Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

OCTOBER 2015 A stark remembrance for Canada's missing and murdered aboriginal women unfurled across the country on Sunday. Haunting displays of red dresses marked the National Day of Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women as part of a project created by Jaime Black.

AUGUST 2015 Manitobans are remembering Tina Fontaine, whose body was recovered from the Red River one year ago, with memorial services in Winnipeg and the Sagkeeng First Nation, as well as a new headstone at the spot where she and her father are buried.

FEBRUARY 2015 The Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde called today's roundtable meeting on missing and murdered aboriginal women in Ottawa a start but he will continue to push for a national inquiry into the issue. Bellegarde outlined three key areas where progress was made in the meeting: Prevention and awareness.

DECEMBER 2014 We must ask hard questions of ourselves individually and as a society when women and girls disappear or are murdered. How can we prevent this? What are the solutions?

AUGUST 2014 Indigenous peoples are calling for a national investigation that is centered on the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and they are also calling for immediate action. This nation is rich in monies directly derived from Indigenous lands and resources. Please don't try to tell us Canada just can't afford to do both.