In honor of this being the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Day

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I wanted to draw attention to those women and girls who often go unnoticed and, sadly, all too often remain unsolved murders. They are also, often, either survivors of the notorious residential schools or children of survivors. This travesty goes beyond borders as did the residential schools. Here is some information from a Canadian perspective:

Canada's history with regard to Canadian Indigenous Peoples has been atrocious and still needs much work to address the wrongs committed.

In 2008 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established as part of a legal settlement, the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, between Survivors, the Government of Canada, the Assembly of First Nations and Inuit representatives, and the church bodies that ran residential schools.

The Commission finished it's work and issued it's report in 2015 with 94 calls to action. How many of those actions have been addressed and to what degree remains an open question, imo.

We still have a very, very long way to go but I am thankful for the Commission and it's Calls to Action.

For those interested, here is a link to the 94 Calls to Action in the Report (PDF):

https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf