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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.


Apr 9, 2023
Story of Rebecca Contois
Rebecca Contois Age 24. Member of O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation , Manitoba. Her body was recovered from a bin on the Northside of...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Tiffany Skye
Tiffany Maureen Skye, 19, from Bloodvein First Nation, Man., was last seen on Aug. 8, 2011, in Winnipeg. Her body was found five days...


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 Lisa Marie Young
Lisa Marie Young was a 21-year-old indigenous Canadian who disappeared from Nanaimo, British Columbia, on June 30, 2002. She had spent...


Sep 9, 2022
Story of Josephine Chakasim
Josephine Chakasim, 17, was from Moosonee, Ont. She went out for the night on April 21, 1977 and never returned home. Her body was found...


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 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 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 Heaven Traverse
Heaven Traverse was just 18 months old when she died at a Winnipeg hospital on Jan. 14, 2005. The toddler was in foster care at a home on...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Helen Gillings
The body of 19-year-old Helen Gillings was found under a couch in an alley on King Street in Hamilton on Feb. 17, 1995. She was last seen...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Frances Ellah
Frances May Ellah (Cook), 59, from Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba, is remembered by her daughter as quiet-natured and pretty. On June...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Fonassa Bruyere
Fonassa Bruyere, 17, loved to laugh and run errands with her grandmother. She was last seen getting into a car in Winnipeg on Aug. 9,...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Evaline Cameron
Nineteen-year old Evaline Cameron was known for getting good grades and for her sparkling sense of humour. On Oct. 19, 1995 she was found...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Darlinda Ritchey
Darlinda Lee Ritchey, 26, was found in a shallow grave along with Karen Baker, 20, by Indian River Road in North Vancouver in British...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Diana Rattlesnake
Diana Rattlesnake was a mother of three who loved to read books and do beadwork. The 49-year-old was found dead in a Brandon, Manitoba...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Diane Dobson
Diane Dobson was a 36-year-old mother of three when she was found dead in Windsor, Ontario on Feb. 15, 1995. Dobson died from a blow to...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Donna Kasyon
Donna Marie Kasyon was stabbed to death when she was 20 years old. She was found dead June 15, 2002 at a bus shelter in Saskatoon. Police...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Cherisse Houle
Cherisse Diane Marie Houle, 17, had plans to change her lifestyle to raise her 18-month-old son in a healthy environment. She was...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Cheryl Duck
Cheryl Duck, 15, was killed and left face-down in a field behind a residential area in Winnipeg’s Maples subdivision. Media reports from...


Sep 8, 2022
Story of Cheyenne Fox
Cheyenne Santana Marie Fox, 20, was found lifeless at the bottom of a Toronto highrise on April 25, 2013. She fell from the 24th floor....
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