SASKATOON – The City of Saskatoon showed unanimous support in pushing for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.
The federal government has dodged requests for a national inquiry but has agreed to take part in a roundtable meeting to discuss the issue.
The motion was made by Ward 7 City Councillor Mairin Loewen who hopes that by making an official statement, other communities will follow suit and lobby the government.
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“Aboriginal women are three times more likely to experience violent victimization than non aboriginal women. In addition, they are significantly over represented as victims of homicide,” said Loewen.
“Unfortunately behind these statistics are stories of individual women and sadly, many women in Saskatoon.”
Fifteen-year-old Tina Fontaine was found dead in Manitoba’s Red River in August.
The following month, the City of Winnipeg made the same motion that Saskatoon City Council made Monday night – calling for an inquiry.
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