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British Columbia First Nations leaders demand end to sex discrimination and violence against women
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Secretary-Treasurer, Chief Marilyn Slett...
Giovanni Torre 6 May 2026
Union of BC Indian Chiefs honours their first female VP, celebrates First Nations women in leadership
In February 2026, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs elected Chief Coun...
Giovanni Torre 9 Mar 2026
Man charged with murder of Indigenous woman in Adelaide
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this report c...
Giovanni Torre 15 Dec 2025
British Columbia Indigenous leaders urge authorities to take action on gender-based violence and declare epidemic
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs marked the UN International Day for...
Giovanni Torre 26 Nov 2025
One year on from a landmark inquiry, more action is needed on missing and murdered Indigenous women and children
A year after a landmark Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations w...
Dechlan Brennan 26 Aug 2025
Fourth victim of Winnipeg killer who targeted Indigenous women identified

​The Winnipeg Police Service has confirmed that Ashlee Shingoose, a 30-year-old woman from St. Theresa Point First Nation, is the fourth victim of convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 28, 2025
Man charged with murder after death of young Indigenous woman

This article contains the name of someone who has died. A man has been charged with murder with reckless indifference following the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old woman in Toowoomba on Wednesday.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Mar 2, 2025
'Potential human remains' found in search for missing Canadian First Nations women

The government of Manitoba province, Canada, reported "potential human remains" had been discovered in a landfill on Wednesday during a search for two missing First Nations women.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 27, 2025
"National shame" - horrific violence against women in the NT

"It cannot be normal that men hurt us women."Edna's grief ricocheted through the coroner's court, as the long-running inquest into the death of her sister Negygo Ragurrk and three other women who were...

Peak pody calls for "clarity and commitment" on federal response to missing and murdered Indigenous women and children inquiry

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence say "critical questions" remain unanswered in the federal government's response to the Senate Inquiry on Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Ch...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 27, 2024
Urgent call for systemic change to address violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

The latest findings from the National Community Attitudes towards Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS) underscore an urgent need for systems-level change to address systemic racism and improve the saf...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 12, 2024
Canadian First Nations take battle against "legislated extinction" to the UN

Members of the Indian Act Sex Discrimination Working Group are attending the 89th session of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Geneva, Switzerland this...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2024
First Nations star D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai makes powerful statement at Emmy Awards

Oji-Cree actor D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai wore a red painted hand print on his face at the Emmy Awards on Sunday to draw attention to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 16, 2024
Tribal leadership vital in campaign to end violence against women and children in South Dakota

For 45 years the White Buffalo Calf Women's Society has served vulnerable women and children in South Dakota. The Society, a 5013 C non-profit programme, is located in south central South Dakota and w...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 13, 2023
Former senior cop urges Canadian authorities to search for missing First Nations women

A former deputy police chief who led a successful search for human remains in landfill has thrown his support behind the families of missing First Nations women who are calling for a similar search in...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 21, 2023
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