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Addressing hundreds of aboriginal chiefs gathered at AFN Assembly on Tuesday, 16-year-old Rinelle Harper urged all leaders to continue pushing for a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. The young victim was assaulted and left for dead on a river bank in Winnipeg last month. She emphasized on a personal message: It’s time for love and forgiveness.
Hundreds of chiefs from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) listened her say that “my name is Rinelle Harper. I am a high school student at Southeast Collegiate.” She said that “I’m here to talk about an end to violence against young women. I am happy to be here today to provide you with a few words on behalf of my family.” Harper was joined on the stage by her parents, Caesar and Julie, and her sister, Rayne, as she urged that “I understand that conversations have been happening all across the country about ending violence against indigenous women and girls. But I want to continue on with my life and I am thankful I will be able to go back to school to see my friends and be with my family.”
The teen acknowledged that some people have visited her since the attack and shared their “stories of healing.” But she alleged that “I ask that everyone here remembers a few simple words: Love, kindness, respect and forgiveness,” adding that “as a survivor, I respectfully challenge you all to call for a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.”
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