The federal government says it's making progress on a pilot program for an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl is missing.
Family and supporters paint a red dress as they gather to protest all levels of governments' lack of action in funding a search of Winnipeg's landfills for missing Indigenous women at Portage and Main in Winnipeg, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
The federal government says it’s making progress on a pilot program for an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl is missing.It would be similar to Amber Alerts, which are used when a child is abducted, and the aim is to eventually make it countrywide. Gary Anandasangaree, the federal minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations, says a Manitoba Indigenous group has been selected to lead the pilot, which was first announced in May.
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