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Why A Sexy 'Pocahottie' Costume Puts Indigenous Women At Risk - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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Posted: A still from the stop-motion animated short "Hipster Headdress" by Amanda Strong. (Photo: Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism) Another Halloween, another round of racist costumes. This year, however, the issue seems even more offensive than usual.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Posted: A still from the stop-motion animated short "Hipster Headdress" by Amanda Strong. (Photo: Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism) Another Halloween, another round of racist costumes. This year, however, the issue seems even more offensive than usual.</div>

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Government of Canada supports gathering of families of missing and murdered indigenous ... - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 31, 2016) - Justice Canada The Government of Canada is committed to providing meaningful support to the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 31, 2016) - Justice Canada The Government of Canada is committed to providing meaningful support to the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous...</div>

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Marathoner Caribou Legs gets warm Nova Scotia welcome: 'I'm really grateful' - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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After running through nearly every province in Canada, Brad Firth says Nova Scotia has greeted him with the warmest welcome. Firth, a marathoner of the Gwich'in First Nation who goes by the name Caribou Legs, is running across the country to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">After running through nearly every province in Canada, Brad Firth says Nova Scotia has greeted him with the warmest welcome. Firth, a marathoner of the Gwich'in First Nation who goes by the name Caribou Legs, is running across the country to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women.</div>

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Inquiry to remain focused on missing women despite Chilliwack call for expansion - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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The idea that men and boys should be added to the national inquiry into murdered and missing women gained support recently from a Chilliwack-area Sto:lo leader. But it doesn't look like the expanded mandate will ultimately materialize.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The idea that men and boys should be added to the national inquiry into murdered and missing women gained support recently from a Chilliwack-area Sto:lo leader. But it doesn't look like the expanded mandate will ultimately materialize.</div>

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What Brings Us Here (@whatbringsushere) * Instagram photos - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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Stories of Indigenous-led activism on the streets and waterways of Winnipeg, Canada. A new Instagram project launched by the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada, created by Katherena Vermette & Alicia Smith, gives a face to community-run Winnipeg search teams the Bear Clan and Drag the Red.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Stories of Indigenous-led activism on the streets and waterways of Winnipeg, Canada. A new Instagram project launched by the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada, created by Katherena Vermette & Alicia Smith, gives a face to community-run Winnipeg search teams the Bear Clan and Drag the Red.</div>

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June 2016 2016

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Photograph by Ian Patterson. Also in this issue AT THE RIVER'S EDGE, the searchers have found a bone. No, four bones. Two look like chunks of limestone stained tawny with mud, while another is a small circle that resembles a steak scrap given to a dog.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Photograph by Ian Patterson. Also in this issue AT THE RIVER'S EDGE, the searchers have found a bone. No, four bones. Two look like chunks of limestone stained tawny with mud, while another is a small circle that resembles a steak scrap given to a dog.</div>

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UPDATE: Winnipeg police process teeth found by 'Drag the Red' group - 0 views

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September 2015 2015

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WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police have seized and are processing what the Drag the Red group believe to be human teeth. READ MORE: Drag the Red finds what it believes are human teeth by Red River "We seized what appears to be teeth and I'm not going to comment on whether or not they are human teeth," Constable Jason Michalyshen said at a news conference Tuesday morning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police have seized and are processing what the Drag the Red group believe to be human teeth. READ MORE: Drag the Red finds what it believes are human teeth by Red River "We seized what appears to be teeth and I'm not going to comment on whether or not they are human teeth," Constable Jason Michalyshen said at a news conference Tuesday morning.</div>

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Drag The Red Sets Out On New Boat To Search Fast-Moving Waters - 1 views

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July 2016 2016

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Behind weeds growing from the riverbank and in the heat of mid-July, Kyle Kematch unwinds rope from a four foot-wide bar to attach to Drag the Red's new boat. He is one of few community members that volunteer their time to drag the Red River for traces of missing and murdered people.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Behind weeds growing from the riverbank and in the heat of mid-July, Kyle Kematch unwinds rope from a four foot-wide bar to attach to Drag the Red's new boat. He is one of few community members that volunteer their time to drag the Red River for traces of missing and murdered people.</div>

