Vanessa Brooks

• ‘I’m fighting for you’: Tanya Brooks’ family searches for closure in unsolved murder

  Family and supporters gathered for an annual memorial march to draw awareness to the unsolved murder of Tanya Brooks, which took place 14 years ago on Wednesday.

  Canada

  May 10, 2023
  
• ‘Enough is enough’: Family of Tanya Brooks calls for justice 13 years after murder

  Tanya Brooks, a a mother of five from the Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia, was killed on May 10, 2009, and police are still looking for the person responsible for her death.

  Canada

  May 10, 2022
  
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• ‘The cause is too important’: Family and friends of Tanya Brooks celebrate her life online

  On the eve of the 11th anniversary of Tanya Brooks' death a virtual vigil will be held online in Millbrook First Nation.

  Canada

  May 10, 2020
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• ‘You can’t put a time period on grief’: Families fear program closure after MMIWG inquiry

  The federal justice department launched FILU in August 2016 as part of a four-year, $16.17-million commitment to programs and community-based organizations that provide specialized victim services for MMIWG families.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2019
• Tanya Brooks family takes ‘power back’ on 10th memorial walk

  Vanessa Brooks is calling on Canadians to do the same by starting a dialogue about Indigenous rights, equality and the sanctity of all human life.

  Crime

  May 10, 2019
• ‘Show up’: Tanya Brooks sparks call to action 10 years after her death

  Tanya Brooks was murdered on May 10, 2009, and her body was discovered in the window well of St. Patrick's-Alexandra School in Halifax the following day.

  Features

  May 9, 2019