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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Indigenous Peoples)


The RCMP's Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  • This is a policy pronouncement from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG).
  • This page contains their 2021 campaign, the RCMP's actions and initiatives, details of the results from the national inquiry, the details of the RCMP reported missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and more. 

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  • This is the Government of Canada's policy page for their efforts in the national inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
  • This page offers insight into the support line for MMIWG and their families/communities, information on the inquiry, details of the interim report, information on the commissioners, the available health support services, the available violence and abuse prevention programs, details of the inquiry design, and more. 

Supporting Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  • This is the Department of Justice's pronouncement on their investments into victim support services for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
  • These supports are separate from the National Inquiry, but are meant to address the necessary support areas expressed during pre-Inquiry engagement with survivors, families, and community-members. 

The Federal Pathway

  • This is the Canadian government's page on the creation of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan.
  • The federal pathway is a part of the national action plan, but is centered around the National Family and Survivor Circle, which was co-developed by members of First Nations, Inuit Métis, and Indigenous grass roots organizations, Indigenous provincial and territorial governments, and Indigenous urban and 2SLGBTQQIA+ leaders.

The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  • In 2016, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was launched to analyze the disproportionate rates of violence, murder, and sexual abuse faced by Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
  • While this inquiry began in 2016 and was finally published in 2019, well after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (which was active from 2008-2015) demanded an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in their 41st call to action of