QUEBEC NATIVE WOMEN RESPONDS TO THE OMBUDSMAN’S REPORT: INSUFFICIENT PROGRESS AND CONCERNING SETBACKS FOR INDIGENOUS WOMEN

Kahnawà:ke, November 7, 2025 – Quebec Native Women (QNW) receives with deep concern the alarming report from the Quebec Ombudsperson (Protecteur du citoyen) on the state of implementation of the Viens Commission’s Calls to Action. This report confirms what Indigenous women have been denouncing for years: despite some local initiatives, progress remains fragmented, underfunded, and too often disconnected from the realities on the ground.

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