Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 41
Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Manitoba"
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November 1, 2024
Mural unveiled in Winnipeg part of province’s Indigenous women’s strategy
The piece, Giizaagiigo, is 50 metres long. APTN News: A painting that stands 15 stories high and depicts an Indigenous woman in a ceremonial outfit holding a feather high in the air with a full moon behind her was unveiled in Winnipeg Friday. The artwork was done by Jeannie White Bird, a member of the...
October 23, 2024
Prairie Green landfill search for remains of First Nations women enters third stage
Officials say excavation is expected to begin in December. Media were given a tour of the Prairie Green Landfill on Wednesday. Photo: Cierra Bettens/APTN. APTN News: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province has entered the third of a five step process of searching the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two First Nations...
October 4, 2024
Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister
The Globe and Mail: The federal government says it’s making progress on a pilot program for an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl is missing. The federal and Manitoba governments have been working on a Red Dress Alert system. It would be similar to Amber Alerts, which are...
August 16, 2024
Manitoba announces nearly $1M for centre named after Tina Fontaine
APTN News: As part of the 10 year anniversary of the murder of Tina Fontaine, the Manitoba government announced $986,000 towards a centre to help youth at risk. “It’s not enough anymore for folks to say yes we believe or support MMIWG2S without putting your money where your mouth is,” said Nahanni Fontaine, minister of Families, Women...
August 8, 2024
Manitoba honours 10th anniversary of Tina Fontaine’s death, will release MMIWG2S strategy this fall
‘The national inquiry wouldn’t have happened without her,’ Minister Bernadette Smith said Thursday CBC Indigenous – As the tenth anniversary of Tina Fontaine’s death approaches, the province announced it will be releasing its strategy on missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people in October. Part of the strategy includes a $15 million endowment...
July 11, 2024
Justice was served today’: Jeremy Skibicki found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of 4 women in Winnipeg
Judge rejects defence argument he should be found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder WARNING: This story contains distressing details. CBC Indigenous: Serial killer Jeremy Skibicki has been convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of four women in Winnipeg. Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal delivered the decision Thursday morning...
June 21, 2024
Manitoba lays out next steps in landfill search
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew described the landfill search as a “compassionate mission” APTN News: The Manitoba government unveiled a five-stage plan to search the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of Marcedes Myran and Morgan Harris Thursday. The search to find the remains of two slain First Nations women is scheduled to begin in late...
June 11, 2024
Plan to search landfill for women’s remains moves ahead as province approves environmental licence change
Environmental licence change was part of 1st stage in search of Prairie Green landfill for remains, Kinew says WARNING: This story contains distressing details. CBC News: The Manitoba government has set out five stages to search a Winnipeg-area landfill by hand for the remains of two victims of an admitted serial killer — the first of which...
June 3, 2024
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Marks the Fifth Anniversary of National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) with Progress Report on the Implementation of the Calls for Justice
NationTalk: – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Today, on the fifth anniversary of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Final Report, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) released a new progress report evaluating the advances made in implementing the National Inquiry’s 231 Calls for Justice. “Preventing violence against...
May 5, 2024
‘We deserve justice’: Red Dress Day events in downtown Winnipeg honour MMIWG2S+
New $15M endowment fund will help support MMIWG2S+ families, province announced on Red Dress Day CBC News: Hundreds marched from downtown Winnipeg Sunday night to mark Red Dress Day, the nationally recognized day to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. The fourth annual MMIWG2S+ Walk for Justice started at...
May 3, 2024
Manitoba partners with federal government on Red Dress Alert for missing Indigenous women and girls
Provincial pilot project expected to help inform future national alert system CBC News: The Canadian Press – Canada and Manitoba are partnering to launch an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing, they announced Friday in Winnipeg, ahead of a national day to mark the crisis. The...
