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Indigenous Canadian Women Are Suffering a Murder Epidemic
Last week’s discovery of the body of Loretta Saunders, an Inuit student who disappeared while working on a thesis about missing and murdered Native Canadian women, sparked calls across the country for action. NGOs say violence against Aboriginal women and girls is reaching epidemic levels — and around half of the murder cases remain unsolved.
Saunders was the third young Aboriginal woman killed this year, according to the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC). Five others were found last fall.
On February 13, NWAC delivered a petition to the House of Commons, signed by over 23,000 Canadians in support of the call for a national inquiry.
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Next time you want to say “Canada’s such a nice place! Nothing bad happens in Canada!” please give a thought to this.

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Ontario police have found the car of a missing Halifax woman and are treating her disappearance as suspicious.
Halifax police said a man and a woman who were travelling in the car in Harrow, Ont., were arrested for being in possession of a stolen vehicle Tuesday night.
Blake Leggette, 25, and Victoria Henneberry, 28, appeared by video in Windsor provincial court on Wednesday. Both have been remanded into custody and are scheduled to appear in court on Friday, again via video.
Halifax Regional Police Const. Pierre Bourdages said the pair had outstanding warrants in Halifax and Calgary.
Loretta Saunders, 26, who is three-months pregnant, hasn’t been seen since last Thurday night.
Bourdages said Leggette and Henneberry know Saunders.
“This file has now been transferred over to the major crime unit given the suspicious nature of the investigation,” the officer said. "Investigations are still looking for any sightings of Loretta.“
Saunders, an Inuit woman from Newfoundland and Labrador, is a student at Saint Mary’s University. Her thesis focuses on missing and murdered aboriginal women, making her disappearance a surreal irony for her family.
Her sister, Delilah Saunders, said she last contacted Loretta by text on Friday, Valentine’s Day, but the only reply she received was a brief “Hey.”
Loretta is described as fair skinned, 5-7”, weighing 120 pounds, with straight light brown hair.”
Anyone with information can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/loretta-saunders-s-car-found-in-harrow-ont-2-arrested-1.2543231

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Ontario police have found the car of a missing Halifax woman and are treating her disappearance as suspicious.

Halifax police said a man and a woman who were travelling in the car in Harrow, Ont., were arrested for being in possession of a stolen vehicle Tuesday night.

Blake Leggette, 25, and Victoria Henneberry, 28, appeared by video in Windsor provincial court on Wednesday. Both have been remanded into custody and are scheduled to appear in court on Friday, again via video.

Halifax Regional Police Const. Pierre Bourdages said the pair had outstanding warrants in Halifax and Calgary.

Loretta Saunders, 26, who is three-months pregnant, hasn’t been seen since last Thurday night.

Bourdages said Leggette and Henneberry know Saunders.

“This file has now been transferred over to the major crime unit given the suspicious nature of the investigation,” the officer said. "Investigations are still looking for any sightings of Loretta.“

Saunders, an Inuit woman from Newfoundland and Labrador, is a student at Saint Mary’s University. Her thesis focuses on missing and murdered aboriginal women, making her disappearance a surreal irony for her family.

Her sister, Delilah Saunders, said she last contacted Loretta by text on Friday, Valentine’s Day, but the only reply she received was a brief “Hey.”

Loretta is described as fair skinned, 5-7", weighing 120 pounds, with straight light brown hair.“

Anyone with information can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/loretta-saunders-s-car-found-in-harrow-ont-2-arrested-1.2543231

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Loretta Saunders's car found in Harrow, Ont., 2 arrested - Nova Scotia - CBC News

Ontario police have found the car of a missing Halifax woman and are now treating her disappearance as suspicious.

loretta saunders

Ontario police have found the car of a missing Halifax woman and are treating her disappearance as suspicious.

Halifax police said a man and a woman who were travelling in the car in Harrow, Ont., were arrested for being in possession of a stolen vehicle Tuesday night.

Halifax Regional Police Const. Pierre Bourdages said the pair had outstanding warrants in Halifax and Calgary.

Loretta Saunders, 26, who is three-months pregnant, hasn’t been seen since last Thurday night.

Bourdages said Leggette and Henneberry know Saunders.

Her sister, Delilah Saunders, said she last contacted Loretta by text on Friday, Valentine’s Day, but the only reply she received was a brief “Hey.”

Loretta is described as fair skinned, 5-7", weighing 120 pounds, with straight light brown hair.

Anyone with information can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Hi, may I request a signal boost? Loretta Saunders is a young Inuit woman who was living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She hasn't been heard from since Friday, and today her stolen car was found in Ontario. Ironically, she was writing her thesis on (1)

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(2) missing aboriginal women & girls, making this all the worst for her family. Loretta is pregnant and somewhere between Ontario & Nova Scotia; her family is desperate for answers. If anyone knows ANYTHING please contact your police or Crimestoppers

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When people of colour are expected to educate white people as to their humanity, when women are expected to educate men, lesbians and gay men are expected to educate the heterosexual world, the oppressors maintain their position and evade their responsibility for their own actions.

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Violence Against Native Women is Not Traditional: Whisper at Ted x ABQWomen

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girl (super)power smashing patriarchy!

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Women do not have to:

be thin
give birth
cook for you
have long hair
wear makeup
have sex with you
be feminine
be graceful
shave
diet
be fashionable
wear pink
love men
be the media’s idea of perfection
listen to your bullshit
have a vagina

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Catcalls make us feel unsafe. Catcalls remind us that, at any moment, even when we feel safe, we could be assaulted. Even if we were all superwomen, capable of dodging all harm, catcalls tell us that we’re only objects, waiting to be objectified by the next brazen creep who walks by.

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