An Indigenous man is four times more likely to be a victim of homicide when compared to Indigenous women and seven times more likely than non-Indigenous males
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says he is “absolutely willing” to discuss with chiefs how to move forward on addressing the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys.
“We need to give them the same status as MMIWG,” said Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs at the special chiefs assembly April 5. According to numbers put forward by the resolution, in 2020 there were 201 Indigenous victims of homicide nationwide, with 81 per cent of those being Indigenous men.“We’ve overlooked the phenomenon of missing boys and that is something that needs to be acknowledged,” said Miller.“When I sit down with them and go through the list of some of the missing community members, some of them are boys and men,” said Miller.
Miller stressed the need to move forward on the issue in a way that kept survivors and families at the centre.
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