Date: Friday, September 8, 2023
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OTTAWA, Canada — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland visited Ottawa, Canada, this week to highlight the United States’ ongoing work with Canadian leadership to ensure that Indigenous and First Nations communities have the support and resources they need to prosper.
Secretary Haaland represented the United States during the fifth convening of the Trilateral Working Group (TWG) on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls, which was started by leaders from the United States, Canada and Mexico to address the high rates of violence against women and girls from Indigenous communities as a regional concern. Secretary Haaland’s remarks highlighted the importance of international collaboration to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples and human trafficking. The Interior Department is working with Tribal governments, law enforcement agencies, survivors, families of the missing, and all communities impacted to coordinate interagency and international collaboration to address this crisis.
“No country is more important for the Department of the Interior’s international work than Canada. The relationship we share is extensive and defined by our deep economic ties and shared cultural heritage,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “Our work on behalf of Indigenous...
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