New money for Indigenous youth, but little progress on calls for justiceÂ
AuthorShannon VanRaes
var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"New money for Indigenous youth, but little progress on calls for justice\u00a0. Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad , a non-profit organization dedicated to helping at-risk youth in Winnipeg, has received nearly $1 million in honour of Tina Fontaine. The money comes from both the federal and provincial governments and will support Tina\u2019s Safe Haven, a 24-hour youth drop-in centre. \u201cTina\u2019s life was cut short, but her legacy is enormous,\u201d said Manitoba\u2019s Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine .\u00a0 Tina Fontaine\u2019s 2014 murder was a catalyst for the MMIWG2S+ movement across Canada and contributed to the launch of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The inquiry issued 231 calls for justice, but fiv
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