Jane Gerster
How the Canadian Authorities Have Impeded Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
While reporting on Canada's epidemic of missing Indigenous women, I've learned that Canadian government institutions don't want this story told.
Denise Bourdeau Kept Returning to Her Abusive Partner; One Day, He Killed Her
Though her killer is behind bars, for her mother there is no justice in how her case was handled.
She Was 16 When She Went Missing, But the RCMP Didn’t Tell Anyone for Three Years
Why didn't the public know Krystle Knott was missing and would it have helped save her?
All Her Life Chantelle Bushie Found Ways to Disappear Until One Day She Never Came Back
She was sexually abused. She lost a younger sister to a tragic accident. Did the system ever give her a chance?
Stephen Harper’s Apology and the Forgotten Residential Schools of Labrador
Holly Jarrett's life sheds light on the long shadow of Labrador's residential schools.
Will an Inquiry into the Deaths of Canadian Aboriginal Women Bring Peace to Their Families?
Mag Cywink, who has spent over two decades searching for justice in her sister's murder, fears a national inquiry will hurt those who it is trying to help the most.
How 'Indian Status' Figures into the Unsolved Case of a Murdered Canadian Aboriginal Woman
Sonya Cywink died without an aboriginal name or official Indian status. But her story is very much a part of the 1,200 murdered and missing aboriginal women in Canada.
27 Years of Silence: The Family of Missing Alberta Aboriginal Woman Is Still Searching for Answers
Neither Carol nor Marilyn wants to claim that police would have handled Roberta's disappearance differently if she'd been white.But the women share a single view of how police handle cases involving indigenous persons.
Hidden No More: a Woman’s Murder Has First Nations Group Rallying Against Domestic Violence
Her partner was arrested and charged with her murder. The charges were stayed, but his return to the community leaves a family in fear.