Where women go missing in Canada | VPRO Documentary 

feel the same

yea survailance cams could be the answer

@@nickk9499 the road is hundreds of miles long and is surrounded by wilderness.

@@ann-mariepaliukenas19 yes but cameras and a bus that runs more than 2x a day is needed around the rezs into the city, where most of the hickhiking happens. There's really no excuse, this has been going on far too long. I domt think anyone's expecting the whole highway in cameras. But more can be done.

Chris do you have any idea how remote this is.....you can go for miles and miles seeing no one...how the heck are they going to put phones in the middle of nowhere

@CaliN8tv Sd you are so right! Investigate!!! f'n RMCP get your heads out of your asses and do your jobs investigate. one town 2 women go missing native women murdered no real investigation. they felt she was on a drunk. white women goes missing huge investigation she was gone like 2 weeks. left her farm with animals. the white women was on a party, wtf. the native mom was pissed write a letter to the paper and posted on facebook!

Same thing in Montana for Native women and children.

This could be said about any criminal no criminal thinks they're going to be caught while they're committing a crime it's time to think outside the box the problem is you people don't take care of your woman and you let them wander drunk on the highway why aren't you being more protective of your women this has been something throughout history we protect our women that's what men do

Why don't the police put undercover police women out there and have them hitch hike maybe they could catch the guy that way?

Often times commited by people who move around and able to get away with their crimes, like a truck driver..

@@jwehrli6 right I would think along those lines, Or have kids have tracking devices with them.. I guess natives don' t always carry a phone on them..

Oh?! You replied rudely, plenty, though. Take your broken heart and heal. Don't take out "broken" on others. Oh, and, take ur meds.....✌

@@cat_terrell you misunderstood the commenter's intention and the remarks were made with good will.

You do not know the meaning of genocide. Have you not listened to anything about the victims explanation? You are soooooodense.

@@cat_terrell the only rude comment here is yours

all we can do Malibu is keep these missing people in our prayers and keep sharing this documentary

You know what...that was my exact question!! Why on earth would she do that, shrug her shoulders and say ‘not my problem’!!

A child is the most important thing in life. They are our future. Those that disregard a young life, are themselves not deserved of their life.

Very true

I believe if you don't attend to the needs of a child when they are in need,it will one day come back to you. Somehow nature finds it's way back to you

Have a teenager. Sometimes no matter what you tell them or example you set. Teenagers make conflicting choices.

It's pretty big news in Canada, has been for a long time

There are a great many reasons for this but things like a missing person usually just stays local unless they are white.

it is.

Because Dutch public TV isn't necessarily the most reliable source..

@@darrellsmith4204 There's a lot of ideological vocabulary in this documentary, which suggests a desire to exaggerate and dramatize.

Maybe Justin Trudeu gives a hoot....😈 You people?....wtf does that mean

Silly jilly

@@maryeavenson2873 Trudeau cares to much , when you treat adults like victims you will act like one and we have seen the evidence

Didn't like that , You people?? Seriously?? Don't know if that was your intention, but Jilly, you can do better than that, , be good to yourself and to others, be safe 😷 and be woke¡

There’s not even greyhound service anymore so camera’s and the people to monitor them are highly unlikely. This is small town Canada, not like the lower 48 where you can’t drive a mile without seeing a light from a human. In between these towns without the highway might as well be the 1800’s .

I absolutely agree nurse terra. What a cruel world we live in. The darkest hole I don't want to ever imagine or experience. Rest in peace beautiful people. I am so sorry this happened to them.

its going on all over north America not just the high way. Canada US Mexico lac of investigation

If women are leaders in their communities then the power holding classes in Canada will target them to either kill or control them so First Nations people don't have strong leadership. If the leaders are men, then the young men will be targeted..What do they not understand???

@@user-vg2cz4cq5h So, your logic being that because you think women are the leaders in First Nations communities, their communities are not lead properly, therefore their young daughters are murdered by those outside of their community.. because others see their indigenous culture as weak? How do you then explain high numbers of women being trafficked, abused, sold into arranged marriages, murdered, and missing in predominantly patriarchal communities/societies as well?

