Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-spirit+ People

Implementation Plan for Changing the Story to Upholding Dignity and Justice: Yukon's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ People Strategy

In June 2023, the Yukon Advisory Committee on MMIWG2S+ released the full implementation plan for the Yukon's Strategy on MMIWG2S+. 

This document identifies concrete objectives, milestones and implementation considerations, and proposes lead organizations for 32 action items.

Read the implementation plan.

Priority Action Items for the Yukon’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People Strategy

The Yukon Advisory Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People released this document in December 2022.

The document identifies concrete objectives, organizational leads, milestones and considerations for 12 priority action items that the Committee identified through the Strategy and 2022 Accountability Forum.

Read about the priority action items.

Supporting the Yukon's MMIWG2S+ Strategy: Key Actions from Government of Yukon

In May 2022, the Government of Yukon released this report. It highlights key actions the government has taken in support of Changing the Story to Upholding Dignity and Justice: Yukon’s MMIWG2S+ People Strategy.

Read the report. 

Yukon Advisory Committee on MMIWG2S+ priorities

In 2022, the Yukon Advisory Committee on MMIWG2S+ released this document. It identifies 10 priority action items for Changing the Story to Upholding Dignity and Justice: Yukon’s MMIWG2S+ People Strategy.

Read the report.

Changing the Story to Upholding Dignity and Justice: Yukon’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People Strategy

In 2020, the Yukon Advisory Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+) released a Yukon strategy on MMIWG2S+. The strategy is a response to Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

This strategy takes a whole-of-Yukon approach to addressing violence against Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit+ people in the territory.

The Yukon Advisory Committee on MMIWG2S+ has 3 co-chairs, each representing one of the following: the Government of Yukon, Yukon First Nations and Yukon Indigenous women's organizations.

Read Yukon’s MMIWG2S+ strategy.

Background

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

In June 2019, the National Inquiry released Reclaiming Power and Place; The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Final Report delivers 231 Calls for Justice directed at governments, institutions, social service providers, industries and all Canadians.

Read the final report.

Get support

Contact the Government of Yukon's Victim Services

Phone: 867-667-8500

Phone toll free in the Yukon: 1-800-661-0408, extension 8500

Whitehorse

In person: 301 Jarvis Street, 2nd floor
Phone: 867-667-8500
Toll free: 1-800-661-0408, extension 8500

Dawson 

In person: 813B 3rd Avenue
Phone: 867-993-5831

Watson Lake

In person: 820 Adela Trail
Phone: 867-536-2541

National crisis phone line

This 24-hour crisis phone line is available to provide support for anyone who requires assistance. It's free of charge.

Phone toll free: 1-844-413-6649