Indigenous women and girls are three times more likely to experience violence than non-indigenous women and six times more likely to be murdered. Although the national inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women won’t investigate cases police previously examined, it will look at broader factors that put indigenous women and girls at such great risk. The Moose Hide Campaign was created by a young First Nations girl named Raven Lacerte and her father, Paul, in British Columbia. The inquiry into the crisis of murdered and missing indigenous women and girls is long overdue and is a testament to the hard work and leadership of indigenous women and communities who have spent decades calling for an inquiry. We must also take personal action to end violence by participating in initiatives like the Moose Hide Campaign, which bring people together to promote healing.

Source: thestar October 04, 2016 10:07 UTC