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Students to memorialize missing and murdered Indigenous women with 24 hours of drumming - 0 views

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2016 May 2016

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    For 24 hours this weekend, traditional Aboriginal drums will pound in West Kelowna, B.C., in memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The drummers are Mount Boucherie Secondary students in grades 10 to 12 in the school's Aboriginal leadership class. They will take turns on the drums beginning Friday morning.
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Missing women inquiry coming soon, but getting it right takes time, new minister says - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...uiry-carolyn-bennett-1.3311993

2015 November 2015

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    The Liberal government will begin the process within the next "couple of weeks" of consulting Canadians on how best to proceed with an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, the country's new indigenous affairs minister says. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Carolyn Bennett indicated that the start of pre-inquiry consultations will be announced before the end of the month.
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Sister of missing indigenous woman says 'there's a healing' in MMIW consultations - 0 views

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2016 January 2016

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    As the Liberal government holds nationwide pre-inquiry consultations on missing and murdered indigenous women, people like Cheryl McDonald, a Mohawk woman from Kanesatake, are sharing their painful stories. McDonald was among indigenous people who met with federal ministers JodyWilson-Raybould, Carolyn Bennett , and MélanieJoly in Montreal on Friday.
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MMIW consultation was encouraging, say Yukon families - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...-families-encouraged-1.3399424

2016 January 2016

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    Yukon relatives of missing and murdered indigenous women said they felt encouraged after Monday's pre-inquiry consultation in Whitehorse. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett is holding private meetings with family and loved ones of victims to discuss what they want to see in the national inquiry: how it should be shaped, who should be involved and how long it should last.
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MMIM? 'Gender inclusive' inquiry for indigenous men not for everyone - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...missing-murdered-men-1.3344080

2015 November 2015

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    A recent petition calling for a "gender inclusive" inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal people in Canada is not sitting well with everyone. Adam Jones, an associate professor with the University of British Columbia, started the petition a few weeks ago, saying men and boys account for more than 70 per cent of total aboriginal homicide victims in Canada and should not be ignored in a national inquiry.
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'Justice needs to be dealt with' in murdered, missing indigenous women inquiry - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...iry-janice-henderson-1.3357049

2015 December 2015

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    The chief of Mitaanjigamiing First Nation in northwestern Ontario says the federal government's inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women is long overdue. Chief Janice Henderson's own family has been devastated by violence - her mother was killed, and two of her aunts also met violent deaths.
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More than 100 indigenous women in N.L. murdered or missing, meeting told - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...nl-inuit-mmiw-1.3512896

2016 March 2016

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    A shocking number was revealed at meeting in St. John's Wednesday: more than 100 indigenous women and girls are estimated to have been murdered or gone missing in Newfoundland and Labrador. "It is a big issue, and that's the point," said Angus Andersen, who hosted the gathering of about a dozen people at the St.
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National MMIW roundtable called 'a story of how we treat each other as Canadians' - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...-roundtable-winnipeg-1.3463494

2016 February 2016

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    Families of missing and murdered indigenous women who are in Winnipeg for a national roundtable Thursday say they want answers in the deaths of their loved ones, while Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger says now is the time to act on the issue.
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Carolyn Bennett shares lessons from pre-inquiry talks on murdered, missing indigneous w... - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...ing-indigneous-women-1.3453703

2016 February 2016

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    It may not be possible to have a clear figure of how many indigenous women have gone missing or been murdered, but that's not entirely the point when it comes to launching a federal inquiry into the crisis, says Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett.
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Calgarians join cities across the country in call for action on MMIW - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...iw-as-hundreds-march-1.3448487

2016 February 2016

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    "It is so many years and so many sisters lost that, sometimes, it becomes really overwhelming," says Chantal Chagnon, who helped organize the Calgary march for missing and murdered indigenous women Sunday evening. Hundreds joined her in the eight annual event for Calgary and thousands more in cities across the country.
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Tina Fontaine's family says MMIW inquiry a step in right direction but 'won't bring Tin... - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...on-t-bring-tina-back-1.3354575

