Mother of missing Danita Faith Bigeagle has serious concerns about MMIWG inquiry:
Diane Bigeagle says she hasn’t been very impressed with the national Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Today, Bigeagle, along with many Indigenous families and organizations across the country, signed an open letter stating that the inquiry “is in serious trouble” and needs to “fundamentally shift its approach.”
“We’re all frustrated,” said Bigeagle. “It’s going too slow.”
Earlier this month, an inquiry spokesperson told reporters that the commission wouldn’t hold hearings this summer because families would be hunting or travelling during that time. The delay is only one of many problems families have had with the process.
“How many of us that have missing and murdered people are going to go trapping and hunting?” she said. “I found that so ridiculous.”
Bigeagle’s daughter, Danita Faith, has been missing since 2007. After her disappearance, her mother has become an outspoken advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women.