Organizers behind the protest in Montreal say all levels of government have failed to implement the recommendations from a 2019 national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, which declared the matter a crisis. That inquiry concluded that “persistent and deliberate” human rights violations are to blame for the high rates of violence faced by Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. She said sex trafficking is a major issue among unhoused Inuit and other Indigenous women in the city. Hotels for medical patients and Montreal’s airports and bus terminals are also areas where Indigenous women are sought ought, she added. Native Nam, an author an artist from Kitigan Zibi in Quebec’s Outaouais region, said she believes the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women reported by the authorities doesn’t match reality.