MMWIG
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Family of Langley, B.C., woman missing 7 years says pain is ‘indescribable’Kristina Ward was last seen crossing a street in Langley, B.C., with a man pushing a bike. That was seven years ago, but her family holds onto hope for the RCMP investigation.CanadaSep 27, 2024
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Alberta programs supporting Indigenous women’s safety get $700K in grants to expandTanya Fir, parliamentary secretary for status of women, said survivors need resources and supports to feel safe in their communities.CanadaFeb 24, 2023
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‘It’s for show’: Nippi-Albright critical of Sask. government’s commitment to MMIWGIn front of a full visitors' gallery, MLAs took part in an emergency debate on the issue. The opposition's First Nations relations critic, though, called the action "lip service".CanadaMay 6, 2022
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Top Catholic bishop hopes residential school apology will improve Indigenous relationsBishop William McGrattan, vice-president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, says there are plans to expand on the commitments outlined in Friday's apology.CanadaSep 26, 2021
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Large crowds gather for Vancouver Women’s Memorial March amid Indigenous rights protestsThe annual march honouring women takes place this year against the backdrop of a surge in activism in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.CanadaFeb 14, 2020
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‘We also need Canadians to acknowledge it’: Manitoba leaders respond to MMIWG reportThe national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) released its final report Monday, describing the violence against First Nations, Metis and Inuit women and girls a form of “genocide” and a crisis “centuries in the making.CanadaJun 3, 2019
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‘An appropriate word’: B.C. Indigenous community awaits report deeming missing, murdered women ‘genocide’"I agree with the strong wording because as an Indigenous woman I am six times more likely to be murdered," one woman told Global News.Jun 2, 2019
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Mother’s Day MMWIG walk notes 15th anniversaryAlthough the event happens on Mother's Day each year, the timing for the 2019 walk is particularly notable, given the recent high-profile murder conviction in the death of Indigenous woman Christine Wood.CrimeMay 12, 2019
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Family tells MMIWG hearings that police act differently to ‘white-passing’ appearanceFamily members of a murdered Inuk woman said Monday that merely appearing to be white often heightens police and public interest in a crime or missing person case involving an aboriginal person.CanadaOct 30, 2017
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