Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya urged an end to talk, and called for action Friday at a press conference addressing the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' (MMIWG).

Following the 231 recommendations the Inquiry released Monday, Yakeleya called for concrete, measurable steps from territorial and federal government on its proposals. "Enough talk, let's see some action," he said.

The extensive recommendations include long-term violence prevention support, and a raft of proposals addressing housing, transit, food, a universal livable income, and women's shelter funding. They were categorized as calls for governments; calls for industries, institutions, services and partnerships; Inuit, Metis and 2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice; and calls for all Canadians.

The issue is in "the same category as residential schools, (and) the Sixties Scoop," Yakeleya said. However, he added, the length and detail of the report meant a more detailed response would be "premature."

Yakeleya said meetings with the Assembly of First Nations, and Denedeh chiefs were also still needed.

He said institutional inaction, as seen in the treatment of Royal Commission of Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), had to be avoided and that the MMIWG should be at the forefront of upcoming elections. He advised to hold the feet of candidates and parties SA国际影视传媒渢o the fireSA国际影视传媒� and ask how they plan to turn the inquiry's recommendations into policy, while working with the families, the Dene, the Inuit, the Inuvialuit, and the Metis.

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Crediting the federal government for initiating the inquiry, he said accountability will be key as territorial and federal elections take place this October.

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