The Highway of Tears is also known as Yellowhead Highway 16. 23 First Nations border this long highway, which stretches over 440 miles in Canada. It's categorized as a high poverty area, and the area didn't see public transportation until 2017. What's so unique about this highway is that according to aboriginal organizations, there are over 40 missing and murdered women tied to this highway. Strangely, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (or RCMP) state that it's only 18. As of 2015, the federal minister of Crown Indigenous Relations Canada stated that the number of murdered and missing indigenous women in Canada is most likely over 1,200! You can read more about The Highway of Tears on the Canadian Encyclopedia.
What happened to the women of the Highway of Tears?
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