@@user-vg2cz4cq5h My point being the issue isn't with the culture or how others view the culture, how Canada views First Nations, because there are these issues everywhere regardless of the culture of those indigenous communities. The issue is that there are cruel, violent, sadistic individuals who just want to harm others for their own gain.

Same here i had NO IDEA , i could not agree more , lets share this .

There are over 400 Indigenous women missing in Wyoming also. Heartbreaking

@@northscrow9316 I found out the same thing is still happening in the States, the government, law enforcement & the media turn a blind eye to these facts. That’s a disgrace and isn’t acceptable. God Bless

@@northscrow9316 I agree with you, the truth as kept silent or told in very small fragments, and a lots folks have been told to keep silent, Take Good Care of Yourself and Your Family.

It's actually 11 times more 2022

So true, know how you feel.

Because most of them are solopsistic narcissists, not enlightened compassionate, considerate, and caring. In some cases politicians are complete sociopaths and psychopaths. Those are the people that seek power and control. The reason I didn't reenlist in the Marine corps is because they use us to fight senseless battles against an enemy that has no choice but to fight against tyrants. Most people just want to live in peace and enjoy their friends and family, it's the small portion of unsettled souls that have a desire to seek out and destroy.

Trudeau often manages to say the right things, but does f**k all. He disgusts me. He’s driving the country down a sewer.

satanic pedos

@@forcesightknight Yes, Canada has Justin Trudeau and now you in the US have the Democrats 💔

Or- the world could change and start to value women.

@@meredithmacdonald4996 Thats some magical thinking you got there! if ONLY the world would change to make me happy, eh? The world is the way it is and first we need to accept & adapt to it. if one CAN make a change thats great! Accept & adapt, thats all anyone can do!

If you think only girls have problems your a problem

its the lac of investigation

Don't hitchhike , make a plan, don't get drunk, let someone know where you are going, take some personal responsibility to protect yourself. There are a lot of creeps out there that will pray on the weak. You gotta take precautions. Not saying what happened to these girls is their fault. Gotta be responsible for yourself and your safety.

All those rapist and serial killers given soft sentences by the Canadian legal system are living in our communities.

The truck driving profession seems to attract a lot of sexual sadists.

Be careful and stay safe 🙏🏽❤

Oh we stand just fine. We've been standing here since the mastadon were not the ones who will be going anywhere. Our culture is very alive and well. Over 8 million indigenous people left here. We have political strengths and powers that are never spoken of the way these stories are. This is more white supremist brainwash that is doing nothing more than convincing observers that we had our land taken and culture broken. This bias lens must be shattered eventually. -2 dead owls

@@ShadeRaven222 That's just BS. When you take land and lose language, you lose culture. That just a given. I've been on community all over Australia and although where I live in the NT, culture is strong, there are some serious social issues that need to be addressed. So much culture HAS been lost to so many all over this country. Fragments exist amongst those in the south, those in the north keep it strong. In the south, indigenous live like white people, and say our culture is strong pffft. Thing is these are the same people pulling other Indigenous down that talk about the real issues for those still living with theirs. Alcoholism, violence, sexual assaults, incest, poverty, poor health outcomes, poor education, less access to employment and then there are cultural values within culture that are causing issues like altruism. Who is really white washing the truth here ?? I love our Indigenous, I respect and help them every day, but maybe I see more than you do. There is much work to do, although not without great hope Australian Indigenous culture like so many others is definitely a culture in crisis.

@@delishme2 serious issues here too with drugs, alcohol, domestic abuse, child abuse and murder, but it is so much easier to blame white people instead of looking at what is going wrong in your own culture.

