Day 2: MMIWG national inquiry hearings continue in Yellowknife

Wednesday markedthe second day ofnational inquiry hearings into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Yellowknife.

Families from across the N.W.T. gatheredat theChateau Nova hotel in Yellowknife to testify.

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Public hearings run untilThursday,starting at 9a.m. MT each day.

Ateam of victim services workers will be on site during the hearings to provide emotional support to those who need it.

On Tuesday,theMeyerfamilygave the first public testimony.

"Keep after the doctors and the psychologists," said Kathy Meyer. Kathy's daughterAngela Meyer disappeared on Nov. 27, 2010 from Yellowknife.

"There was not a lot of help for Angela when she was a teen ... And I don't think there still is," said Kathy, calling for more mental health and addictions support in the territory.

It was followed bytheSemmlerfamilyand thenformer DeneNational Chief NoelineVillebrun gave hertestimony.

Follow our coverage onMMIWG Yellowknife:

• Day 1
  • Angela Meyer's familycalls for mental health support,remembers 'a very loving girl'
  • MMIWG national inquiry hearings begin in Yellowknife
• Stories
  • 'My mother didn't die for nothing,' says Inuvik woman ahead of Yellowknife MMIWG inquiry
  • Nearly 4 years on, a grieving mother prepares to tell her story again
• Opening Ceremony
  • Here's what you need to know about MMIWG Yellowknife

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