Author: Lauren Anthony
Author Origin Country: Canada
Photo credit: Brandi Morin (1).
In the city of Winnipeg, which is located in Manitoba, Canada, police believed four Indigenous women were murdered, and that the remains of these women were dumped in the landfill. Since the bodies were yet to be recovered by officials, family members and supporters of the victims took up the fight to increase pressure on officials and governments to conduct a search for the remains of the victims. Although the police initially declined to carry out the search, the increasing pressure placed by supporters and the family members of the victims encouraged the federal government to fund a study to see if the search is feasible. The study shows that the search may have different difficulties, including potential exposure of workers to harmful chemical substances. The province of Manitoba indicated it would not provide support for the search, due to safety and health concerns for the workers while not guaranteeing successful results of finding the victims’ remains. Nonetheless, family members and supporters of the victims continue to fight for the remains of the victims to be found. This overall case relates to the broader crisis of the disproportionate number of Indigenous women and girls who are missing or murdered in Canada, likely linked to their increased vulnerability from the impacts of colonialism in the past and still today.
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