MMIWG National Inquiry submitted their Final Report listing 231 individual Calls for Justice directed at governments, institutions, social service providers, industries and all Canadians. “Despite their different circumstances and backgrounds, all of the missing and murdered are connected by economic, social and political marginalization, racism, and misogyny woven into the fabric of Canadian society,” explained Chief Commissioner Marion Buller. “The hard truth is that we live in a country whose laws and institutions perpetuate violations of fundamental rights, amounting to a genocide against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people.” A permanent commitment to ending the genocide requires addressing the four pathways explored within this report, namely:

• historical, multigenerational, and intergenerational trauma;
• social and economic marginalization;
• maintaining the status quo and institutional lack of will; and
• ignoring the agency and expertise of Indigenous women, girls,
• and 2SLGBTQQIA people.

The National Inquiry’s Calls for Justice, presented as legal imperatives rather than optional recommendations, outline transformative actions in the areas of health, security, justice and culture including:

• Establishing a National Indigenous and Human Rights Ombudsperson and a National Indigenous and Human Rights Tribunal
• Developing and implementing a National Action Plan to ensure equitable access to employment, housing, education, safety, and health care
• Providing long-term funding for education programs and awareness campaigns related to violence prevention and combatting lateral violence
• Prohibiting the apprehension of children on the basis of poverty and cultural bias