2015 December 2015

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    Thelma Favel says while a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women won't bring Tina Fontaine back, it may provide some answers. Favel is the great aunt of the 15-year-old whose body was pulled from the Red River last year.
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Feds need investigative unit to look into MMIW cases, says academic - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...y-investigative-unit-1.3396330

2016 January 2016

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    The federal government should set up a separate investigative unit to look into unsolved cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women, according to one academic. Kim Stanton is the legal director at Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, or LEAF, a national organization that works to ensure Canadian courts treat women and girls equally, and wrote her PhD thesis about the institutional design of inquiries.
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PC Indigenous relations minister 'doesn't understand' MMIW, NDP's Nahanni Fontaine says - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...ahanni-fontaine-says-1.3592523

2016 May 2016

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    Manitoba's NDP provincial critic on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls said on Friday that Eileen Clarke, minister of Indigenous and Municipal Relations, "just doesn't understand" the issue. Nahanni Fontaine said she also offered to help the minister with the file.
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Loretta Saunders 'really wanted to see' indigenous women inquiry, mother says - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...ates-with-maritimers-1.3356502

2015 December 2015

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    The Liberal government's announcement about an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women is being welcomed by those closest to Loretta Saunders, an Inuk woman from Labrador who was murdered in Halifax almost two years ago. "It was one of things that my daughter was really fighting for.
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Feminism missing from consultations on murdered women's inquiry, advocates say - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...ett-inquiry-feminism-1.3407921

2016 January 2016

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    A chairwoman of Vancouver's annual memorial march for missing and murdered aboriginal women says she's concerned a national inquiry will leave out a crucial issue - feminism. Fay Blaney, who co-chairs the February 14 Women's Memorial March Committee, said the starting point of an inquiry must be the barriers indigenous women face in Canadian society.
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'The violence needs to stop': Indigenous women from Winnipeg to Regina to spread awareness - 1 views

www.cbc.ca/...red-indigenous-women-1.3708041

August 2016 2016

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    Three women who are walking from Winnipeg to Regina to raise awareness about missing and murdered indigenous people. Through their walk called the "Women Warrior Walk," they also hope to let Indigenous people know that help is available to them if they need it. "The violence needs to stop," Star Andreas said.
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Missing women's inquiry should include aboriginal men, says First Nations leader - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...-men-says-ernie-crey-1.3416631

2016 January 2016

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    Missing and murdered indigenous men and boys should be part of a national inquiry into Canada's missing and murdered women, says a First Nations leader. Ernie Crey, the chief councillor of the Cheam First Nation in B.C., is calling on those who believe that the inquiry should be expanded to make their voices heard in Ottawa - as the government is still in the early days of consulting with stakeholder groups.
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Manitoba families want their say on how MMIW inquiry should work - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...-inquiry-should-work-1.3307977

2015 November 2015

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    Manitoba's special advisor on Aboriginal Women's Issues for the province said it's important Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doesn't rush an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Nahanni Fontaine said it's crucial those who have lost loved ones are consulted throughout the process to ensure the inquiry is meaningful and structured in a way that allows the families of missing and murdered women and girls to be involved.
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Tina Fontaine's family frustrated but hopeful before MMIW pre-inquiry meeting - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...pre-inquiry-winnipeg-1.3436452

2016 February 2016

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    Thelma Favel is feeling conflicted over the national inquiry into murdered and missing women as the pre-inquiry meeting gets underway in Winnipeg on Monday. Tina Fontaine's great aunt said sometimes she gets angry thinking about it. "People were talking about the national inquiry for so long, but it wasn't until after Tina was murdered was when it really went through," Favel said.
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Inuit groups gather suggestions for missing and murdered indigenous women inquiry process - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...mmiw-inquiry-process-1.3446325

2016 February 2016

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    Inuit organizations and families of missing and murdered Inuit women and girls met in Ottawa this week to draft recommendations on an Inuit-specific approach to the inquiry. "We want this inquiry to go as best as possible for the Inuit," said Rebecca Kudloo, president of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, which was hosting the meetings.
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