Josiah Begg’s Mother Speaks About Her Missing Son
Press Release Incident Date: Monday, May 15, 2017 – 21:15 Incident Number: P17038800 Location: Thunder Bay Date Published: 2017-05-15 Josiah Begg’s mother, Sunshine Winter, is attempting to reach out to…
Minister of Justice sets Yukon policing priorities for 2017–18
Press Release May 16, 2017 Yukon’s policing priorities have been set for 2017–18 as Minister of Justice Tracy-Anne McPhee has communicated six priorities, each with its own objectives, to…
NWAC Interim President Francyne D. Joe Introduces the 2nd Inquiry Into MMIWG Report Card
Press Release Dear Families, Communities, Stakeholders, and Commissioners, On behalf of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, I would like to present our second Report Card assessing the success of…
The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies asking for Coroner’s Inquest into the recent deaths of youth in residential care
Press Release TORONTO — The recent deaths of youth living in group homes in Ontario have deeply shaken the child welfare sector. We recognize our responsibility to take whatever action…
Statement from Family of Josiah Begg
Press Release May 12, 2017 THUNDER BAY, ON: Family members have issued the following statement regarding the disappearance of 14-year-old Josiah Begg, of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, who went missing in Thunder…
Research Article: An environmental scan of emergency response systems and services in remote First Nations communities in Northern Ontario
Press Release Background: Approximately 24,000 Ontarians live in remote Indigenous communities with no road access. These communities are a subset of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), a political grouping of 49…
Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth calls for Ontarians to recommit to better protecting and supporting all young people in and from care
Press Release Toronto, Ontario (May 14, 2017) – The Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth is calling on all Ontarians this Children and Youth in Care Day to reflect on…
NWAC Stresses the Importance of Reporting Sexual Harassment & Assault During SAPM
Press Release May 12, 2015 (Ottawa, ON) – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is observing Sexual Assault Prevention Month (SAPM) by voicing its support for the brave Indigenous…
QNW: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has postponed its regional consultations
Press Release Kahnawake, May 12, 2017 – Québec Native Women (QNW) wishes to react to the decision by the Commission of Inquiry to postpone the regional consultations and to redirect…
FSIN: Red Dress Day Raises Awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Press Release (Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatoon, SK) — The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Executive sends prayers of healing to the families and communities of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous…
