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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 Linda Rose
Linda Rose Guimond was born Dec. 23, 1963 in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba. Guimond was known for her beautiful smile, her spirited...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Shannon Alexander
Shannon was born on March 29, 1991. She was a member of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation, Maniwaki, Quebec. Shannon disappeared with her...


Sep 9, 2022
Shelley Mae Anderson
Shelley was born on May 11, 1959. She was 51 years old when she disappeared from Cobalt, Ontario. She was last seen alive on July 1st,...


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 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 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 Lisa Young
Lisa Marie Young, 21, has been missing since June 30, 2002. She was 21 when she disappeared in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Young was at a...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Lora Frank
Lora Frank, 19, was the youngest of five children. Her family and friends called her Lora. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Lana Derrick
Lana Derrick, 19, was a college student and visiting her mom in Terrace, B.C., when she went missing in the early hours of Oct. 6, 1995....


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Lana Patricia Derrick
Derrick is remembered as a happy and hardworking college student from the Gitanyow First Nation in British Columbia. “She just loved...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Linda Guimond
Linda Rose Guimond was born Dec. 23, 1963 in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba. Guimond was known for her beautiful smile, her spirited...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Kellie Little
Kellie was born Richard Little in 1969 in Campbell River, B.C. According to Wally Oppal’s 2012 missing women report, when Little was...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Janet Henry
Janet Gail Henry, 36, of the ‘Namgis First Nation was last seen in the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1997. In the...


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 Jean Sampare
Jean Virginia Sampare, 18, was one of six kids in her family. Her family calls her Ginny. On Oct. 14, 1971 her cousin Alvin saw her for...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Jennifer Catcheway
Jennifer Catcheway, 18, phoned her mom on June 19, 2008 to say she would be home in Manitoba’s Portage la Prairie that night to celebrate...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Joyce Tillotson
Joyce Tillotson, 42, was last seen in Regina, Saskatchewan, when she left her residence to visit her friend on Nov. 14, 1993. She never...


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 Immaculate Basil
Immaculate “Mackie” Basil, 26, was a mother of one from the Tl’azt’en Nation in British Columbia. She was last seen on June 14, 2013,...
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