The Royal Canadian Mounted Police report that more than 1,000 Indigenous women and girls were killed or went missing between 1980 and 2012.

In some cases however investigations were incomplete because of indifference and their measurements/criterion for collecting and recording findings.

The Native Women’s Association of Canada said the number is actually nearer to 4,000 but incomplete data makes the number hard to determine.

Below is a video by VPRO documenting British Columbia’s “Highway of Tears”, a 450-mile stretch of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, where many aboriginal women went missing or were found murdered.

 

For further reading at Windsor Public Library, try:

                                                                        

 

How Can I Help?

National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)

Also known as Red Dress Day, May 5 honours the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirit, and gender diverse people in Canada by encouraging learning and building awareness to end violence against Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirit, and gender diverse people. You can help draw awareness by wearing red on this day; hanging a red dress in a visible space on your property; visit the Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre in Windsor; use hashtags on your social media #NationalDayofAwareness, #NoMoreStolenSisters #MMIWG2S, #MMIWG, #MMIW on social media to help spread awareness.

Read more here how  National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls