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• Highway of Tears

  A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  McDiarmid, Jessica

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  Highway 16 is known as the “Highway of Tears” for the many murdered and missing Indigenous women along its most isolated stretches.

• Witness, I Am

  Scofield, Gregory, 1966-

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  This work of poetry is by Red River Metis poet, Gregory Scofield. His poem, “Muskrat Woman” considers the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls through a retelling of a sacred creation story.

• Reclaiming Power and Place

  the Final Report of the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Canada)

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  Directly access the electronic version of this report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Canada).

• Keetsahnak / Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters

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  Featuring both personal accounts and academic essays, Keetsahnak explores anti-violence work from an Indigenous perspective.

• Rustic Oracle

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  Told from the point of view of young Ivy, Rustic Oracle follows her journey of grief and of reconnecting with her mother after the loss of her older sister who went missing without a trace.

• Forever Loved

  Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada

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  Another collection of both academic articles and personal stories, Forever Loved gives a voice to demand immediate action for the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls.

• Little Moons

  Storm, Jen, 1986-

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  In this work of fiction, young Reanna grieves the loss of her sister who went missing on her way home from school.

• Unbroken

  My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

  Sterritt, Angela

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  Both memoir and a work of investigative journalism, Unbroken explores the authors own story of survival and investigates cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

• Surviving the City

  Spillett, Tasha, 1988-

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  Two teenaged best friends, one Anishinaabe, the other Inninew, stick together as they navigate life in the city. When one goes missing, old wounds are opened up as the other is reminded of how her own mother went missing. Will her friend be found?…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Searching for Savanna

  the Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many

  Gable, Mona

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  The crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people is not solely a Canadian one. Searching for Savanna is a work of true crime nonfiction exploring the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight…Read moreRead more of this annotation