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MMIW inquiry moves forward despite calls from aboriginal groups to start over

Marion Buller, Chief Commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, speaks during a news conference on July 6. Darryl Dyck/CP

WINNIPEG — A national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women is moving forward despite calls from some aboriginal groups for resignations and a reset.

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Chief commissioner Marion Buller says she and her colleagues intend to go ahead with community hearings that start next month, but will do so in a better way.

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Buller made the comments after a meeting in Winnipeg at which commissioners learned about Indigenous laws.

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In recent months, the commission has faced questions from concerned relatives who say they have lost faith in the inquiry because it is not giving families enough of a voice.

Sandra Delaronde, co-chair of a group that represents relatives in Manitoba, says her group still wants the commissioners to resign so that the inquiry can start fresh.

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One commissioner and a few other staff members have already resigned.

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The inquiry is expected to take two years and cost almost $54 million.

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