Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

From the moment she came screaming into this world, it was clear Michèle Audette wasn't destined for an ordinary life. At least, that's the way her mother remembers it. Évelyne St-Onge went into labour during the 12-hour train ride north from Sept-Îles to Schefferville, forcing the conductor to stop the locomotive in the remote Labrador highlands and radio for help.

VANCOUVER - The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls is pleased to announce that Susan Vella will be the Lead Commission Counsel and will build the National Inquiry's trauma-informed legal team. She is a pioneer in advancing claims on behalf of survivors of sexual and institutionalized abuse, and sexual harassment in the ...

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has added two well-known lawyers to its legal team. Christa Big Canoe, an Indigenous lawyer known for her work with Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto and an advocate for Indigenous women, will join the inquiry as commission counsel.

CBC Radio One's The Current visits Vancouver on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 to discuss the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Host Anna Maria Tremonti explores the root causes of this national issue in a live taping of the show. Tickets for the forum are available here and must be reserved in advance.

OTTAWA - Nearly six months after Ottawa promised millions of dollars to help the families of missing or murdered indigenous women and girls navigate the justice system, only Ontario appears anywhere near getting its program off the ground. "It's quite concerning for families," said Bernadette Smith, whose sister, Claudette Osborne, went missing from Winnipeg nearly nine years ago.

Denise Pictou thought she'd feel sad first witnessing a memorial to missing and murdered indigenous women. "What I found instead was love," says the daughter of murdered Mi'kmaq activist Anna Mae Aquash. Walking With Our Sisters, now on view at the Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery to Feb.

Émilie Monnet's collaborative piece is a reflective work on the Canadian government's inquiries into the missing and murdered Indigenous women that began in 2016

A solemn memorial that honours the scores of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada officially opened in Halifax on Saturday. The poignant display entitled "Walking With Our Sisters" is set up in at Mount Saint Vincent University. A special area has been set aside for children, most victims of the residential school system.

A powerful memorial called Walking With Our Sisters is now set up at Mount Saint Vincent University in Bedford, N.S. The community-based art commemoration is an opportunity for people to pay respect and honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Two years have passed since 29-year-old Nadine Machiskinic fell 10 storeys down a hotel laundry chute and died. Her family does not agree with the assessment of what happened. "In the beginning of Nadine's investigation, there was a 60-hour delay. There were conflicting coroner reports," said Machiskinic's aunt Delores Stevenson.

Since thousand of missing persons reports are filed by police every year, manually collected and collating those reports into usable data wasn't practical. Instead, Morel said the RCMP developed an algorithm that sweeps the Canadian Police Information Centre, better known as CPIC, for relevant information. Morel says the algorithm scoops up all missing persons reports and related reports filed by police across Canada. That information is then broken down by province and territory and by category. The result is the first publicly available data base on missing persons in Canada that the public and police can use to aid investigations. The data does not yet break down the number of reported missing persons and those people no longer considered missing. Nor does it currently distinguish between missing First Nations women and the rest of the population.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met representatives from the Native Women's Association, saying the organization brings forward the voices of people too often not heard in structures of power. Trudeau, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and new Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, met members of the group, which has long pushed for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.

The Canadian Press January 11, 2017 09:16 AM OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met representatives from the Native Women's Association, saying the organization brings forward the voices of people too often not heard in structures of power.

Tuesday marks a sombre anniversary for one Regina family. On Jan. 10, 2015, Nadine Machiskinic, 29, was rushed from a hotel in downtown Regina to hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She had plunged 10 storeys down the hotel's laundry chute.

Grande Prairie Crime Prevention and Grande Prairie Friendship Centre will host a luncheon on Tuesday on the subject of murdered and missing indigenous women.

The holidays can be a time of celebration for many people in Manitoba with the spirit of gratitude and recognition of one's blessings. Unfortunately, the holidays can also be a very difficult time for Manitobans who are without their loved ones.

Hamilton Spectator New categories that more precisely define the relationships between murdered indigenous women and their killers will provide a better picture of the circumstances in which the killings took place. Previously, the RCMP had been unable to elaborate on "casual relationships" in much detail.

OTTAWA - The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) has released their official Report Card on the activities of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Inquiry). Drafted to reflect the success of the Inquiry in meeting its directives and mandates as it progresses, NWAC is employing this tool to provide the ...

The commission heading up a long-awaited inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) gets low marks when it comes to keeping victims' families in the loop, according to the first report card issued by the Native Women's Association of Canada.

The public-health community must be prepared to deal with the "emotional burdens" of a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, which will likely increase mental-health issues such as depression, suicide and addiction among those who participate in the process, says a new editorial in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.