NWAC works on a variety of issues such as employment, labour and business, health, violence prevention and safety, justice and human rights, environment, early learning childcare and international affairs.

The aim of Sisters in Spirit is to drive research and raise awareness on the issue of violence and victimization against Aboriginal women in Canada.

[9] From 2005 to 2010, Sisters in Spirit documented 582 cases of missing and/or murdered Indigenous women and girls over a span of twenty years.

[10] The purpose of the Sisters in Spirit Vigils is to both provide support to the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and to raise awareness of the nationwide issue.

The movement began in 2006 when Bridget Tolley asked that a vigil be held on the steps of Parliament Hill to honour her mother, Gladys, who was killed in 2001 in Maniwaki, Quebec, and over 500 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada.

The NWAC Community Resource Guide outlines the importance of involvement from men, youth, and even the media at the vigils, and to also respect the protocol of the territory it is to take place on.

The purpose of the Sisters in Spirit's vigils is to both provide support to the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and to raise awareness of the nationwide issue.

The movement began in 2006 when Bridget Tolley asked that a vigil be held on the steps of Parliament Hill to honour her mother, Gladys, who was killed in 2001 in Maniwaki, Quebec and over 500 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada.

The NWAC Community Resource Guide outlines the importance of involvement from men, youth, and even the media at the vigils, and to also respect the protocol of the territory it is to take place on.

NWAC released the first report card in December 2016 stating that National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls do not have fully functional body since it is created in September 2016.

The report also states that "it is unclear what opportunities are available and whether all families that wish to will be able to share their experiences"[15] On its website, NWAC also provides fact sheets with statistics and research on different themes of the issue, such as root causes of violence against Indigenous women.

[18] Since voicing concerns for staff, Francyne Joe, NWAC's president, was suspended and subsequently replaced by Lorraine Whitman.