March 21, 2024
Manitoba counting on Indigenous matriarchs to help guide MMIWG2S strategy
18-member team will work to prevent ‘any more MMIWG2S’ from happening: Nahanni Fontaine CBC Indigenous: Manitoba’s families minister is bringing some trusted advisers with her to the provincial legislature. Nahanni Fontaine has enlisted a 18-member team of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit individuals to offer their expertise and advice. The Matriarch Circle, which met for the first...
January 16, 2024
Expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Will Offer More Wraparound Supports for Sexual Assault Survivors
NationTalk: Joint Program from Ka Ni Kanichihk and Klinic Community Health will Offer Trauma Informed, Culturally Specific Care: Fontaine and Asagwara Sexual assault survivors will now be able to see a sexual assault nurse examiner and receive wraparound supports at Klinic Community Health or Ka Ni Kanichihk through a partnership creating the Sexual Assault and...
January 12, 2024
Former AMC official named special adviser on MMIWG2S+ in Manitoba
Cora Morgan will help prepare Manitoba’s strategy to deal with missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people Cora Morgan is the new provincial adviser on Indigenous women’s issues and secretary to the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people and gender-based violence cabinet committee. Photo: APTN file APTN News: The Manitoba...
January 9, 2024
Manitoba Government Works to Keep Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Manitobans Safe with Appointment of Special Advisor
Cora Morgan also Named Secretary to Gender-Based Violence Committee of Cabinet: Fontaine NationTalk: The Manitoba government is announcing the appointment of Cora Morgan as the special advisor on Indigenous women’s issues and secretary to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Peoples and Gender-Based Violence Committee of Cabinet, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, minister...
December 14, 2023
Manitoba RCMP, Indigenous leaders team up to identify 10 ways to address gender-based violence
Part of push to implement recommendations in final report from National Inquiry into MMIWG CBC Indigenous: Indigenous groups and Manitoba RCMP are partnering to implement some recommendations in the final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Police and representatives from various First Nations, Inuit and Metis groups say...
July 25, 2023
Manitoba Government Receives $22.3 Million in Funding Through The National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
Strengthening Social Infrastructure, Improving Services to End Gender-Based Violence in Manitoba: Squires NationTalk: The Manitoba government, in partnership with the Government of Canada, is investing $22.3 million over four years to support the implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. The funding will enhance services for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and...
July 18, 2023
Manitoba Government Announces Additional $3.1 Million for Provincewide Integrated Missing Persons Response
Funding will Prioritize the Well-Being of Chronic Missing Persons, Provide a Co-ordinated Provincewide Inter-agency Response: Goertzen NationTalk: The Manitoba government is increasing its investment in dedicated police resources for the Manitoba Integrated Missing Persons Response with a $5.2-million commitment to prioritize the well-being of chronic missing people and provide a co-ordinated inter-agency response across Manitoba,...
May 23, 2023
Manitoba Government’s Gender Equity Manitoba Secretariat Will Co-ordinate Whole-of-Government Work on 2SLGBTQQIA+ Issues
by ahnationtalk on May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023 NationTalk: First Gender Equity Manitoba Grant will be Awarded to Pride Winnipeg to Support Permanent Staffing, Expand Pride Activities across Province In order to provide better co-ordinated services and support to the gender, sexual and relationship diverse community, the Manitoba government will be creating a new Gender Equity Manitoba...
March 20, 2023
Manitoba Government Announces $2.1 Million for Provincewide Integrated Missing Persons Response
NationTalk: Funding Part of Budget 2023’s $52-Million Violent Crime Strategy: Goertzen, Squires The Manitoba government is investing $2.1 million to fund dedicated police resources to establish a Manitoba Integrated Missing Persons Response. The investment will reduce the number of missing adults and children across the province and provide co-ordinated inter-agency supports to those that go...
