The Canadian Press \u00a003\/06\/2024 19:39 The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations blasted all levels of government on Monday, the fifth anniversary of a national inquiry’s report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, for what she calls slow progress to stop the crisis. Only two of the more than 150 calls to action focused on First Nations people have been implemented since 2019, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said. That’s despite constant calls from advocates for more funding from all levels of government for Indigenous housing, justice and programs for LGBTQ+ people that they say would keep women and girls safer. “There is a long, winding road ahead to address and prevent all forms of gender-based violence,” she said Monday morning. “But together, with all Canadians, we remain… <\/p>\n
The Canadian Press \u00a003\/06\/2024 19:39 The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations blasted all levels of government on Monday, the fifth anniversary of a national inquiry’s report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, for what she calls slow progress to stop the crisis. Only two of the more than 150 calls to action focused on First Nations people have been implemented since 2019, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said. That’s despite constant calls from advocates for more funding from all levels of government for Indigenous housing, justice and programs for LGBTQ+ people that they say would keep women and girls safer. “There is a long, winding road ahead to address and prevent all forms of gender-based violence,” she said Monday morning. “But together, with all Canadians, we remain... <\/p>\n