National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The Government of Canada launched an independent national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is independent from the federal government.
To learn more about the inquiry, or find out how to participate in or work for the inquiry, please visit the inquiry's website.
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Services and information
What's new?
- Key Deliverables for the Inaugural Meeting of the North American Working Group on Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls, October 14, 2016
- Seeking input: Federal strategy on gender-based violence
- Watch a broadcast of the Government of Canada naming commissioners for National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, August 3, 2016
About the independent inquiry
Learn about the mandate, scope, timeframe and budget of the inquiry.
About the commissioners
Learn about the commissioners who will be leading the inquiry, how they were chosen and what they will do.
Terms of reference
Consult the terms of reference.
Pre-inquiry design process
Learn how victims' families, stakeholders and Canadians participated in the design of the inquiry, and find summaries of the design meetings.
Violence and abuse prevention programs
Find Government of Canada programs to help end violence against Indigenous women and girls.
Background on the inquiry
Find out why the Government of Canada committed to launching a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Government of Canada news
Find news releases, statements, videos and resources on the inquiry from the Government of Canada.
About the artist
This image is a reproduction of Plains Cree artist Ruth Cuthand's acrylic on canvas How Much Was Forgotten, from the collection of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Reproduced with the permission of Ruth Cuthand.
The use of red dresses to represent missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls was originated by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010. In her exhibit The REDress Project, Black displayed over one hundred red dresses around the University of Winnipeg campus to raise awareness about this issue. Today red dresses continue to be used across Canada as a representation of the Indigenous women and girls lost to violent crime and as a call for action to prevent future violence.