@@jillgarlick2122 Honestly, there could have been some Indigenous men who could have killed some of these women. However, systemic racism, colonization, genocide have contributed to Indigenous women being 6x to go missing or murdered. How are people supposed to heal when their culture was forcibly stripped away from them due to White settlers coming in and stealing your people's lands? Let's not forget that the federal government allowed Indigenous children to be forcibly removed by the RCMP to attend church-run residential schools. These prison-like institutions were corrupt to the core and were riddled with rampant sexual abuse, neglect, and murder. Often, children were told their way of life and culture was satanic or that their parents were demonic and unable to care for them. Spending 10 years of your life removed from your culture and forced to assimilate into a society that hates your very people creates negative displacement and self-loathing emotions. Trauma lingers on for life, and if all you were shown as a child was abuse, the likelihood of the cycle ending is slim to none. It can take upwards of 7 generations for the effects of genocide to end. Indigenous women's miss treatment by both Indigenous men and White men is due to racism and misogyny. Before being colonized, man Indigenous cultures were egalitarian and matriarchal. Unfortunately, after colonizers came, they started imposing their patriarchal way of life on the Indigenous communities to assimilate them. Indigenous women weren't even recognized as Indigenous according to the Indian Act of 1864. Indigenous women would lose their status if they married into another band or married a white man; white women were given full Indian status if they married an Indigenous man. In the past, Indigenous women weren't allowed to be elected as a band council member or weren't given permission to vote or engage in banc council decisions. In modern Canada, there has been minimal change done to fully address the issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women except for the National Inquiry into the murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls group and the Truth and Reconciliation report of 2015 core reasons behind the alarming statistics. I apologize for the rambling, but I thought it was necessary to share some facts contributing to chronic problems that face Indigenous people in Canada. Since its inception, the Canadian government (both provincially and federally) has worked hard to assimilate Indigenous people into Canadian society. This has resulted in abhorrent treatment towards Indigenous people, everything from residential schools, which primary purpose was to "Save the child, Kill the Indian," reservations were given to them because of the expansion of Canadian lands. More Indigenous children are in foster care than in residential school; experts have argued that foster care is akin to residential school 2.0. It's fairly straightforward that many people in mainstream society don't give a fuck about the Indigenous struggle and blame them for creating a toxic culture. However, the federal government is to blame for continually not helping their community out by deliberately reducing the budget for services. Racism and the people who have held power in Canada are the core cause as to why Indigenous people continue to struggle today.

@@florjean965 but how is continual blaming of life events that are long gone helping the young women? Killers target the vulnerable in society, and the parents’ alcoholism , drug use etc. is just continuing the cycle of making their children vulnerable, and showing the world that they are incapable of overcoming their past and showing their children that there is no hope, just blaming everything except their own failings. No wonder the girls feel unsupported and hopeless. The past is the past, the present is all that is real and the future depends upon making better choices for their children and becoming involved in a life other than alcohol and drugs. Of course it is hard, but if things are to change, it is almost entirely up to them.

Good Mother's always know where their daughters are and good Mothers can get ahold of their daughters on their cell phone if she was a good mother why wasn't she a good mother when her daughter disappeared this loving or if you're talking about is brought about by the death of her daughter I don't think it's a loving aura I think it's the aura of despair realizing she should have done better to protect her daughter it is not up to the police it's family looking after family that's been the basis of our society

I had a native wife for 7 years and I found her mothering instincts were not very good she regularly let my daughter disappear and didn't try and find where she went I find this to be terrible I find this to be one of the reasons why children disappear indifference towards your own children because of the difficulty in raising them and in most cases single parent family in Aboriginal situations

I find nothing comforting in her voice I do hear the lament for not doing a proper job as a mother

@@larryglowacki5312 are you a great mom Larry huh?

A i can be mostly

Or a Dogman.

Nah... wildlife, (Animal's) are pure they don't kill like human's. Its Human's you gotta worry about. IMO Humans kill out of envy, greed, racism, evil the list goes on. But I understand your analogy, about the bear (grizzly) I use cross bears all the time on my rez, At least I know that bear won't kill out of greed etc.

The OP is referencing what the taxi driver said.

USE YOUR CIGARETTES. EVEN A SIMPLE REQUEST WITH EACH PUFF. YOU DO NOT NEED FANCY PRAYERS. USE THE TOBACCO ... IT WILL ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND BE YOUR VOICE.

"For fun & travel"... why would they answer an ad for escorting???! 😦😮😲

Glad shes ok but you should have raised her to be more intelligent she was not 5 years old.

