‘Drop in the bucket’: Indigenous advocates weigh in on Budget 2023
Advocacy groups say the federal government should have spent more on MMWIG and programming for Indigenous youth.
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What if an Indigenous woman was the face of Canada’s $20 bill?
The Native Women's Association of Canada's "Change the Bill" campaign reimagines the $20 banknote with a diversity of Indigenous designs and the celebration and recognition of the contributions of Indigenous women.
Canada appoints adviser to help create role overseeing MMIWG2S calls to justice
Following a virtual roundtable with provincial, territorial and national representatives and advocates, Minister Marc Miller announced advisory roles to steward the Calls to Justice from the national inquiry's final report.
Native women’s association calls out Canada for doing little to stop genocide following killing of four women in Winnipeg
Carol McBride, the president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, called on municipalities and provinces to develop their own action plan to solve the MMIWG2S crisis.
‘We shouldn’t have to beg for safety’: MP slams feds as money pledged to support Indigenous women and girls remains unused
Less than two per cent of a $742-million fund allocated by the feds to prevent violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited peoples has been spent.
‘Like a slap in the face’: Native Women’s Association of Canada shut out of justice ministers meetings
In June, NWAC gave the federal government a failing grade in its report card of the federal government’s National Action Plan on MMIWG2S.
Carol McBride brings history of advocacy and activism to new role as head of the Native Women’s Association
The former chief of Timiskaming First Nation brings a long history of grassroots activism and advocacy for Indigenous peoples.
Discovery of unmarked graves sparked nationwide reconciliation conversation
Murray Sinclair, like so many other Indigenous leaders, says the discovery by First Nations of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential school sites has led to more people learning, and accepting, what survivors of these institutions experienced.
Government to begin meeting with families across Canada in Missing Women Inquiry
The news comes nearly six months after the inquiry's initial launch, and as many families hoping to participate continue to express frustration over what they say is a lack of progress.