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Search volunteers to get forensic help dredging Winnipeg's Red River - 0 views

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May 2015 2015

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Bernadette Smith and her team of volunteers are dredging Winnipeg's Red River again this year for evidence of missing aboriginal women, but this time they'll be doing it with the help of a forensic anthropologist. Ms. Smith says she hopes a workshop on forensic expertise and training, scheduled for next weekend, will result in a more efficient search effort.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Bernadette Smith and her team of volunteers are dredging Winnipeg's Red River again this year for evidence of missing aboriginal women, but this time they'll be doing it with the help of a forensic anthropologist. Ms. Smith says she hopes a workshop on forensic expertise and training, scheduled for next weekend, will result in a more efficient search effort.</div>

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Drag the Red volunteers help any way they can - 0 views

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September 2014 2014

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No one pays 58-year-old Lawrence Corbiere to be help in the search for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in the Red River, but he helps anyway. "This is to support, do whatever I can," he said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">No one pays 58-year-old Lawrence Corbiere to be help in the search for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in the Red River, but he helps anyway. "This is to support, do whatever I can," he said.</div>

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Searching for traces of the missing in Winnipeg's Red River - 0 views

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December 2015 2015

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Part 1: Lost boy WINNIPEG-Verle Bushie peers over the top of her glasses, the habit of the middle-aged and nearsighted, trying to pull into focus a muddle of gunk retrieved from the silty bottom of the Red River.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Part 1: Lost boy WINNIPEG-Verle Bushie peers over the top of her glasses, the habit of the middle-aged and nearsighted, trying to pull into focus a muddle of gunk retrieved from the silty bottom of the Red River.</div>

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Drag the Red efforts ramping up in Winnipeg - 0 views

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April 2015 2015

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A group of volunteers plan to dredge the Red River again this year, hoping to find anything that will bring closure to the families of missing and murdered aboriginal women. Bernadette Smith, whose sister Claudette Osborne went missing seven years ago, spearheaded the search last year after the body of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine was found in the river wrapped in a bag.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A group of volunteers plan to dredge the Red River again this year, hoping to find anything that will bring closure to the families of missing and murdered aboriginal women. Bernadette Smith, whose sister Claudette Osborne went missing seven years ago, spearheaded the search last year after the body of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine was found in the river wrapped in a bag.</div>

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Winnipeg's Drag the Red takes search for missing indigenous women ashore - 0 views

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August 2015 2015

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Monday marks the one-year-anniversary of when 15-year-old Tina Fontaine's body was pulled from the Red River. Her death led to the formation of Drag the Red, a group of volunteers who search the river for clues they hope will help investigators solve cases of missing and murdered indigenous women.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Monday marks the one-year-anniversary of when 15-year-old Tina Fontaine's body was pulled from the Red River. Her death led to the formation of Drag the Red, a group of volunteers who search the river for clues they hope will help investigators solve cases of missing and murdered indigenous women.</div>

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Instagram project asks what attracts volunteers to patrol Winnipeg neighbourhoods - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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A new Instagram project launched by the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada gives a face to community-run Winnipeg search teams the Bear Clan and Drag the Red. Called "What Brings Us Here," the project includes portraits of volunteers, with an answer to the simple question: what brings you here to do this work?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new Instagram project launched by the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada gives a face to community-run Winnipeg search teams the Bear Clan and Drag the Red. Called "What Brings Us Here," the project includes portraits of volunteers, with an answer to the simple question: what brings you here to do this work?</div>

