ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA CHIEFS SUPPORT MANITO AHBEE FESTIVALS COMMITMENT TO FAMILIES OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND

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Winnipeg, MB - August 21st, 2013 Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Derek Nepinak wishes to honour the contribution of the AMC-First Nations Womens Committee and Chair, Chief Francine Meeches, Swan Lake First Nation through their donation of $3,700.00 to the Manito Ahbee Festival 2013 as part of their continued work to honour the memory of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada.

The AMC-First Nations Womens Committee is taking a leadership role in working with the families of Missing and Murdered Women Indigenous and Girls (MMIW) and with the Coalition of our community service providers. The AMC- First Nations Womens Committee brings such ensuring all First Nations understand that this is not just a womens issue, but an issue that affects the lives of everyone involved.

issues to the AMC Executive Council of Chiefs and Chiefs-in-Assembly on a regular basis in

To further show his commitment in finding solutions to the MMIW epidemic and to re-instate personal donation of $3,000.00 to the Manito Ahbee Festival 2013.

his calls for National and Provincial Inquiries into MMIW, Grand Chief Derek Nepinak made a

The issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls should be of concern for all of us because we are losing many of the life givers from our nation at alarming rates with seemingly no answers as to why this is happening in a country that promotes itself as one of the safest and richest countries in the world. We must all do our part to find answers for the hundreds of hurting families and friends searching for their loved ones.

AMC wishes to a acknowledge the Manito Ahbee Festival for bringing new and wider public understanding of the issues surrounding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

through their four year commitment of connecting Miss Manito Ahbee and families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. For more information please contact: Sheila North Wilson 204-805-1759 Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs snorthwilson@manitobachiefs.com