March 16, 2023
Indigenous-led safe space for vulnerable women receives over $1.5M in funding from Manitoba government
Provincial funds will allow Winnipeg shelter to provide more support to exploited and abused women CBC News: Velma’s House, an Indigenous-led safe space for women and gender-diverse people at risk of violence and exploitation, will get over $1.5 million in new funding, the provincial government announced Thursday. The operating funds for the Ka Ni Kanichihk...
February 7, 2023
Federal government announces $500K for feasibility study of Winnipeg-area landfill search
Dollar amount ‘really only the beginning’ in process to locate women’s remains, victim’s daughter says WARNING: This story contains distressing details. CBC News: The federal government says it will provide $500,000 to determine whether it’s possible to recover human remains from a landfill near Winnipeg, after months of calls to search there for the bodies...
November 9, 2022
National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence a significant step towards gender equality
Pictou County, Nova Scotia – Women and Gender Equality Canada Living a life free from violence is a fundamental human right, but gender‑based violence (GBV) continues to be a significant barrier to achieving gender equality in Canada. It is one of the most pervasive, deadly, and deeply rooted human rights violations of our time. Federal,...
October 24, 2022
After decades of work by Indigenous community activists, Winnipeg is finally receiving funding for a 24/7 shelter
Canada’s National Observer: Winnipeg will finally establish a 24/7 shelter for Indigenous women and gender-diverse people thanks to funding from the federal Ministry of Indigenous Affairs. It’s a victory for community advocates who have been working for decades on the project. Velma’s House, as the shelter will be called, will be run by Ka Ni Kanichihk,...
October 17, 2022
Govt. of Canada announces $8.4M in funding for Ka Ni Kanichihk, Velma’s House, and other Indigenous women’s organizations in Manitoba
Indigenous Services Canada: Shelters provide protection, services and resources that enable women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people who have experienced gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence and exploitation, to have a safe space to turn and take steps to regain an independent and self-determined life. Supporting Indigenous-led 24/7 safe spaces, emergency shelters, and transition homes is an...
February 18, 2022
Taking action to address Pillar 4 of national plan to prevent gender-based violence
Pillar 4: National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence Taking action toward addressing Pillar 4 of the national plan was a central topic of discussion at the recent federal-provincial-territorial ministers’ meeting,” said Families Minister Rochelle Squires. The 39th Annual Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers responsible for the Status of Women was held virtually in December 2021....
October 8, 2021
Amendmenta to Bill 75, “The Path to Reconciliation Amendment Act”
The Manitoba government has introduced amendments to Bill 75, the Path to Reconciliation Amendment Act that would establish the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice as a key component of its approach to advancing truth and reconciliation in Manitoba. Under this legislation, Manitoba’s efforts are to be guided...
April 8, 2021
Budget 2021 investments
Budget 2021 included $815,000 to help support victims of crime in Manitoba, by increasing supports for family violence and families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls...
March 6, 2020
Re-organization of MMIWG Investigations
The Winnipeg Police Service will be consolidating its approach to MMIWG. The new model will see a coordination of resources from the Homicide Unit, the Counter Exploitation Unit, the Missing Persons Unit, and the Internet Child Exploitation Unit. These Units form part of the Investigations Branch of the WPS under the direction and oversight of...
August 24, 2018
The Clean Environment Commission Report
Included cases of sexual abuse, physical abuse and the RCMPs failure to take the complaints of Indigenous women seriously. These allegations highlight the past and present connections between the energy industry, policing, and the ongoing epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Canada. This is especially evident in resource heavy regions like Manitoba. NWAC calls...
August 30, 2016
Order-in-council provides federally appointed commissioners authority
Passed an order in council that provides the federally appointed commissioners the authority to examine the considerable work and analysis already completed in Manitoba and to examine matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of the province...
July 21, 2015
Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of MMIWG
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs releases “Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls”. Many of the recommendations made by families of MMIWG, Elders, youth and the MMIWG Coalition are consistent with those made by many reports over many years. The recommendations include: Supports – More supports...
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