Story of Edith Angalik
Edith was Inuit from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. She was beaten to death by her abusive partner. They had been drinking at a friend’s house 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 8, 2022
Story of Danielle LaRue
Danielle Marissa LaRue protected her younger brother and sister while growing up, but in November 2002, the 24-year-old disappeared from...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Debbie Pelletier
Debbie Faye Pelletier, a mother of four, lived in Regina, Sask. She was known to be funny, happy, caring and as someone who loved her...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Deidre Michelin
Deidre Marie Michelin, 21, was a mother of four from Rigolet, an Inuit community on the north coast of Labrador. She loved to make people...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Delena Lefthand Dixon
Delena Lefthand Dixon, a 20-year-old mother, was shot and killed in August 2008 in Maskwacis (formally called Hobbema), a community about...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Della Ootoova
Della Ootoova, 46, died in 2008 after her common-law spouse called police in Iqaluit and reported that she was not breathing. An initial...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Delores Brown
Delores Brown, 19, was last seen on July 27, 2015. Family and friends notified police two days later. Brown was from Penelakut Island,...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Delores Brower
Delores Dawn Brower, 32, was a Métis woman who was reported missing in June 2005. An investigation revealed she was last seen hitchhiking...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Destiny Tom
Destiny Rae Tom, 21, was found dead outside a home on the Nadleh Whut’en First Nation in northern B.C. on March 23, 2013. Her badly...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Diane Stewart
Diane Mary Stewart, 42, was last seen leaving a New Year’s Eve party on foot in 1996, on the Penticton Indian Reserve, in British...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Donna Taylor
Donna Taylor, 36, was found dead inside the Silverado Hotel in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, along with Allan Best, 46. RCMP said...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Doreen Hardy
Doreen Hardy, 18, was last seen with 43-year-old Jane Bernard getting into the same car on Aug. 27, 1966, in Port Arthur, in what is now...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Carolyn Connolly
Carolyn Connolly was 54 when she was murdered in Toronto, Ontario, in August, 2008. She was Ojibway, originally from Curve Lake First...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Caralyn King
Caralyn Aubrey King was a 22 year old Métis woman who loved the outdoors, having spent a lot of time on her grandfather’s farm growing...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Christine Elizabeth Ackabee
Christine was from Eagle River, Ontario. She passed away at the age of 42 after being stabbed 4 times by a stranger during a Canada Day...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Carol Davis
Carol Ruby Davis was a mother of two and a sister to seven siblings. She was 28 years old when she was found in a ditch in suburban...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Cheryl Black
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,...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Cindy Gladue
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...
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Christine Marion West
Christine West is remembered as a strong sister and daughter. She performed traditional drumming as a member of the Khast’an Drummers....
- Sep 8, 2022
Story of Carol Ruby Davis
Carol Ruby Davis was a mother of two and a sister to seven siblings. She was 28 years old when she was found in a ditch in suburban...
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