@@Applecider-Poetry what are the cigarettes supposed to do ? Serious question

@@Applecider-Poetry will damn sure get attention

U mist not be looking to hard theres a few out there

Oh yeah intense lies Most alright solve The culprit of most johnny wolverineP

I have only compassion for these women, the human beings that are victimized for living. However, this reporter was so obviously biased it takes away from these women are pleading for. They are pleading for help, this reporter is looking to place blame.

You should read the book... I had to take some breaks in between reading... very emotional 😢

Im from the yukon and this has been a living nightmare. Us women talked about it a lot. I think the last time i checked in there was the possibility of multiple killers. I cant watch it now but i will when im stronger.

50% of women are murdered by their partner globally so to discount an Aboriginal killer is to discount the facts

@@larryglowacki5312 this is true

The killer could be ANYONE

Because they would be called racists

@@randomvintagefilm273 disingenuously I might add

tobacco still works. even a simple request as the smoke rises with each puff will answer all your questions. otherwise tobacco just kills you and robs you of your physical body. give some respect to this simple herb and it will solve your every problem. there is an ear for your requests.

I'm from the area. The song they were singing is from another nation that was given to us to use. So we can't translate it because we don't speak thier language. We still have lot of our people who speak the language to know our songs.

It doesn't have to be a cop. vigilante justice, use decoys

Or maybe not walk along a highway!

Well this lady says her daughter was hitch hiking. You know what the chances are of going missing if you do that?

It's a shame what happened to them we should learn from prior mistakes to stop this from again happening

you're . no shade

Maybe he is the lisk

It' s a big country, hard to police every square km..

Human trafficking

@@Edith.G.G. lac of investigation.

@@klondikemom3658 yes i think so to.

I have to wonder if pervs and traffickers are drawn there because it has become a perfect hunting ground. If this is the case then it would be very hard to pin any particular person or group down. No, I'm not offering this as an excuse for the Canadian govt and the RCMP. They most certainly haven't done enough and their silence on the subject is peculiar, open case or no.

Well, get ready, bcuz of Agenda 2031 - & likely loong b4, the Natives WILL have ALL their land back, & the positions will then be totally reversed!!...FACT!!

Not a chance. White are in power here and there's tons of racism. I'm metis living in Canada and work my ass off everyday since I was 14. I'm 24 now and have made a career for myself. Natives are second class citizens in Alberta

a big problem is lack of transportation to get around the area

Argee

Yeah well don't worry. It's not just them the government doesn't care about. Remember how they handled the freedom convoy? They used racism to keep us separated and convinced some of us that we matter and they only really care about/have set things up, for "us". But it's not true.

Yes, why not have traffic enforcement cameras along the road at intersections as a way to track license plates and to act as a deterrent (posting signs notifying there are cameras on the road)? This is done in some countries.

@@kristinab1078 Yes. Even my remote area has finally procured license plate readers.

@@kristinab1078 check out a map of the area! its huge with lots of bush. a proper investigation is what's needed

That's ridiculous. You cant have cameras everywhere. Who pays for that? Who pays for the police to work on all these cold cases? You all bitch about taxes but then you want your government to do more. You cant have it both ways. There will always be people who murder, blame them. If it pisses you off get off your ass and do something about it.

@@klondikemom3658 not many roads however

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The police is killing us too and covering it. The RCMP was made to put us in rezs. Its been like this for 100's of years, nothing will chance until they start listening but it'd easier to stay ignorance and ignore it until another child like poor little Tina gets murdered because the system failed her.

and no investigations

no one gonna care for men going missing though, umm yeah new flash this also happens to me, not as much but it happens, but not one shows concerns on that, it always just focused on women.

First Nation communities-shame on you for not taking control of your own lives and endlessly dlaming others for your own problems, get your shit together like the rest of us have to!.

