On June 18th, 2009, a memorial vigil was held for Tiffany Morrison by her family with help from QNW and Missing Justice. Approximately 300 people showed up to show their support. Due to rain, the memorial march portion of the evening was postponed till Saturday (2 days later). Tiffany’s family was very pleased with the [...]
ROBERT MATAS
VANCOUVER — From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail, Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2009 03:36AM EDT
They set out on a 1,500-kilometre walk to draw attention to women who have gone missing and possibly been murdered along the Northern B.C. highway known as the Highway of Tears.
They did not anticipate they could be placing themselves in danger by [...]
June 18, 2009 marks the 3rd anniversary of the disappearance of Tiffany Morrison from Kahnawake, Quebec. Tiffany, a mother in
her twenties, is one of more than 500 murdered or missing Indigenous women in Canada since 1980. To preview the upcoming vigil, the June 2009 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio features an interview with Kary [...]
For background and analysis about the campaign for justice for the more than 500 murdered, missing and disappeared indigenous women and girls in Canada since 1980, the May 2009 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio features an interview with Ellen Gabriel of the Quebec Native Women’s Association.
Listen to the interview
Two Events:
June 18: A memorial walk and candlelight vigil for the 3rd anniversary of Tiffany Morrison’s disappearance, 8pm in Kahnawake, at the grounds beside the K103 radio station
Maisy Odjick, a 16 year-old from the Algonquin community of Kitigan Zibi near Maniwaki (Quebec) has been missing since September 8, 2008. In the words of Laurie Odjick, Maisy’s mother, the response of police services has been “incompetent, unprofessional, uncooperative [and] unaccountable.” The May 2009 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio features an interview with [...]