Media Advisory - National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to release Interim Report: November 01, 2017 11:30 a.m. ET

OTTAWA, Oct. 31, 2017 /CNW/ - The Commissioners of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (NI-MMIWG), will release the National Inquiry's Interim Report at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario. Chief Commissioner Marion Buller and Commissioner Brian Eyolfson, will be in Ottawa and Commissioners Michèle Audette and Qajaq Robinson will participate from Membertou, Nova Scotia, via video conference.

A copy of the Interim Report can be downloaded at National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on November 1 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

When:	Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 11:30 am ET (Ottawa)
Where:	Lady Elgin Room, The Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin St, Ottawa
Who:	Marion Buller, Chief Commissioner NI-MMIWG, Brian Eyolfson, Commissioner NI-MMIWG – in Ottawa
	NI-MMIWG Commissioners Michèle Audette and Qajaq Robinson – via video link to Ottawa
What:	Release of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Interim Report

Media are invited to attend the press conference in Ottawa or to call in with questions. Please email [email protected] to register to attend and, if participating remotely, to request an access code for the conference call. Journalists must represent a recognized media outlet. A live feed of the press conference in Ottawa will be made available through the National Inquiry MMIWG Facebook page.

About the NI-MMIWG

In response to calls for action from Indigenous families, communities and organizations, as well as non-governmental and international organizations, the Government of Canada launched an independent National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in September 2016.

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is conducted independently from federal, provincial and territorial governments. The Commissioners' mandate is to examine and report on the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada by looking at patterns and underlying factors. Under the terms of the mandate, an Interim Report was required by November 1, 2017.

For media registration or to request an interview with the Commissioners please contact:        

Emily Walsh, Bluesky Strategy Group [email protected]              

SOURCE Commission of Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Girls

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, [email protected]