‘Still ongoing’: Montreal rally raises awareness about crisis affecting Indigenous communities
The report concluded that human rights violations are the root cause behind the staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women.Organizers of Tuesday’s rally said they hope to draw attention to the ongoing crisis.
“People need to know that missing and murdered Indigenous women and Two-Spirit girls is still ongoing,” said Nakuset, executive director of the Montreal Native Women’s Shelter. She pointed to the deaths of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg and and how the families of those women are waiting for answers.While Nakuset said everyone must take action to implement solutions, the burden often falls on front-line organizations.Nakuset said she’d like the federal government to do more, especially when it comes to implementing the 231 Calls to Justice stemming from the National Inquiry’s final report.
“If they were to apply some of these Calls to Justice it would be easier for Indigenous women to just live freely and be protected,” Nakuset said. “I would like to see an action plan as to when they are going to implement it.”
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