National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) expressed her support for all First Nations women, girls, and gender-diverse people affected by violence and called for the full implementation of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ 231 Calls for Justice.

“Today, we remember those we’ve lost to violence, like Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, Rebecca Contois, and Chantel Moore, and we stand with their families, friends, and communities,” said National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak. “These losses show the ongoing crisis and our need for justice.