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Ottawa, ON, February 12, 2020 – The President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) Lorraine Whitman today acknowledged her disappointment regarding recent events in Wet'suwet'en Nation traditional territory in Northern B.C.
“The honouring of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is an essential matter of reconciliation,” she said.
More disappointing still is the federal government’s lack of progress in implementing the 231 Calls for Justice contained in the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. President Whitman urged all levels of government to take swift action to fully implement the Inquiry’s 231 Calls for Justice.
On February 10, 2020, three women were arrested while holding a ceremony to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in the Unist’ot’en Camp. During the arrests, the red dresses that were hung from the trees to symbolize those lost were removed by the RCMP .
"Indigenous women across Canada must have their voices heard. Implementing the Inquiry’s Calls for Justice is a meaningful step toward reconciliation between Canada and Indigenous peoples, and in particular Indigenous women and girls,” President Whitman added.
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The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is a National Indigenous Organization representing the political voice of Indigenous women, girls, transgender, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people in Canada, inclusive of First Nations on and off reserve, status and non-status, disenfranchised, Métis and Inuit. An aggregate of Indigenous women’s organizations from across the country, NWAC was founded on the collective goal to enhance, promote and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well-being of Indigenous women within their respective communities and Canada societies.
À propos de l'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada
L'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC) est une organisation autochtone nationale qui représente la voix politique des femmes, des filles, des transgenres, des bispirituels et des personnes de sexe différent au Canada, y compris les membres des Premières nations vivant dans les réserves et hors réserve, les Indiens inscrits et non inscrits, les personnes privées de leurs droits, les Métis et les Inuits. Regroupant des organisations de femmes autochtones de tout le pays, l'AFAC a été fondée dans le but collectif d'améliorer, de promouvoir et de favoriser le bien-être social, économique, culturel et politique des femmes autochtones au sein de leurs communautés respectives et des sociétés canadiennes.
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