S02E07: TINA FONTAINE AND THE RED RIVER MURDERS (#MMIWG, PART I)

There are hundreds of missing  and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada, and these are just some of their stories.

In part 1 of a special 4-part miniseries, we will be covering the stories of various missing and murdered Indigenous women across the country and exploring the history and circumstances that has lead to this national crisis.

This week, Katie provides a brief history on the residential school system in Canada and how the deep trauma caused by these schools has lead to the national crisis we're seeing today. Also, she tells the story of Tina Fontaine- a fifteen-year-old First Nations girl who went missing in the summer of 2014 in Winnipeg , Manitoba. The investigation into her disappearance and the eventual discovery of her body in the Red River ignited public outcry and renewed  demands  for a national inquiry into the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada. However, Tina's body wasn't the only one found in that river...  Sparking renewed public interest, this case is credited with bringing the issue back into the public consciousness.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Why are Indigenous women missing in Canada?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Cen4GyFjE

Why Canada is mourning the deaths of hundreds of children:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57325653

Red River Woman, Joanna Jolly, BBC News:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-dc75304f-e77c-4125-aacf-83e7714a5840

Fontaine's death puts focus on missing, murdered women:
https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/fontaines-death-puts-focus-on-missing-murdered-aboriginal-women/

Man acquitted of killing Tina Fontaine arrested in Ottawa:
 https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/man-acquitted-of-killing-tina-fontaine-arrested-in-ottawa/

Daughter of Drag the Red co-founder will help keep search of Red River alive after her father's death.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/drag-the-red-co-founder-kyle-kematch-death-daughter-1.6165291

Volunteers find teeth by the Red River, Winnipeg police never show up to investigate.
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/volunteers-find-teeth-by-the-red-river-winnipeg-police-never-show-up-to-investigate/

Volunteers find bones after dragging Winnipeg's Red River
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/volunteers-find-bones-after-dragging-winnipeg-s-red-river-1.2011427

Canada’s Residential Schools Were a Horror:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/canadas-residential-schools-were-a-horror/

The Residential School System. Indigenous Found

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