WINNIPEG – It’s an annual cry for help and awareness.
More than 100 Winnipeggers rallied at The Forks on Mother’s Day to draw attention to the ongoing issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.
“I pray every day to stay strong for her and for people to continue searching for her,” said Susan Caribou, who is still mourning the loss of her niece Tanya Nepinak. “She was a mother… she doesn’t belong in no dump and to be left like trash.”
Caribou is one of many family members still mourning the unsolved murders of their loved ones.
“We have so much pain because we don’t know where Claudette is or what happened to her and… we need our community’s support,” said Bernadette Smith, the sister of Claudette Osborne who has been missing since 2008.
Families in attendance Sunday were also hoping to help heal those still searching for closure.
“It’s the centre of Canada and this is where our people gathered for many, many years and you can feel the spirit here,” said the event co-organizer Barbara Shoomski.
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