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“This is a national shame and is also dangerous. Each day of inaction in this area leads directly to the tragic loss of human life and further violence.”
The native women's group says the feds have made little progress in the past year on its plan to end violence against Indigenous women.
A year into a national action plan to end violence against Indigenous women, advocates say little has been done and more accountability is needed from the federal government.
A report card from an organization representing the political voices of Indigenous women concluded that ‘little progress’ has been made in the federal government’s national action plan to address violence, racism and disproportionate deaths of Indigenous women and girls.
Joan Winning keeps a copy of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls final report on her bookshelf, to remind her of the promises the government made to the families who shared their stories.