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Indigenous protesters made to pay $1,500 for stickering 'deeply offensive' costumes - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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Protesters challenging the sale of costumes depicting stereotypes of First Nations people in Montreal stores ended up stuck with a hefty bill Friday night. According to organizer Jessica Deer, police made the group pay $1,500 or face arrest for mischief for affixing stickers reading "We're not costumes: Say no to cultural appropriation" to the packaging of numerous costumes at one store.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Protesters challenging the sale of costumes depicting stereotypes of First Nations people in Montreal stores ended up stuck with a hefty bill Friday night. According to organizer Jessica Deer, police made the group pay $1,500 or face arrest for mischief for affixing stickers reading "We're not costumes: Say no to cultural appropriation" to the packaging of numerous costumes at one store.</div>

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Leafs to honour residential school survivors, missing and murdered indigenous women - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will recognize victims of residential schools as well as missing and murdered indigenous women at Tuesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers. A pre-game video will feature Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie's recent live performance of Secret Path and highlighting the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund, which has been created to support reconciliation across Canada.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will recognize victims of residential schools as well as missing and murdered indigenous women at Tuesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers. A pre-game video will feature Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie's recent live performance of Secret Path and highlighting the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund, which has been created to support reconciliation across Canada.</div>

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VIDEO: Running for the missing and murdered - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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Brad Firth, face painted and donning a feather in his hair, makes a quick dash to the entrance of the RCMP headquarters in Burnside, taking momentary respite from the harsh October wind to advocate for his cause. Heading to Cape Breton Next.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Brad Firth, face painted and donning a feather in his hair, makes a quick dash to the entrance of the RCMP headquarters in Burnside, taking momentary respite from the harsh October wind to advocate for his cause. Heading to Cape Breton Next.</div>

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Ultra-marathoner running for Indigenous women gets warm welcome in Nova Scotia - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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His name is Brad Firth, but he goes by "Caribou Legs." He's a thousand kilometres away from finishing his cross-Canada run to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and children. His 7,400-kilometre run began on Mother's Day in British Columbia and will wrap up in Newfoundland next month.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">His name is Brad Firth, but he goes by "Caribou Legs." He's a thousand kilometres away from finishing his cross-Canada run to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and children. His 7,400-kilometre run began on Mother's Day in British Columbia and will wrap up in Newfoundland next month.</div>

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How Melanie Florence and François Thisdale wrote a picture book about missing... - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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Missing Nimâmâ tells the tale of Cree girl named Kateri whose mother has gone missing. The story alternates between Kateri, who wonders what happened to her lost loved one, to her mother, who maintains an invisible presence throughout Kateri's life. The book is one of five finalists of the 2016

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Missing Nimâmâ tells the tale of Cree girl named Kateri whose mother has gone missing. The story alternates between Kateri, who wonders what happened to her lost loved one, to her mother, who maintains an invisible presence throughout Kateri's life. The book is one of five finalists of the 2016</div>

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Sweat lodge honours missing and murdered Indigenous women - 0 views

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October 2016 2016

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On Oct. 17, when The Current was in Prince George, Anna Maria Tremonti was invited to take part in a women's sweat lodge by Lheidli T'enneh elder Marcel Gagnon. Listen to the stories shared as the roaring fire warmed the stones used to heat up the lodge.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On Oct. 17, when The Current was in Prince George, Anna Maria Tremonti was invited to take part in a women's sweat lodge by Lheidli T'enneh elder Marcel Gagnon. Listen to the stories shared as the roaring fire warmed the stones used to heat up the lodge.</div>

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Why A Sexy 'Pocahottie' Costume Puts Indigenous Women At Risk - 0 views

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Marathoner Caribou Legs gets warm Nova Scotia welcome: 'I'm really grateful' - 0 views

Inquiry to remain focused on missing women despite Chilliwack call for expansion - 0 views

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UPDATE: Winnipeg police process teeth found by 'Drag the Red' group - 0 views

Drag The Red Sets Out On New Boat To Search Fast-Moving Waters - 1 views

Search volunteers to get forensic help dredging Winnipeg's Red River - 0 views

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Searching for traces of the missing in Winnipeg's Red River - 0 views

Drag the Red efforts ramping up in Winnipeg - 0 views

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