
The UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples has joined native groups, all the provincial premiers, Canada’s opposition parties, and various UN countries in their call for a national inquiry into the disturbingly high number of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada. In his report released Monday, James Anaya called government initiatives to address the problems faced by native people “insufficient” at all levels. He pointed out that “the well-being gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada has not narrowed over the last several years, treaty and aboriginals claims remain persistently unresolved, indigenous women and girls remain vulnerable to abuse, and overall there appear to be high levels of distrust among indigenous peoples toward the government.”
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