I spent many years in Indian reserve what I have noticed is when people leave the reserve they don't try and stay in contact they seem to fall off of the edge of the Earth and drunken women late at night trying to get a ride on the highway is never a good idea it could happen to anyone it doesn't have to be Aboriginal I feel the Aboriginal people are not doing a very good job at protecting their women anymore otherwise why wouldn't the chief of those reserves have a bus driving on the highway for rides for people there's endless amounts of money supply to the Aboriginal Community they just chose to buy new winter tires for their cousins instead of doing something purposeful with the money

@@davidhoogendyke2774 EXACTLY! I agree with you! I was thinking the same thing! Enough of these “I am a victim” bullocks. The Canadian government is doing more than expected. The Government has given these people public apologies on several occasions live on national television. The government provides these people with endless opportunities and money in good faith that these people will get their ducks in a row and they will live a good quality of life. The majority of these people, choose to waste and abuse all this help they are getting from our tax dollars on booze, drugs and tobacco... Then they pull out the victim card... What else should the government do for this ungrateful bunch? These people are complaining about their standard of living. They should go to a 3rd world country in Africa, where fresh clean water is scarce, nutritional food is unaffordable. No access to a basic medical facility. Overall, basic human needs to live with dignity are not met. Shame on these indigenous groups for hitchhiking for a bottle of booze and a pack of cigarettes despite knowing all the risks. Shame on the people for playing the victim card.

Canadian government is committing genocide and successfully covering it up. And you call that a failure. There is no limit on how stupid people can be. Just wow.

@@Malibu_Dawn ff stop already. What is at least as 'WOW' is how quick yous are to judge others, while you know less than nothing about them.

@@ninthheretic2498 I know them by their words. I know you by your actions. Case closed.

@@Malibu_Dawn i noticed you spewed your bile all over the place, so no bigg loss. Bye now.

@@ninthheretic2498 You misspelled a three letter word.

What about ALL the murdered and missing women from across the country?.

It is lower crime than many other places, I think their law enforcement is tremendously biased, the RCMP I feel are poorly trained and inexperienced with this type of violent crime, also I think they don't care about first nations people , absolutely cameras need to be placed all along the hiway of tears, emergency phone boxes as well, I think an indigenous volunteer citizens patrol could be extremely effective, like the guardian angels on the New York subways in the 70's, saved lives, deterred crime

They never caught the person who did it? Im so sorry i cant imagine

What's this blond hair is all about again?

To Lita! I am stating, just saying, I am not prejudiced! That is why I mentioned blond!!! As I wrote elsewhere, ::: why couldn't casino money contribute money for a bus? I don't gamble. Sooooo alllll the big money going through casinos = regular and Indian casinos = in BC and Canada. Or even donation buckets/ with info and photos! ===: There for this need.and consider wasted money thrown away so to speak by casino playing.... by the way, I took the bus before from prince George to prince Rupert! Seemed like an eternity, so lonely, yes.

Why? because its her job, she's not out there driving people around for fun or volunteering her time to babysit people making bad choices, she's earning her living. If she said to the drunk girls "no don't hitch hike, its dangerous", it would most likely have fallen on deaf ears because they had already decided what they wanted to do. If they did listen and change their mind, of course she would have driven them elsewhere. She is also vulnerable to being ripped off by passengers refusing to pay, being robbed or attacked by passengers (including drunk girls). So, she takes a risk herself while trying to earn a living for her family. I think singling out the cab driver to criticise her is unfair, and unrealistic. She is not responsible for those girls' choices. What can be done to help them make safer choices, to not take such risks? I think they addressed that question a bit in the film, which was very moving and painful, and really only scratches the surface of the trauma and disadvantage indigenous people must deal with.

They don't care about us NGL the rcmp and other police like the opp has been behind a lot of our missing and murdered too. When we go missing they dgaf and they they find our skulls and bones and they still dgaf it turns into a cold case.

Or a few of them eh

yes! there was even hamerican guy suspected of being a serial killer on the highway of tears!

Its probably the RCMP too ngl.

And not only in Canada either.

Natives say the same thing in Montana. I found that surprising and not reasonable either. Lots of meth, alcoholism and other drugs on the reservations. It is a very dangerous world for all women and children.

Can you blame them for accusing the white man? Being a white man I know the history of what we did to aboriginal peoples. Sure, there are obviously native men who do these things, but I don't blame them for looking at us.

