LFMO Expresses Deep Concern About the Accuracy of the Federal Pathway Annual Progress Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
Press Release
June 3, 2026
The Government of Canada has released its Fifth annual report on actions related to the Calls to Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (MMIWG2S+) people. The report unilaterally fails to demonstrate any evidence that Métis women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people are safer, regardless of where they live.
June 3, 2026 marks the seventh anniversary of the release of the National Inquiry final report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. Too few Calls for Justice have been meaningfully implemented. Despite repeated commitments, the pace and scale of action have not matched the urgency of this crisis. Canada’s overall response remains inadequate and has failed to deliver the systemic change that Métis women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, families, and communities were promised.
The Federal Pathway Annual Progress Report tells a biased account of mostly indirect actions attributed to combatting MMIWG2S+ that may have existed prior to the National Inquiry and the development of the federal action plan. Some funding amounts are listed but there is no indication whether the funding existed prior to the National Inquiry and if the funding is ongoing or how the funded activities contribute to ending the genocide.
“The measure of progress is not done by cataloguing all programs related to Indigenous people or listing funding amounts,” said Melanie Omeniho, President of LFMO. “Progress can only be measured by a demonstrated change that Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people are safer today than they were seven years ago when the National Inquiry report was released.”
Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak has been advocating continuously for a fulsome data and research strategy related to MMIWG2S+. Without a data strategy, there is no tracking mechanism to show meaningful systemic change. The lack of distinctions-based data continues to make it challenging to see the full picture of the violence affecting Métis women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.
“Despite limited resources, LFMO continues to document MMIWG2S+ cases affecting Métis people,” Omeniho added. “Métis families and survivors deserve the respect to have their stories documented, told accurately and through their Métis lens. We have seen many generations living through the trauma and having to retell their stories.”
While some progress has been made, federal efforts continue to fall short of the commitments outlined in LFMO’s 62 Calls for Miskotahâ (Change), as well as the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry. Métis women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people continue to face barriers while organizations delivering services, conducting research, and advancing advocacy and policy work remain under-resourced. Without sustained action to address the root causes of violence, meaningful and lasting change will remain out of reach.
About Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO)
Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak is the national voice of Métis women, advocating for their rights, safety, well-being, and leadership across the Métis
Motherland. LFMO ensures that Métis women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people are represented in
decision-making spaces and that their voices guide the policies and initiatives that affect their lives.
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