She hasn't been seen since Saturday. She is 15, but my cousin said that when she went to file the missing person's report, she was told that as an aboriginal teenager she had "probably got herself into trouble" and run away, so they wouldn't do anything for her until yesterday.
The scariest thing - someone has been praying on aboriginal teen girls in the area lately. They found one girl in the river dead, and another beaten and left for dead thrown in the river (she's much better now) so I'm scared.
This is so scary! I hope she is found safe.
And the above is so infuriating! Who gives a shit if she is out getting into trouble? A 15-year-old out getting in trouble is still a child who needs to be recovered. Of course I am disgusted by the racist premise here, but even if the police's assessment were true, why does that release them from their responsibilities?
@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.
She hasn't been seen since Saturday. She is 15, but my cousin said that when she went to file the missing person's report, she was told that as an aboriginal teenager she had "probably got herself into trouble" and run away, so they wouldn't do anything for her until yesterday.
The scariest thing - someone has been praying on aboriginal teen girls in the area lately. They found one girl in the river dead, and another beaten and left for dead thrown in the river (she's much better now) so I'm scared.
Are you fucking kidding me? That's grounds for filing a complaint and going to the media. Not cool. I really hope they find your cousin's daughter
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Seriously, I'm incensed. I really hope your cousin goes to the media with that shit.
@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.
Do we live in the same place? Because this is exactly how I feel! It is bloody ridiculous. We have so many aboriginal women that have gone missing, and it's just so sad. Like the Tanya Nepinak initiative where the police searched the Brady Landfill for a total of 6 days before giving up. Now there's a team of Aboriginal volunteers dredging the Red River to search for our other missing aboriginal women because the government won't help.
@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.
It's like this where I live too.
ETA: I live in BC, which is where the Highway of Tears is (a stretch of highway that is notorious for being the location where many Aboriginal women have gone missing).
@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.
It's like this where I live too.
ETA: I live in BC, which is where the Highway of Tears is (a stretch of highway that is notorious for being the location where many Aboriginal women have gone missing).
I remember watching a documentary about the Highway of Tears a few months ago. It was horrifying, and so sad.
Do you care if I send the link to some professional associates I have in that area? They probably wouldn't be able to do much but it would get her picture to more people.
@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.
It's like this where I live too.
ETA: I live in BC, which is where the Highway of Tears is (a stretch of highway that is notorious for being the location where many Aboriginal women have gone missing).
It's not just aboriginal women who have been abducted and killed along that highway, it's girls, period as far as I understand.
But, I thought of this immediately when OP posted that several other women have been missing in the area.
I really, really hope this young girl is found soon and is ok.
"Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."
@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.
It's like this where I live too.
ETA: I live in BC, which is where the Highway of Tears is (a stretch of highway that is notorious for being the location where many Aboriginal women have gone missing).
It's not just aboriginal women who have been abducted and killed along that highway, it's girls, period as far as I understand.
But, I thought of this immediately when OP posted that several other women have been missing in the area.
I really, really hope this young girl is found soon and is ok.
You're correct. The majority are Aboriginal, though.
OK, I've got posts in a few different subreddits going, and for some reason WebSleuths is being a little bitch not letting me post a new thread, so I'm trying to get in touch with an admin. Please keep us updated, sending so much love to you and your family right now.
OK, I've got posts in a few different subreddits going, and for some reason WebSleuths is being a little bitch not letting me post a new thread, so I'm trying to get in touch with an admin. Please keep us updated, sending so much love to you and your family right now.
Thank you so much!! I sent my cousin an update from here and she called me just crying at the generosity of strangers. I was like, girl, these people aren't strangers to me. Then she started crying more.
OK, I've got posts in a few different subreddits going, and for some reason WebSleuths is being a little bitch not letting me post a new thread, so I'm trying to get in touch with an admin. Please keep us updated, sending so much love to you and your family right now.
Thank you so much!! I sent my cousin an update from here and she called me just crying at the generosity of strangers. I was like, girl, these people aren't strangers to me. Then she started crying more.
This just made me cry. Fuck that I'm in my office. I can only imagine what you guys are going through. Let us know if there's any other way(s) we can help!
OP, is there a public FB post about this? I have a Canadian friend who would like to share it for more visibility.
I'm not sure I don't even know how to look.
No worries! But if you see a friend, relative, or organization posting about it, and it has a globe image next to the time it was posted (no silhouette of a person), that means it's public, so you can share that with anyone.
@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.
OP, is there a public FB post about this? I have a Canadian friend who would like to share it for more visibility.
I'm not sure I don't even know how to look.
No worries! But if you see a friend, relative, or organization posting about it, and it has a globe image next to the time it was posted (no silhouette of a person), that means it's public, so you can share that with anyone.
How do I get it to your friend? Like, is there a way to post it here? I'm sorry, I'm being computer illiterate.
OP, is there a public FB post about this? I have a Canadian friend who would like to share it for more visibility.
I'm not sure I don't even know how to look.
No worries! But if you see a friend, relative, or organization posting about it, and it has a globe image next to the time it was posted (no silhouette of a person), that means it's public, so you can share that with anyone.
How do I get it to your friend? Like, is there a way to post it here? I'm sorry, I'm being computer illiterate.
You can probably post the link here, or PM me, if you feel comfortable. I'll send it to her. I'm not in Canada myself, but I know some people who are.
Re: My Cousin's Daughter is Missing
Formerly martha1818
But, I thought of this immediately when OP posted that several other women have been missing in the area.
I really, really hope this young girl is found soon and is ok.
"Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."
"Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."