Five years after MMIWG report, ex-commissioners still await progress
Former commissioners calling on federal government to use what remains of its mandate to refocus on MMIWG Five years after
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Red Dress Day observed in Canada for missing and murdered Indigenous women
Red Dress Day was observed in Canada on May 5, in remembrance of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and
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Inuit women’s org wants federal party leaders to commit to having Inuit women at decision table
With Canada in the midst of a snap election, the organization that represents Inuit women in the country is calling
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Canada promises ‘transformative change’ to address violence towards Indigenous women and girls
Federal government will give Indigenous communities more control over social services Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and
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Inuit Action Plan underway to implement recommendatons from landmark Canadian report on violence against Indigenous women
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, the organization that represents Inuit women in the country, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national
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Inuit orgs mark anniversary of landmark Canadian report on violence against Indigenous women
Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the release of Canada’s landmark report on violence against Indigenous women, and Inuit organizations
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Delay on gender violence action plan a “disappointment,” says Canadian Inuit women’s org
The organization that represents Inuit women in Canada says its disappointed by the government’s announcement this week that it was
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US Senate passes bill with funds for missing and murdered Indigenous women
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate last week agreed to spend $6.5 million to tackle the epidemic of missing and murdered
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Protest, policy critiques mark first day of Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
As the year’s Alaska Federation of Natives Convention began Thursday in Fairbanks, in the state’s Interior region, this year’s theme
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Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls: What Canada’s parties are promising
Little time has been spent on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls so far in Canada’s
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Inuit focus in violence inquiry important for Arctic Canada, conference hears
Canada’s landmark inquiry into violence against Indigenous women was a wake-up call for the nation and continues to have important
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Violence against Indigenous women in Canada: final report altered to fix error
The MMIWG national inquiry overstated in its final report the percentage of Canadian homicide victims who are Indigenous women and
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Violence against Indigenous women: Northwest Territories gov not yet committing to recommendations
The N.W.T. government is not yet committing to act on all the recommendations from the inquiry into missing and murdered
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Levels of violence against young women in Northern Canada triple rest of country
Young women and girls living in the northern parts of Canada are three times more likely to be victims of
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Gendered impacts of resource development should be studied, says inquiry into violence against Indigenous women in Canada
Before a resource development project goes ahead, it should be assessed for risks it poses to Indigenous women, girls and
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