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Embattled mmiwg inquiry get six more months

Kathleen MartensAPTN News Carolyn Bennett seems to have signalled a number of things Tuesday by awarding only a short-term extension to the National Inquiry into

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Women of the Métis Nation General Assembly: Melanie Omeniho re-elected to her 3rd term as WMN President​

Fifty Métis Women delegates from across the Métis homeland came together to the National General Assembly from May 22-24, 2015. Metis Nation British Columbia President

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Panel discussion highlights issues facing Indigenous women

By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – On May 22, Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre hosted a panel of distinguished discussants on the topic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous

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Should inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women get more time and money?

By ALEX BALLINGALLOttawa Bureau OTTAWA—Considering that Prince George is the biggest city on British Columbia’s Highway of Tears, Mary Teegee expected the National Inquiry Into

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Women of the Metis Nation meets with the Honourable Carolyn Bennett

President Omeniho of Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak is meeting with the Honourable Carolyn Bennett of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and discusses how government of Canada to engage Metis Women to build

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Minister Monsef leads Canadian Delegation to the 62nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

Status of Women Canada NEW YORK, March 12, 2018 /CNW/ – Canada is deeply committed to working with its partners to improve the lives of

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Opposition building to mmiwg inquiry extension

Kathleen MartensAPTN News Tasked with seeking a solution to continuing violence against Indigenous women in Canada, a national inquiry is instead being blamed for sowing

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Women of the Métis Nation does not support the National Inquiry’s request for millions of dollars and an extension of time

Ottawa, ON— The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (the National Inquiry) has asked for a two-year extension and $50 million

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