National Inquiry

• ‘Turning our culture into contraband:’ Calls for national inquiry into B.C. eagle-poaching case

  B.C. officials accused 13 Indigenous men of poaching dozens of eagles but dropped the charges after nearly a decade of legal proceedings prompting calls for an apology and inquiry.

  Perspectives

  May 12, 2022
  
• Indigenous organizations call for national inquiry into ’60s Scoop

  A number of local Indigenous organizations are calling for a national inquiry into the '60s Scoop, which saw tens of thousands of children taken from their communities.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2021
  
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• London girl, 10, moved by hardships in Attawapiskat launches parliamentary petition

  After gathering over 47,000 signatures with her Change.org petition, a 10-year-old London girl is hoping the public continues to engage.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2019
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• ‘You can’t put a time period on grief’: Families fear program closure after MMIWG inquiry

  The federal justice department launched FILU in August 2016 as part of a four-year, $16.17-million commitment to programs and community-based organizations that provide specialized victim services for MMIWG families.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2019
• ‘Show up’: Tanya Brooks sparks call to action 10 years after her death

  Tanya Brooks was murdered on May 10, 2009, and her body was discovered in the window well of St. Patrick's-Alexandra School in Halifax the following day.

  Features

  May 9, 2019
• Police tell MMIWG inquiry that human trafficking is an under-reported source of violence

  RCMP assistant commissioner Joanne Crampton told the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on Monday that current statistics on human trafficking are "not anywhere near" the real picture.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2018
• Advocate says child welfare system ‘eats up’ Indigenous children

  A Manitoba First Nations children's advocate says the child-welfare system is designed to keep Indigenous families at a disadvantage.

  Oct 1, 2018
• Hearings held for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Winnipeg this week

  The National Inquiry will listen to families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Winnipeg this week.

  Oct 1, 2018
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• ‘I feel like I’m going to be just another statistic’: Daughter of murdered woman tells MMIWG inquiry

  The inquiry began its work in September 2016 and have requested a two-year extension which would nearly double its original $54-million budget and push back the due date for its final report to December 2020.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2018
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• Inuit women should ‘take our communities back,’ MMIW inquiry told in Labrador

  The commissioners began the inquiry in September 2016. The commission has so far heard from more than 760 witnesses.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2018