Story of Serenity
Serenity, 4, from a central First Nation community in Alberta, was known as an outgoing preschooler who adored the outdoors and food. On...
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Through the stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls (MMIWG2S) and children, we are able to gain perspective on the violence faced by the communities.
Generations of Canadians have gone through life unaware of residential schools, the historical and ongoing effects of the Indian Act, the significance of treaties, or the contributions of Indigenous Peoples to Canada's mosaic.
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Rhonda Running Bird
Running Bird is remembered as a loving daughter and mother from the Siksika Nation in Alberta. Growing up, she enjoyed traditional...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Marilyn Badger
Marilyn was 52 years old when she died on December 24th, 2006 in Edmonton, Alberta. She and her nephew had gotten into an altercation....
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Lori Kasprick
Lori Lee Kasprick was 14-years-old when she was last seen by her family in 1976. The family moved to Hilliard, about 90 kilometers east...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Lorilee Francis
Lorilee Mae Francis was 24 years old when she went missing in October 2007. Her family reported her missing in December of that year....
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Leanne Benwell
Leanne Benwell, 27, was living near Edmonton, Alta., at the time of her disappearance in 2007. Her body was found in a remote area three...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Leona Brule
Leona Brule would sew outfits and toys for her two-year-old niece Vanessa when she had a moment free. She was reported missing from...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Leslie Talley
Leslie Talley, from Dene Tha First Nation, was murdered when she was 29. On Jan. 6, 2010, police were called to the area of 151st Avenue...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Katie Ballantyne
Katie Sylvia Ballantyne was a 40-year-old mother of four when a friend reported her missing to the Edmonton Police Service on May 5,...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Krystle Knott
Krystle Ann Knott, 16, loved animals, and planned to become a veterinarian. On Feb. 18, 2005 she was seen for the last time at Alberta’s...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Janice Desjarlais
Janice Cher Desjarlais,35, was last seen climbing into a dumpster with her boyfriend outside the Centre of Hope in Fort McMurray, AB....
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Jeanette Cardinal
Jeanette Marie Cardinal, 40, was a mother of five children. She moved to Edmonton in late 2010 from Slave Lake, Alta. On Feb. 7, 2011,...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Jessica Cardinal
Jessica Cardinal’s sister Tamara says she “didn’t belong [on the street.] She was a really good person.” On June 14, 1997, Jessica, 24,...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Joanne Ghostkeeper
Joanne Ghostkeeper was a generous and kind woman who would give you her last dollar if you needed it, her mom, Mary Willier, said. She...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Joyce Hewitt
Joyce Hewitt was 22 when she was seen for the last time in Edmonton, Alberta. Her body was found in Sherwood Park, Alberta on Oct. 19,...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Juanita Cardinal
Juanita Cardinal, 27, was fatally stabbed in Edmonton on Feb. 26, 2006, by a friend after a night of drinking. Edmonton police declared...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Judy Chesscue
Judy Ann Chescue was 21 years old when she went missing. She was last seen near her home in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 6, 1988. She was...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Justine Cochrane
Justine Cochrane was a 15-year-old girl from the Sunchild First Nation, a Cree community in Alberta, who enjoyed crafts, powwows and...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Joey English
Joey Tiiah Patricia English, 25, was a mother of three and a member of the Piikani Nation, a community in the Blackfoot Confederacy of...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Gloria Plume
Gloria Kaily Black Plume was a mother to six children, a grandmother and a sister. In March 1999, when she was 49, Gloria was found...
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