Utoo Radio with Other News Sources - September 18, 2024 - After an emergency debate in Parliament about the killings of six First Nations people by police over a two-week span, an NDP MP has called for the government to take action.

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout believes that the time for talking is over, and the government must implement the MMIWG and TRC calls for justice.

The final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in 2019 made 231 calls for justice to address the root causes of violence against Indigenous women and girls.

Just two of those calls have been completed.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its report in 2015, and 18 of its 94 calls to action were on justice.

The Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak demanded police accountability and an independent investigation of each death.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasagaree is outraged by the deaths and is working on improving First Nations access to healthcare, clean water, and addressing systemic racism.