August 17, 2014. The discovery of a young Indigenous girl named Tina Fontaine revealed systematic failures across Canada. As the authorities pursued her killer, activists demanded answers. How many more missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will it take to force change?
Art
"Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio
Music
"Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen
Sources
- Bearclanpatrol.org
- “Addressing femicide in the context of rampant violence against women in Latin America” by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2020)
- Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine by Joanna Jolly (2019)
- Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (2019)
- “Systems failed Tina Fontaine’s family before she was born, report reveals” by Cameron MacLean, CBC News.
- “Tina Fontaine’s dreams coming true with 24/7 refuge for Winnipeg teens” by Jillian Taylor, CBC News.
- “Raymond Cormier found not guilty in the death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine” by Tamara Khandaker, Vice.
- Policy Insights Brief: Statistics on Violence Against Native Women by the NCAI Policy Research Center, National Congress of American Indians (2013)
