Tag Archives: Highway of Tears
Tears To Hope Society Successful Weekend Run
The Tears to Hope Society's third annual relay run for Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women, Girls (MMWIG) and boys/men was able to take place over the weekend despite temperatures in most parts of...
Jun 29, 2021
Full Cellular Coverage for Highway of Tears
Complete cellular coverage is finally coming to Highway 16, also known as the Highway of Tears. The announcement was made this morning, just over 15 years after the Highway of Tears Symposium ended in...
Apr 07, 2021 Walk for MMIWG in Terrace, Feb. 14th, 2021.
MMIWG Activist, Sheridan Martin talks about the disappearance of her sister Cindy
Speak their names...that is a phrase I have heard repeated in my short time as Journeys host, a phrase that packs so much meaning when it comes to keeping the memories of the many Missing and Murdered...
Oct 08, 2020
Wesley Mitchell Drumming at Highway of Tears Totem Pole
On Friday, Wesley Mitchell, a traditional Wetsuweten drummer, led a drum tribute to Jessica Patrick and Francis Brown as well as family including Ramona Wilson. He also wanted to bring attention to To...
Sep 26, 2020
Ramona Wilson Memorial Walk: still no answers after 25 years
It's been 25 years since she vanished, and Ramona Wilson's family is still searching for answers. Her mother Matilda Wilson and about 50 supporters once again walked a two kilometre stretch of Highway...
Jun 17, 2019 Photo Pansy Wright-Simms/Facebook
Prince George man completes 700 km run of Highway of Tears
A Prince George man has completed a nearly month-long run to promote a better future for Indigenous women in the northwest. Adam Prytula departed Prince George on May 15th to run the Highway of Tears ...
Jun 12, 2019
Federal Minister of Indigenous Services says government already taking action on MMIWG final report
Canada's Minister of Indigenous Services says his government is already taking action following Monday's presentation of the Inquiry in to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Final Report...
Jun 05, 2019
Commission report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls complete
The much-anticipated report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will be released in June. The four-person commission has completed the document, but the federal government has agreed to...
Apr 10, 2019