Story of Happy Charles
Happy Charles, a mother and grandmother from the Lac La Range Indian Band in Northern Saskatchewan. The last memory Charles’ daughter,...
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Through the stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls (MMIWG) 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 8, 2022
Story of Gloria Jean Abotossaway
Gloria was born August 7th, 1963. She went by the nickname “Marty.” Gloria Jean was last seen on Friday, February 14, 1992 when she was...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Elaine Frieda Alook
Elaine Frieda Alook, 35, was last seen on May 11, 2004 on Tower Road outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta. RCMP say she was wearing a black...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Elaine Frieda
Elaine Frieda Alook, 35, was last seen on May 11, 2004 on Tower Road outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta. RCMP say she was wearing a black...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Edna Smith
Edna Smith was 24 years old when she went missing near East Trout Lake, approximately 120 kilometers north of Prince Albert, Sask. She...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Elizabeth Dorion
Elizabeth Dorion, 44, was mother to three children when she disappeared from a Manitoba fish camp on Sept. 20, 1999. Pukatawagan RCMP are...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Elsie Sebastian
Elsie Sebastian, 40, used to dance around the house with her daughter, listening to Kenny Rogers. Family says they saw her for the last...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Emily Ballantyne
When Emily Ballantyne, a 24-year-old mother of five, left her home in Lynn Lake, Manitoba to play bingo on April 25, 1991, it was the...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Emily Osmond
Emily Osmond disappeared in 2007 when she was 78 years old. RCMP say she lived a reclusive lifestyle on a small acreage on the...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Emma Dixon
Emma Dixon (also may be known as Emma Charlie, or Emma Wells) was last seen at home in Union Bar Reserve in B.C. The 53-year-old may have...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Ernestine Kasyon
Mary Jane Kasyon says her cousin, Ernestine Kasyon, 26, was kind to others. On Dec. 6, 1989, Ernestine walked from a home in Prince...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Eva Mitchell
Eva Mitchell walked away from her home on the Kelly Lake Metis Settlement near Pouce Coupe, B.C. on Aug. 20, 2004. She was 83 years old....
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Elaine Freida Alook
Elaine was last seen on May 11, 2004 on Tower Road outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta. She was 35 years old at the time. At the time of...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Delores Whiteman
It’s not exactly clear when Delores Whiteman went missing. Whiteman was born in 1946 and after attending residential school in the 1960s,...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Delphine Nikal
Delphine Nikal vanished on June 13, 1990. She was 16 years old, and living in Telkwa, British Columbia. On the day she went missing, she...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Desiree Oldwoman
Desiree Oldwoman,21, was last seen near her home on Siksika First Nation, close to Gleichen, Alberta. She has autism, is non-verbal and...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Dianne Bignell
Dianne Mae Bignell, 60, would do anything for her friends, and she loved doing word puzzles, making bannock and watching her soap operas....
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Dianne Mae Bignell
Dianne Bignell is remembered as a dependable friend; a loving mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother; and a memorable bannock baker. She...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Deidre Marie Michelin
Michelin is remembered as an energetic young woman with a sense of humour that could brighten a room. She was fond of traditional...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Doreen Jack
Doreen Jack, 26, disappeared with her husband Ronald and their two sons, Russell, 9, and Ryan, 4. They were offered work at a camp from a...
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