Provincial Family Information Liaison Unit closer to reality
Earlier this week the inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls got underway with the lighting of a sacred fire and a feast in Whitehorse, Yukon.
The naming of the commissioners in September of 2016 coincided with an announcement regarding funding for provincial and territorial Family Information Liaison Units (FILU).
A FILU would allow families of murdered and missing Indigenous women to work directly with government agencies to collect information about their loved ones. The units are also designed to provide families with culturally-responsive and trauma-informed community based services.
Regina Treaty and Status Indian Services director Erica Beaudin said she recently had conversations with government officials about the future of FILU in Saskatchewan.