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MEMENGWAA WIIDOODAAGEWIN - (BUTTERFLY PROJECT): - Honouring Eishia Hudson

19 Jun 2023

Following the introduction, RECOMMENDATION 1: The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth recommends that the the first section is a chronology of Eishia’s life based on our investigation into the Government of Manitoba provide the resources necessary for the development of a youth model provincial public services that were provided to her and her family from the start of the Alternative Response. [...] The purposes of this special report are:from being a stand-alone event, the death of Eishia was an extreme example in the ongoing pattern Eishia was 16 years old and the third Indigenous • To share Eishia’s story and the perspectives of those who knew and loved her; of anti-Indigenous racism and state-generated person killed by WPS in a span of 10 days. [...] Following Eishia’s death, This special report considers the full scope of provincial public services provided to Eishia and her a machine, regardless of who the driver is.” the Manitoba Advocate publicly committed to a family, from the start of her life to the time of her death. [...] Given this notice, and following the findings of the review and in accordance with subsection 23(1)(b)(iii) of the ACYA, the Acting Manitoba Advocate initiated an investigation (s.23(1) of the ACYA) and announced that the office would publish a special report (s.31(1) of the ACYA). [...] With guidance from the Knowledge Keeper and Elders Council at MACY, as part of the process and as a sign of our respect, we welcomed the Chief and Too Soon – three additional members of the Berens River First Nation Council to our office to explain the investigative process and to better understand the community context and history.

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