MONTREAL — The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution today calling for an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg.
Chiefs supported the bid by Betsy Kennedy of War Lake First Nation calling on Manitoba's lieutenant governor to establish a commission of inquiry and assess the police and provincial response to the case.
Jeremy Skibicki admitted to killing Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and an unidentified woman an Indigenous grassroots community refers to as Buffalo Woman. Countrywide protests were held over the case, which dates back to 2022, demanding that a landfill be searched for the remains of two of the victims — an effort set to begin this fall.
The resolution passed today says First Nations commissioners should be the ones to carry out the inquiry and evaluate those search efforts.This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2024.
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