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#ImNotNext: Indigenous women use social media to demand change - 1 views

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2014 September 2014

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    SEPTEMBER 2014 "I'm Not Next." A chorus of resistance is rising on social media this week, as Indigenous girls and women take a stand against furthering their portrayal as victims by posting pictures of themselves with the hashtag #ImNotNext.
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    "I'm Not Next." A chorus of resistance is rising on social media this week, as Indigenous girls and women take a stand against furthering their portrayal as victims by posting pictures of themselves with the hashtag #ImNotNext.
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Watch: Pam Palmater on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls - 1 views

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2015 February 2015

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    FEBRUARY 2015 Pam Palmater was in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2015 to give a talk entitled "The Law's Role in Canada's National Disgrace: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls" at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law.
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Help shape government approach here and abroad - 0 views

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August 2016 2016

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    The launch of the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) on Aug. 3 was a historic event in Canada. It is the beginning of a very important process toward reconciliation and helping end the high rate of violence faced by Indigenous women and girls.
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People's Gathering on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women - 1 views

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2015 February 2015

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    FEBRUARY 2015 Premiers, federal ministers and aboriginal leaders are meeting with aboriginal families in Ottawa today to try to determine what can be done about missing and murdered indigenous women. Follow developments throughout the day in our live blog.
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    Premiers, federal ministers and aboriginal leaders are meeting with aboriginal families in Ottawa today to try to determine what can be done about missing and murdered indigenous women. Follow developments throughout the day in our live blog.
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Stop 'dragging feet' on missing and murdered Indigenous women inquiry, chiefs urge - 0 views

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2016 July 2016

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    First Nations chiefs expressed growing frustration with a delay in the federal government's launch of a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, calling on both the provinces and Ottawa to stop dragging their feet, during a third and final day of an annual general assembly meeting in Niagara Falls, Ont.
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OPP release case profile on missing and murdered indigenous victims - 2 views

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2015 December 2015

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    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.
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Family First Foundation for Missing and Murdered Loved Ones - 1 views

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2015 May 2015

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    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.
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    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.
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Families key in inquiry into the missing - 0 views

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2015 November 2015

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    The time has come for the voices of families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) to be heard and their loved ones honoured. At the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, we agree with Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett's decision to move forward.
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Government ignored list of Inuk candidates in favour of its own for national inquiry - 0 views

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August 2016 2016

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    APTN National News The federal government ignored a list of Inuk candidates to sit as commissioner for the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from at least two national Aboriginal organizations opting instead to appoint its own choice. That's according to a source within Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Bennett, Hajdu to meet families of missing, murdered indigenous women in Thunder Bay - 1 views

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2016 January 2016

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    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.
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AMC Respond to Announcement on the National Inquiry into MMIW - 0 views

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August 2016 2016

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    WINNIPEG - TERRITORY ONE - Acting Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), Chief Cathy Merrick of Pimicikimak Cree Nation, is pleased with that a national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) has finally been established. She is also encouraged by the Terms of Reference, which marks the beginning of ...
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Families get a glimpse of quilt for MMIWG at WAG - 1 views

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2015 December 2015

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    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.
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Nunavut women's group asks Ottawa to reconsider MMIWG inquiry commissioner - 0 views

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August 2016 2016

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    Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami has not publically weighed in on the issue, but its submission to the inquiry reflects the importance of having an Inuk commissioner, as emphasized by Inuit participants in the pre-inquiry consultations who asked for "someone with the knowledge and qualities of a true Elder: respectable, kind, compassionate, trustworthy and welcoming."
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Amanda Rheaume raises awareness of MMIW through song - 0 views

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2016 March 2016

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    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.
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Pauktuutit blasts Ottawa for lack of Inuit rep on MMIWG inquiry - 0 views

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2016 July 2016

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    The national organization representing Inuit women, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, says it's concerned and "saddened" by the apparent lack of an Inuk commissioner within the upcoming federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
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Manitoba MMIWG protestors call inquiry launch "very important step" - 0 views

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August 2016 2016

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    Protestors camping in front of the Manitoba Legislature are satisfied with the launch of Canada's inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG), and the province's role in it. Near the end of July, protesters said Brian Pallister's Progressive Conservative government was stalling the inquiry by questioning the necessity of including police conduct and child family services in the inquiry.
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Ottawa promises an "unflinching" MMIWG inquiry - 0 views

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August 2016 2016

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    Pledging to do an "unflinching" examination of the root causes of violence against Indigenous women and girls, three federal ministers on Aug. 3 announced who will sit on their long-awaited Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Woman and Girls and how the inquiry will work.
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Complaints about police go back a long way for families of #MMIWG - 0 views

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August 2016 2016

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    APTN National News The commissioners in charge of leading the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women start their work in September. They're tasked with getting to the root of the disproportionate number of Indigenous women who are either murdered or go missing in Canada.
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Statement on the #MMIWG Inquiry by Senator Murray Sinclair - 0 views

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2016 August 2016

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    Ottawa, August 3, 2016 I am pleased to see that the governments of this country have been able to collaborate with Indigenous leaders and the families of Missing and Murdered Women and Girls in Canada to establish a National Inquiry, one of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Can the #MMIWG inquiry eventually help keep Indigenous women out of prison? - 0 views

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2016 August 2016

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    Nigel Newlove APTN National News A prominent women's advocate is hoping the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women will help keep Indigenous women out of prison. The inquiry was called in early August. Five commissioners were named and tasked with looking at a number of problems that cause women to go missing or be murdered.
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