Day 2: MMIWG national inquiry hearings continue in Yellowknife

Wednesday marked the second day of national inquiry hearings into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Yellowknife.

Families from across the N.W.T. gathered at the Chateau Nova hotel in Yellowknife to testify.

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

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

On Tuesday, the Meyer family gave the first public testimony.

"Keep after the doctors and the psychologists," said Kathy Meyer. Kathy's daughter Angela 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 by the Semmler family and then former Dene National Chief Noeline Villebrun gave her testimony.

Follow our coverage on MMIWG Yellowknife:

• Day 1 
  • ​Angela Meyer's family calls 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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