Difficult Truth

The murder and disappearance of women, like the unmarked graves at residential schools, is something Indigenous people have been talking about for decades without much support. It is important to understand the reason why women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people are frequent targets for this violence. Of equal importance is understanding the historical failure of law enforcement and all levels of government to investigate into these cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The documentary Finding Dawn (Trailer) covers the Robert Pickton murders that went unnoticed over a 30 year span.

For a repository of APTN coverage of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls see: APTN National News Topics: MMIWG

As with the topic of residential schools, where it can be difficult to hear the stories of survivors and of family and community members of those who have been murdered or disappeared, it is important for us to listen and learn. Below are links to three documentaries you can choose to watch in your own way and time.

Full Story: The Missing and the Murdered (Crime Beat Global TV Report 13:26)

Searchers: Highway of Tears (VICE News Report 16:26)

Our Sisters in Spirit (Documentary 35:40)