Archive - Oct 30, 2010

Resources towards addressing missing and murdered Aboriginal women across Canada

Press Release

Native Women's Association of Canada supports new funding for missing and murdered Aboriginal women

Ottawa, ON (October 29, 2010) – Today has marked the much anticipated announcement of $10 million in federal funding dedicated to addressing missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. Minister of State (Status of Women), Rona Ambrose, was joined by Elizabeth Bastien of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, Police Chief Jim Chu of the Vancouver Police Department, and others to make the announcement in Vancouver, BC.