Family Gathering 2022 – Summary Report

This report provides a summary of a virtual gathering that was hosted by the Women’s Initiatives sector, Chiefs of Ontario secretariat, on January 23 – 28, 2022. The Ontario First Nations Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit/Gender Diverse (MMIWG2S) Family Gathering was mandated in 2018 by a resolution of the Ontario Chiefs in Assembly. Resolution 39/18 directed the First Nations Women’s Council to seek resources and to organize a third gathering for family members and survivors from Ontario First Nation communities, following two earlier gatherings which coincided with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (2016-19).

The third gathering for Ontario First Nations families was postponed due to a lack of funding and subsequent restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Further to the National Inquiry, Indigenous groups and governments from across Canada jointly developed the MMIWG 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People (released in June 2021). Ontario First Nations families and survivors gave input and advice into the National Action Plan through engagement sessions in May and June 2021, with support from the Assembly of First Nations.

Download the report here: Family Gathering - Summary Report 2022