Indigenous leaders want greater role for Manitoba in MMIW inquiry
WINNIPEG — First Nations leaders in Manitoba want a greater say in the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Sheila North Wilson, grand chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, which represents First Nations communities across northern Manitoba, says improvements in the way the inquiry communicates with families are badly needed.
The MKO and other Indigenous groups are calling for a regional sub-commission for Manitoba that would involve families and survivors.
Earlier this week, chief commissioner Marion Buller said government bureaucracy is smothering the inquiry’s ability to do its work on time.