In 1996, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was released, with sections bringing strong attention to the high levels of violence against indigenous women, the unequal treatment and imbalance of power. The report also concluding: “The main policy direction, pursued for more than 150 years, first by colonial then by Canadian governments, has been wrong.”
October 2004, Amnesty International releases Stolen Sisters reports on stories of missing and murdered Indigenous Women over 30 years, with inquiries into stories dating back to 1971.
In 2012, The Robert Pickton Case in British Columbia sparked 'Forsaken: The Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Executive Summary' which was four volumes documenting the indigenous women whom died because of this man.
Throughout 2012, media attention exploded on First Nations issues as the Idle No More, a grassroots movement, sparked protests the country against Stephen Harper’s Bill C-45, among other culminating issues with legislation, including violence against women.
In 2013, The RCMP release report on missing and murdered indigenous women that publicly released their statistics and records of missing women dating back to the 1950. It is also known, however, that many cases go unreported or undocumented.
In 2013, Human Rights Watch also released an 89-page report on the B.C RCMP abuse of indigenous women called for a National Inquiry
In July, 2014, The United Nations issued a special report, consolidating the crisis in Canada with missing women and highlighting 29 official inquires with 500 recommendations for action have been put forward since 1996.
In 2014 Media attention was given to the brutal and graphic murder of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine in Winnipeg, bringing more attention to the crisis with missing and murdered indigenous women. This renewed calls to the government for an inquiry into Canada's missing and murdered aboriginal women. After Justice Minister Peter MacKay rejected calls for an inquiry, The Canadian Human Rights Commission added its voice to the crowd. "Tina must not disappear into the oblivion of statistics: almost 1,200 missing and murdered aboriginal women over the past three decades," acting chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission David Langtry told the CBC.
2015 Angus Reid Poll released right before the roundtable discussions found that three-quarters of Canadians think missing and murdered indigenous women this is an urgent issue, despite the conservative government consistently stating it is “Not a high priority, to be honest.”
In February 2015, Aboriginal and non-aboriginal people across the country marched for the 25th year to honour the lives of the missing and murdered women across the country.
