S02E10: THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS (#MMIWG, PART IV)

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

In the final part of our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls miniseries, we discuss the Highway of Tears- a 725-km stretch of highway in British Columbia where dozens of women have gone missing since the 1970's. A vital part of the national conversation about Indigenous issues in Canada, the stories of these missing women have gone largely untold.

In this episode, we discuss how the highway became a playground for evil and how government inaction over the years only perpetuated the issue.  We talk about some specific cases of missing and murdered women, how the Indigenous community has rallied to bring justice, and how systemic racism against the Indigenous community has contributed to this massive problem. By telling these stories, we hope to help bring justice to these women and their families- many who have been waiting decades for the pain they've endured in the shadows to be brought to light.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada:
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1307460755710/1536862806124

Hitchhiking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Billboards on the Highway of Tears.
 https://www.jstor.org/stable/canajsocicahican.41.3.299

The Globe and Mail:  Deletion of government e-mails raises questions:
 https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.royalroads.ca/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5H7F-3361-F06S-32JF-00000-00&context=1516831.

48 Hours Mystery Highway Of Tears:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-explores-the-mysteries-and-murders-along-canadian-highway-of-tears/

 Bobby Jack Fowler, suspect in death of Newport teen girls, may have killed 20 or more people:
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2012/10/bobby_jack_fowler_suspect_in_d.html 

Mclean’s: Two (bitter) solitudes. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1976/9/20/two-bitter-solitudes

The Canadian Encyclopedia (The Highway of Tears):
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/highway-of-tears

The New York Times: Dozens of Women  Vanish on Canada's Highway of Tears, and Most Cases are Unsolved:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/world/ame

CBC: The Highway of Tears
https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/bcs-infamous-highway-of-tears

"The Highway of Tears:  A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls"

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