Story of Sharon Abraham
Sharon Nora Jane Abraham, 39, from Sagkeeng First Nation, Man., was a mother of five who was known for her sense of humour, laughter and...
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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 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 Nellie Angutiguluk
Nellie Angutiguluk moved from the small village of Puvirnituq in Nunavik to Montreal after the death of her husband. She leaves behind...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Loretta Capot-Blanc
Loretta Capot-Blanc, 31, was a mother of one who disappeared from her home on the Fort Nelson First Nation in British Columbia on August...
- 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 Kathleen Leary
Kathleen Leary, 66, was a mother of four and a grandmother. She was from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba, and worked as the...
- 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 Kelly Goforth
Kelly Goforth, 21, is described as the pillar of her family in her obituary – as a young woman with a heart of gold. She was a mother of...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Kelly Morrisseau
Kelly Morrisseau, 27, was a mother of three and seven months pregnant with a fourth child. On Dec. 10, 2006, she was found naked in a...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Krystal Andrews
Krystal Andrews, 22, was going to marry her high school sweetheart in 2016. She was a mother of two young children, described as a kind,...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Jeanenne Fontaine
Jeanenne Chantel Fontaine, 29, was a mother of three who lived in Winnipeg but was originally from the Sagkeeng First Nation, north of...
- Sep 9, 2022
Story of Jeanette Basil
Jeanette Basil was a 33-year-old single mother to one son. On August 1, 1985 she was robbed and stabbed to death on Hastings Street in...
- 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 Jeannette Chief
Jeannette Jean Chief, 48, was an outgoing woman who loved going on walks and spending time with family, she was just shy of turning 49....
- 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 Judy Quill
Judy Quill’s father described her as “gentle. … She just wasn’t the kind of person who got angry.” On March 22, 2009, Quill was found...
- 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 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,...
- Sep 8, 2022
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,...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Geraldine Beardy
Geraldine Ann Lewis Beardy, 29, was a mother of three from northern Manitoba’s Garden Hill First Nation. Her life ended during a trip to...
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