Yukoners are hoping for change in their communities to come out of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, says Jeanie Dendys, Yukon's minister responsible for the Women's Directorate. Commissioners and directors with the inquiry were in Whitehorse for several days this week laying the groundwork for the hearing in the city on May 29. She said Yukoners welcome it because they want a better life for those affected by violence. 'That's what needs to change'"We in the North have three to four times higher rates of violence against women in general, three to four times higher rates of violence against Indigenous women," said Dendys. "It's giving us a chance to start the inquiry in a way that will build a really strong foundation going forward," said Dendys.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2017 12:31 UTC