Caroline Burns was 52 years old when she disappeared on Jan. 2, 1973. She was last seen in the early morning leaving her home in Molanosa, Sask, a small, isolated community about 70 kilometers south of La Ronge. Extensive searches of the area at the time found no trace of her.

Cecilia Nikal was 15-years-old and new to Vancouver when she vanished. She arrived in the city on Aug. 1, 1989, to visit her mother, but she soon left home to live on the streets. Her mom says she saw her daughter for the last time in October 1989. Another family member reported Cecilia moved to Vancouver Island, but that was never confirmed. Cecilia’s cousin, Delphine Nikal, vanished near Smithers, British Columbia on June 13, 1990.

Cherisse Diane Marie Houle, 17, had plans to change her lifestyle to raise her 18-month-old son in a healthy environment. She was reported missing on May 25, 2009. Her body was found by a construction crew working near Sturgeon Creek in Rodder, Man., on July 1, 2009. Project Devote, a task force dedicated to investigating missing and murdered persons cases in Manitoba, took over Houle’s case. Her family gathered at the steps of the Manitoba Legislature to ask the new provincial government for support, in 2016. In October 2017, the Houle family spoke at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls inquiry in Winnipeg.

Cheryl Duck, 15, was killed and left face-down in a field behind a residential area in Winnipeg’s Maples subdivision. Media reports from the time say she was assaulted and left to freeze to death. Her body was found on Dec. 5, 1987. The Winnipeg Police Service’s Project Devote is investigating her death, which is considered a homicide and remains open and unsolved.

Cheryl Johnson, 23, was found drowned in Sydney Harbour in May 2001 after a night out at the bar with her friends. She was from Eskasoni First Nation in Nova Scotia. Local police closed the investigation after two days, when they determined no foul play was involved in Cheryl’s death. Her grandmother spoke to the media at the time, saying the case was closed too quickly. Cheryl’s sisters still maintain that someone was involved in her death.

Cheryl Lynn Black, also known as Cheryl Ford, was killed when she was 46. She was found in a burning dumpster in Old Strathcona, Alberta, in 2004. Police believe that fire was set deliberately, and that 46-year-old Black was alive at the time. Black was from Siksika First Nation. The Edmonton Police issued a $40,000 reward.

Cheyenne Santana Marie Fox, 20, was found lifeless at the bottom of a Toronto highrise on April 25, 2013. She fell from the 24th floor. Toronto police determined there was no evidence of criminal activity in her death, but her case remains open. Her father, John Fox Sr., strongly believes she was murdered. There were three 911 calls in the hours preceding her death, though police did not respond. Her father is currently suing the Toronto Police Service, the Attorney General of Canada and two individuals for $14 million, alleging they breached the applicable standard of care in her case.

Christina Littlejohn was reported missing in 1976 by members of the Roseau River Reserve in Manitoba, eight years after she was last seen. The investigation was ongoing for several years, without success. Eventually, officers found out Littlejohn and her common-law husband had visited several homes on Roseau River Reserve on the day of her disappearance. After they left the last house, they were seen walking into the woods together. Littlejohn, who was 27 at the time, and has not been seen since.

Christine Cardinal, 22, of Saddle Lake, Alta., was last seen on Oct. 13, 2016, walking north from the Bison Auto gas station in the community. In May 2018, Christine’s remains were found in Saddle Lake. RCMP do not suspect foul play in her death, but are waiting for an exact cause of death.

Cindy Gladue, 36, was a mother of three children. On June 22, 2011, she was found dead in an Edmonton hotel room. She had bled to death from an 11 centimeter wound to her vagina. On March 18, 2015 a jury found Bradley Barton not guilty of first-degree murder. In June 2017, the Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned Barton’s acquittal and ordered a new trial. The appeal court decision said there were flaws in the way the jury was instructed to consider sexual assault offences and the laws relating to consent. Barton’s lawyer appealed, saying the appeal court’s ruling is flawed. In March 2018, it was announced that the Supreme Court will review the order for a new trial.

Claudette Priscilla June Osborne-Tyo was a 21-year-old mother of four when she vanished from Selkirk Avenue and King Street in Winnipeg on July 25, 2008. Project Devote is investigating the missing persons case. Bernadette Smith, Osborne’s sister, speaks to officers once a month, but the family has learned no new information since 2010, when the Winnipeg Police Service was handling the case.

Christine West is remembered as a strong sister and daughter. She performed traditional drumming as a member of the Khast’an Drummers. Christin West was found in her apartment on August 7, 2021 after her family reported her missing. Her sister, Nicole, told the Prince George Citizen that West recently had a phone stolen and was being stalked — but the police didn’t care and didn’t believe her. “My beautiful sister Christin. She was taken from us far too soon. She had a huge life to live…She was a good person. A good soul. She did not deserve to be taken from us and we need to start banding together and protecting our sisters. We are going to keep losing them if this keeps happening.” – Nicole (Sister), Prince George Citizen Family, friends, and community members walked to mourn West along a route from the RCMP detachment to her apartment. People carried signs with the messages “Justice for Christin” and “Indigenous Lives Matter.” The Khast’an Drummers drummed and sang in her honour. The march closed with the Women’s Warrior Song.