‘Colossal Failure’ By Police on Missing Women: Oppal
Province pledges fast implementation of Commission recommendations. Critics demand more action on racism, systemic problems.
Tag Archives: Human Rights
Missing Women Inquiry Rules That Racism and Bias Caused ‘Critical Police Failures’
British Columbia’s Attorney General Shirley Bond has pledged to implement “systemic changes” after the release of the highly critical Missing Women Commission of Inquiry’s final report.
After teen death, calls for national inquiry into missing and murdered women
From the photograph, 16-year-old CJ Morningstar Fowler smirks out at reporters, her head tilted in an almost questioning expression. On Dec. 6, the Gitanmaax First Nation youth was found murdered in Kamloops.
Idle No More Rallies Sprout Across Canada, Invigorating Grassroots
Thousands of people across Canada took to the streets for International Human Rights Day on December 10, launching a grassroots effort for Native rights and recognition in the face of controversial federal budget legislation.
Alexus Young showcases healing from starlight tour abuses at ImagineNATIVE Fest
The Toronto festival screened a film by a survivor of the infamous “starlight tours” or “midnight rides” whereby Saskatoon police officers abandoned Native men and women outside the city limits in sub-zero winter temperatures, often stealing their shoes and forcing them to walk home in the snow.
Memorial plaques in Vancouver unveiled to honour missing and murdered women
Family members of missing and murdered women lauded the first of 62 bronze memorial plaques for their loved ones installed yesterday on Vancouver’s streets.
Russell Means Begins His Final Journey as Family and Supporters Gather for First of Four Memorials
Russell Means is making his final journey on the Oglala Lakota territory beginning today. He was led by a riderless horse and the traditional Bigfoot Riders to his memorial service.
New NWAC president brings survival experience to the table
Michele Audette’s journey in the Indigenous women’s movement began right from her birth, she insists, when her mother married a non-Native man and immediately lost her status under now-repealed sections of Canada’s Indian Act.
Cover-ups and controversy
What would justice look like for B.C.’s missing women inquiry?
Activists protest inclusion of Israeli-backed films in Queer Film Festival
Festival says action highlights power of film to ‘inspire discussion and dialogue.’
David P Ball 