@@davidsadler7047 times have changed

@@georginasmith441 not much.

@@georginasmith441 sorry but that all depends on where you live.

First Nations have to learn to start at home with fixing their own problems, and maybe begin by joining the 21st century. Scrap the Indian Act and modernize.

@@davidhoogendyke2774 lmao okay. Why are you on this video? Youre full of ignorance maybe learn.

There is some bad people out there, and you could suspect someone of being involved, how would you ever prove it though?

Probably that Mayor. That's why he's getting outta dodge.

Because they know or knew that hitch hiking is dangerous and so many others came up missing from this behavior yet they continue to hitch hike on the same road like they invisible they'd rather risk they life in a stranger's car rather than pay 3$ bus fee just to get drunk victims on that stupidity mess.Who does that but a fool.

@@iy4563 Well yes but actually no. People don't think stuff like kidnapping or murders would happen to them so i can't really blame them for believing they would fine yet i understand what you mean

More than one no doubt very sadly 🥺😢

@@joannad9142 My thoughts exactly.

There's more than one Excuse me one is Cody L. Can't spell his name In prison now But the older cases a transient One Bobby J. Fowler

@ Ardit Middle East does not cover it by any stretch, you have to break down each individual country. You think the women are escorted out of love, respect,care? Nope, they are owned & the code is very strict, whether wealthy or not. In the more cosmopolitan cities & luxury holiday resorts, you have to abide by the rules( beyond the hotel & pool) A spontaneous kiss, a brush of a hand ( with your own partner) one disrespectful slight can land you in prison, & don't think because you are a western woman you are afforded any special treatment if you break protocol. Prison lock up first, questions later. Do a little fact finding.

How is this a politicians fault? Lol. Girls are out hitchhiking drunk, some creep abducts them, kills them, dumps them. What's the scandal?

@@ryandavids1129 and the guy/ guys responsible have the same sick mindset you do, you’re a part of the issue!

The same problems exist on every Native American reservation too. Alcohol is the major killer, indigenous people just cannot drink, cannot handle alcohol, they all seem to have some terrible allergy to it. Parents need to let their little girls know that alcohol confuses the mind and makes them do foolish things like going out on a lonely road where many, many young girls have been murdered. It needs to be beat in those girls heads to never drink and take off down that road hitchhiking because it is possibly going to be a death sentence for them. The town needs to hire more cops to patrol that area too and get a mayor who does more than just talk pretty and act concerned with no results.

There are Still Lighthouses in a Sea of Darkness.

We decreased the amount of (automated) ads, thanks for your comment.

Not nearly as disrespectful as you. OMG!

@@Malibu_Dawn Whatever. Someone speaking of the death of a daughter, and then joe Biden ad, cuts her off. Yeah, if pointing That Disrespect Out, makes Me Disrespectful, okay. I'll take it. But, "OMG"!✌

@@cat_terrell Moron.

Now, come on children !!! This is a very very serious topic, not a forum for bitchiness and bickering amoungst yourselves, If you feel the need to go at each other, do it somewhere else and not on this platform please keep this open for serious comment's, this community needs our support and prayers not nonsense Thank you.... Sorry i felt that needed saying.

Colonialism is just a coop out

You haven’t heard? It’s popular nowadays to point the finger at another race these days instead of facing the problem or task at hand silly! Just turn on the news and see for yourself! 🤗🤓🤣

@@ethanbridges6816 Are you feeling guilty.

@@mry9619 no bc I could give a flying fuck I’m Cherokee Native asshat.

@@mry9619 quiet now? Hmmmm? Thought so.

Absolutely!

Don’t you think that would bring up obvious issues with human rights? Why not just put trackers on r wrybody’s cars/trucks

Whoops, everybody’s cars/trucks on a big highway with hundreds of thousands of people driving on them all the time, contact them all, question them, deal with the law suits that would ensue, and where do the resources for checking all these people come from? It is not doable.

That will never happen.

The aboriginals need trackers put on them if the women are disappearing obviously they wouldn't if you had a tracker on them