My Cousin's Daughter is Missing

britneydel

https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fshar.es%2F13hYEe&t=Police+seek+teen+missing+since+Sunday

This link should share the Free Press article right onto your Facebook feed.

I hope she's found soon.

I live in Winnipeg as well, so I'll gladly share on my Facebook in hopes of someone I know seeing her.

amelisha

KatieinBkln said:

amelisha said:

@KatieinBkln, @loveislouder, this is exactly why Canadians need to be every bit as ashamed of ourselves as a lot of Americans are now about the racial issues recently brought to light thanks to Ferguson, etc. We don't have the same history or issues with black citizens, but First Nations people? Yeah, it's as bad and worse because they are so, so marginalized. 

Our treatment of our aboriginal people is deplorable and part of a broken system that has been perpetuating the cycle of poverty and mistrust of government/law enforcement/social assistance agencies. It's a huge mess and it is complicated and it is the biggest, most glaring example of racism in Canadian society and nobody talks about it even as aboriginal women continue to go missing and worse. I am fired up about this and it makes me sick that we have done this to so many people and then things like this missing girl happen and no one does anything.

It makes me furious that I walk by ten or fifteen homeless people every day on my way to work and every.single.one. of them is aboriginal. It is pretty damn clear that something is wrong.

I want to show stuff like this to my friend from Ontario who insists that "Canada doesn't have race problems like America does." I mean, no, they aren't identical problems, but I don't think that's what she meant.

Yeah. People have their heads in the sand about it just as much as any American who claims that there is no racism left in the US. For goodness' sake, many reservations in my province don't even have safe drinking water. And First Nations people are over-represented in pretty well every poverty/homelessness/addiction/crime statistic you care to dredge up. It is a freaking tragedy and no one seems to care. 

I'm in Alberta, not Manitoba, but I'd be happy to post this on FB too to try to get it circulating.

loveislouder

Thank you guys!!

buttercup1958

I'm not Canadian and I don't know any except you guys! I wish I could help. I'm so sorry and I hope everything works out. You guys are in my thoughts.

jenna8984

So terrible!! Thinking of your whole family and wishing for the best. 

larrygaga

I'll post it as well. I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan so much of my facebook is from there and unfortunately we have a lot of native female trafficking there. Many of them come from Canada. 

EDIT: I hope I didn't scare you more. I just thought it was worth a shot.

raissyrais

I hope she's not missed for long! That's sacry!

kmbay84

That is so scary!  I am sorry for you and your family!  My thoughts and prayers are with you all!   How horrible! I hope she is found safe!

loveislouder

THEY FOUND HER!!!!!

I don't know much. Just that they found her. YAY!! Thanks everybody!

novella1186

OMG yay! That is so wonderful! I'm so so so so glad! 

sophhabobopha

YAYYYY!

natswild

Wow, huge sigh of relief!  That's awesome

steph861

Whew. So happy for you and your cousin!

levioosa

Yes!  I'm so happy for you guys right now.

arrippa

So happy! What a huge relief.

loveislouder

YAY! Thanks everybody. You're all awesome.

amelisha

I am so relieved for your family!

ohannabelle

So incredibly grateful.

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loveislouder said:

pinkcow13 said:

I'm so sorry to hear this. Where are you located again? Maybe you can post the link here to get the word out across more channels. I really hope she is found safe.

Good idea!

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Police-seek-teen-missing-since-Sunday-285418201.html

I'm in Manitoba (Winnipeg, as the paper says)  I don't have a local board.

Link says found!  Yay!

Belthil

@loveislouder I was just on CBC and saw that they found her and thought of you. I am so glad your family got a happy ending to a terrible situation, it's far to rare with these situations here.

I'm ashamed of our police who told your cousin that her daughter just got herself into trouble. I feel like saying something like that because she's aboriginal or a 15 year-old girl is like saying a rape victim was asking for it by wearing revealing clothing.

Jen4948

What a relief! Thanks for the update!

PrettyGirlLost

loveislouder said:

THEY FOUND HER!!!!!

I don't know much. Just that they found her. YAY!! Thanks everybody!

Oh thak God!!!!!!

sarawifenow

Phew! I am so glad that they found her. Any details of what happened yet?

chibiyui

Yay! I'm so glad she was found!

loveislouder

sarawifenow said:

Phew! I am so glad that they found her. Any details of what happened yet?

Not yet I think her mama is just happy to have her back

phira

THANK GOODNESS!!!

lc07

I'm obviously super late to this but wanted to add my love and excitement that they found her!! And you guys are so fucking rad.

theartistformerlyknownas

YAY! I saw a whole pile of new comments and hoped it was reaction to great news!

KatieinBkln

So, so happy for you and your family!

kmbay84

That is such great news!!  So happy for you and your family!