heard.</div>

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Art exhibit for missing women - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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group of Innisdale students leave Lackies Bush Wednesday after visiting an art installation aimed at raising awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The installation is the finale chapter of a month long project on the subject. Mark Wanzel/Barrie Examiner/Postmedia Network

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">group of Innisdale students leave Lackies Bush Wednesday after visiting an art installation aimed at raising awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The installation is the finale chapter of a month long project on the subject. Mark Wanzel/Barrie Examiner/Postmedia Network</div>

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RCMP should apologize to aboriginal people, urges family member at MMIW hearings - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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WHITEHORSE -- The distraught son of Wendy Carlick, an advocate for missing and murdered indigenous women who was found dead weeks ago, interrupted the national inquiry on Wednesday to share his grief. Alex Carlick walked into the tent in Whitehorse where another family was testifying and began to speak into a microphone.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">WHITEHORSE -- The distraught son of Wendy Carlick, an advocate for missing and murdered indigenous women who was found dead weeks ago, interrupted the national inquiry on Wednesday to share his grief. Alex Carlick walked into the tent in Whitehorse where another family was testifying and began to speak into a microphone.</div>

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Don't sweep MMIW inquiry under rug: family - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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Families of missing, murdered indigenous women begin speaking at inquiry

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As more families share, themes, patterns emerging in 1st MMIWG public hearings - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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As the long-awaited National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls goes into its second day of public hearings in Whitehorse, patterns and themes are beginning to emerge in families' testimony. Many of the dozens of family members who have already participated spoke of the damaging intergenerational effects of residential schools on themselves and their communities.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As the long-awaited National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls goes into its second day of public hearings in Whitehorse, patterns and themes are beginning to emerge in families' testimony. Many of the dozens of family members who have already participated spoke of the damaging intergenerational effects of residential schools on themselves and their communities.</div>

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MMIW inquiry opens with story of Mary Johns, a mother and residential school survivor - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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The long-awaited start to the murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls national inquiry began with the story of Mary Johns who was murdered by a serial killer and buried in a potter's field years before the family ever discovered her fate.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The long-awaited start to the murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls national inquiry began with the story of Mary Johns who was murdered by a serial killer and buried in a potter's field years before the family ever discovered her fate.</div>

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2017 May 2017

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Public hearings begin in missing and murdered indigenous women inquiry - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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Canada's inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women is hearing from its first witnesses. Some 40 participants are registered for three days of public hearings in Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon territory. The inquiry is focusing on the systemic causes of violence against indigenous women as well as on prevention.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Canada's inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women is hearing from its first witnesses. Some 40 participants are registered for three days of public hearings in Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon territory. The inquiry is focusing on the systemic causes of violence against indigenous women as well as on prevention.</div>

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Missing and murdered inquiry a sorrowful part of Canada's history: commissioner - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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Canada needs to hear the truth about the violence endured by generations of indigenous women and girls so the country has a better understanding of systemic violence, is able to find solutions and heal, says the chief commissioner of a national inquiry.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Canada needs to hear the truth about the violence endured by generations of indigenous women and girls so the country has a better understanding of systemic violence, is able to find solutions and heal, says the chief commissioner of a national inquiry.</div>

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Minister Stares Down MP Heckling Over MMIW Inquiry Delays - 0 views

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2017 May 2017

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Canada's indigenous affairs minister suggested Tuesday that Conservatives are in no position to criticize the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women because they refused to call one when they were in power. But Carolyn Bennett's stare-down of a heckler in question period may have said more than her words.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Canada's indigenous affairs minister suggested Tuesday that Conservatives are in no position to criticize the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women because they refused to call one when they were in power. But Carolyn Bennett's stare-down of a heckler in question period may have said more than her words.</div>

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Wood's case drives home importance of national MMIWG inquiry - 0 views

The missing Mounties of the MMIW hearings - 0 views

Watch Tanya Tagaq and TSO perform powerful lament for missing and murdered Indigenous w... - 0 views

'Crying is healing': Anguish unleashed as inquiry into missing, murdered indigenous wom... - 0 views

Canada needs to hear the truth - 0 views

Whitehorse Daily Star: 'She was not just another native woman' - 0 views

Bishops look for healing at missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry - 0 views

Missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry urged to earn trust of family members - 0 views

'Please give us closure': A family's emotional plea to the MMIWG Inquiry - 0 views

Family still seeks answers 35 years after Mary Johns found dead in serial killer's barb... - 0 views

Ceremony precedes first hearings of missing, murdered indigenous women inquiry - 0 views

Art exhibit for missing women - 0 views

RCMP should apologize to aboriginal people, urges family member at MMIW hearings - 0 views

Don't sweep MMIW inquiry under rug: family - 0 views

As more families share, themes, patterns emerging in 1st MMIWG public hearings - 0 views

MMIW inquiry opens with story of Mary Johns, a mother and residential school survivor - 0 views

A chance to be heard - 0 views

Public hearings begin in missing and murdered indigenous women inquiry - 0 views

Missing and murdered inquiry a sorrowful part of Canada's history: commissioner - 0 views

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