Minister and PEI delegates participate in National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
March 1, 2016
Minister Biggar represented Premier Wade MacLauchlan, Minister Responsible for Aboriginal Affairs at the meeting.
“I was deeply touched by the honesty and courage of the family members who shared their experiences with us. These stories will guide and inspire our work as we continue to act collaboratively on the elimination of violence against Indigenous women and girls. Together we can break the cycle of violence and begin a journey of healing and reconciliation,” said Minister Biggar.
Agreement was made to collaborate on priorities in three theme areas: prevention and awareness; community safety; and culturally relevant policing measures and justice responses, and builds on commitments of the 2015 Roundtable held in Ottawa.
Nationally, Indigenous women are three times more likely than non-Indigenous women to be victims of violence. Indigenous women make up 16% of all female homicide victims, and 11% of missing women, even though Indigenous people make up 4.3% of the population of Canada.
Media Contact: Ron Ryder
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