Missing and murdered inquiry emboldens those to move forward: chairwoman
RICHMOND, B.C. — Some of those who have told their harrowing stories at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls have since redoubled that courage by taking their complaints to police, getting treatment, or reuniting with family, said the head of the inquiry.
Marion Buller said in an interview with The Canadian Press that the inquiry’s value is that respect is too great to be calculated.
“We are hearing on an individual basis wonderful healing and personal growth as a result of coming to the national inquiry,” she said Friday.
Nearly 100 people had registered to testify at the final set of public hearings being held in Metro Vancouver this week and as many as 300 statements were expected to be gathered, organizers said.