The chief commissioner of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada says it could be a while before the panel will have much to reveal about its work. "We're going to go carefully and respectfully, so don't expect to hear from us right away," Marion Buller told CBC Power & Politics host Rosemary Barton on the eve of the inquiry's start. The murdered and missing Indigenous women inquiry is headed by five commissioners, from left to right: Buller, Qajaq Robinson, Marilyn Poitras, Michele Audette and Brian Eyolfson. They've been waiting to hear what the inquiry will look like and what its first steps will be. Elder Claudette Commanda passes a birch bark basket containing stories of victims and families and cultural items to Judge Marion Buller at the formal announcement of the MMIW inquiry.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2016 20:01 UTC