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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Courtney Bowers
Megan Saunders
GNED 49
Background
Investigation
- Canada claimed it a national crisis
- December 2015 the RCMP launched an inquiry into the missing/murdered women
- Project E- pana conducting homicide investigations of 18 girls and women who disappeared
- This was pushed by the murder of Tina Fontaine
Investigation
Tina Fontaine
- In august of 2014 the body of a young female was found in the Red River in Winnipeg
Tina Fontaine
-the body was identified as 15 year old Tina Fontaine
- public outcry of this young girls murder caused the RCMP to effectively look into her case
as well as the hundreds of other missing and murdered women
Highway of tears
- a section of Yellowhead highway 16 from Prince Rupert in the northwest to Prince George in central BC
- 23 first nations border the highway
- these regions face poverty and do not have public transit options
- Indigenous women hitchhike along this highway and many have disappeared or been murdered
Warning sign on highway 16 located north of Smithers Briti...
Warning sign on highway 16 located north of Smithers British Columbia
MAP
Thousands of missing and murdered Indigeno...
Thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women
30% of Indigenous women are killed by acquaintences
30% of Indigenous women are killed by acquaintences
Statistics
The RCMP statistics of missing and murdered Indigenous women are 1,200
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) statistics show 4,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women
Inquiry Statistics
Family views of RCMP efforts
RCMP vs Advocates
Victim Profiles
http://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/
Dawn Crey
-60 women went missing from Vancouvers downtown east side 1/3 were Indigenous women
- Dawn went missing in 2000
- Dawns remains were found on the farm of
Dawn Crey
of Canada's most notorious serial killer Robert Pickton
- Featured in the documentary "Finding Dawn"
Alberta Williams
- In 1989, 24 year old woman killed on the highway of tears
- killer was never caught
- her case was added to Project E-Pana
- her story is featured in the podcast
Who killed Alberta Williams?
Alberta Williams
highway of tears
Activism
Women's Memorial March:
- March takes place annually on Feb 14th
- The march aims to raise awareness about the ongoing epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.
Sisters in Spirit Vigils
- October 4
- A vigil can take many forms, from a moment of silence, to a rally, to a community feast.
Sisters in spirit candle light vigil
References
Rosner, C. (Ed.). (2017). Missing & Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls. Retrieved December 16, 2017, from http://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/
CBC NEWS. (2015, April 8). Families of missing and murdered indigenous women give police a failing grade. Retrieved December 16, 2017, from http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/families-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-give-police-a-failing-grade-1.3022709
Sabo, D. (2017, June 29). Highway of Tears. Retrieved December 16, 2017, from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/highway-of-tears/
Brandt, J. (2017, July 11). Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2017, from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-in-canada/
Hansen, J. (2017). Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls: Understanding the numbers. Retrieved from https://www.amnesty.ca/blog/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-understanding-the-numbers
Wyler, G. (2014, May 28). Why Are So Many Aboriginal Women Being Murdered in Canada? Retrieved December 16, 2017, from https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/bn57vd/hundreds-of-aboriginal-women-are-being-murdered-in-canada-and-no-one-knows-why-0000311-v21n5
Ferras, J. (2016, January 22). Aboriginal Domestic Violence Rates Much Higher Than For Non-Indigenous People: StatsCan. Retrieved December 16, 2017, from http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/22/aboriginal-domestic-violence-statscan-2014_n_9044474.html