Native group sponsors vigils to underline plight of aboriginal women (The Canadian Press)

Native group sponsors vigils to underline plight of aboriginal women

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By Sue Bailey, The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – More than 30 vigils were held Thursday across the country to denounce a continuing epidemic of violence against aboriginal women.

Beverley Jacobs of the Native Women’s Association of Canada urged governments and police forces to craft national strategies as the ranks of the murdered and missing continue to grow. “Innocent women are being stolen from us every week as families are shattered and friendships lost,” Jacobs told a news conference on Parliament Hill.

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