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Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women ask Trudeau to restart inquiry – The Globe and Mail
A coalition of family members of missing and murdered Indigenous women, First Nations leaders, and other interested parties have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to restart the inquiry his government called to examine the root causes of the violence. The same coalition wrote in May to Marion Buller, the […]
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MMIWG: This is how you can participate in the National Inquiry
If you want to share your story with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, here is what you need to know: There are six steps to share your story. The National Inquiry is guided by the following principles: participant centered, collaborative, holistic, and is rooted in compassion. Families, survivors and […]
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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq leader charged with assault, causing a disturbance – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 10, 2017 MEMBERTOU, N.S. _ A Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq leader and regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations has been charged with assault after an alleged fight in a Cape Breton hotel last month. Chief Morley Googoo was charged Thursday with assault and causing a disturbance at the Hampton Inn in […]
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BR MMIW Inquiry – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Jul 7, 2017 VANCOUVER – The head of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women is brushing aside a call for her to resign made by a Manitoba First Nations leader. Marion Buller says she’s staying put. She also insisted yesterday that the inquiry is not moving too […]
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Provincial Government Supports the Innu Leadership’s Call for Inquiry into Treatment of Innu Children in Care
July 06, 2017 The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Innu Leadership have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines their mutual intent to pursue an inquiry into the treatment, experiences and outcomes of Innu in the child protection system. The MOU was signed by the Innu Leadership and the Honourable Dwight […]
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N.L., Innu agree to inquiry into treatment of Innu children in provincial care – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 6, 2017 13:37 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. _ The Newfoundland and Labrador government and Innu leaders have agreed to an inquiry into the Innu experience in the province’s child protection system. The move follows the death of Thunderheart Tshakapesh, the 16-year-old son of Simeon Tshakapesh, the deputy grand chief of the Innu Nation. He took […]
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Live: National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls announces fall hearings – CBC
Watch the live stream of the announcement, which started at 10:30 am PT Jul 06, 2017 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls announced plans to conduct hearings across the country later this fall. The announcement made from Vancouver details a schedule for the inquiry, which has been plagued by controversy […]
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Appeal court reduces man’s drug sentence because of Aboriginal status – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 5, 2017 15:07 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. _ Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest court is divided over how to address the aboriginal status of a man who only briefly mentioned he was Mi’kmaq at his sentencing on drug charges. The province’s Court of Appeal reduced Joshua Aaron Bennett’s jail term from 39 months to 23 months, […]
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Man charged with drug trafficking
A 29-year-old man from the Elsipogtog First Nation has been charged with trafficking a controlled substance following a drug seizure on June 29, 2017. The man was arrested on June 29, when the Southeast District RCMP executed a search warrant at an Elsipogtog First Nation residence. Police seized a quantity of what are believed to […]
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Missing Eskasoni woman located
June 29, 2017 Eskasoni, Nova Scotia Shanara Eden Denny, who was reported missing on June 27, 2017, has been located and is safe. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance, shares and retweets on social media. –30– Contact information Cpl. Dal Hutchinson Media Relations Officer Halifax District RCMP Cell: 902-830-5695 dal.hutchinson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca NT5
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