Tina Fontaine
Drag the Red: Meet the Volunteers Searching for Bodies in Winnipeg's Red River
VICE embedded with the crew of searchers checking the banks of the river for fresh bodies and with a boat crew who use fish hooks to search the river for bodies that may have sunk to the bottom.
Police Say Indigenous Women Are Still Overrepresented in Canadian Murder Statistics
Last year, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police revealed more than 1,000 Aboriginal women had been murdered over three decades, and another 164 were still missing. Police said Friday they have made progress in solving cases, but the numbers have grown.
Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Begins and Feds Actually Show Up
"There's been so much societal indifference and that is really painful for family members to endure," says organizer Audrey Huntley.
How to Fix the Poisoned Relationship Between the RCMP and Aboriginal Women
Following news of yet another Canadian police officer mistreating an aboriginal woman, we spoke to the vice president of the Native Women's Association of Canada about how to rebuild the fractured relationship between cops and women in the country.
The Teenager Calling for an Inquiry into Canada's Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Rinelle Harper, a victim of assault herself, appealed to the country at the Assembly of First Nations.
More Refusal to Address Indigenous Deaths. Plus, the Emmys Are Sexist
This week's Lady Business tackles the Harper government's steadfast refusal to open an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, and the Emmy's sexist Sofia Vergara stunt.
RCMP Won’t Disclose Where First Nation Females Are More Likely to Be Murdered
There are ten places in Canada that are the most dangerous for indigenous women and girls, but the RCMP won't publicly say where they are.
Reporting from a Vigil Held for the Murder of a Teenage Aboriginal Girl
We attended a memorial in Winnipeg on Tuesday night that honoured the memory of Tina Fontaine, a 15 year-old girl whose body was found in a bag and wrapped in plastic somewhere along Manitoba’s Red River on Sunday.