The Yukon Advisory Committee on MMIWG2S+ shared a document outlining 12 “priority action items” following a ceremony in Carcross Tuesday morning. They stem from the Yukon’s larger MMIWG2S+ strategy, released in December 2020 in response to the final report of the National Inquiry a year prior.
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Priorities include earmarking more funding for community safety programs at Kwanlin Dün, as well as across the territory and establishing a trust fund for families and survivors. Ensuring that mines and major infrastructure projects implement zero tolerance policies toward all forms of racism and violence is another goal.