\u00a0By Joyce Jonathan Crone \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Violence against Indigenous women and girls is on the rise. Indigenous women and girls in Canada are 16 times more likely than\u00a0 non-Indigenous women to be targeted and killed, and 12 times more likely\u00a0 to be\u00a0 murdered or go missing. A Canadian Women’s Foundation report states that in 2020, one in five women killed in Canada were Indigenous. Indigenous leaders and advocates in Winnipeg are saying the missing\u00a0 women and girls crisis is at a national state of emergency. Families of\u00a0 lost women face an uphill battle to find their loved ones. On June 21, 2022, human remains were found at the Brady landfill in\u00a0 Winnipeg. Protesters have been blocking access to the waste management\u00a0 facility and have called on all levels… <\/p>\n
\u00a0By Joyce Jonathan Crone \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Violence against Indigenous women and girls is on the rise. Indigenous women and girls in Canada are 16 times more likely than\u00a0 non-Indigenous women to be targeted and killed, and 12 times more likely\u00a0 to be\u00a0 murdered or go missing. A Canadian Women’s Foundation report states that in 2020, one in five women killed in Canada were Indigenous. Indigenous leaders and advocates in Winnipeg are saying the missing\u00a0 women and girls crisis is at a national state of emergency. Families of\u00a0 lost women face an uphill battle to find their loved ones. On June 21, 2022, human remains were found at the Brady landfill in\u00a0 Winnipeg. Protesters have been blocking access to the waste management\u00a0 facility and have called on all levels... <\/p>\n