Several Indigenous Women's Remains Are Missing. Canadian Police Refuse To Search For Them.

[sheshe2]

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Several Indigenous Women’s Remains Are Missing. Canadian Police Refuse To Search For Them.

Winnipeg police said they won't check a local landfill where the remains of three murdered indigenous women have been likely sitting for months.

The remains of three out of four indigenous women believed to have been victims of an alleged serial killer in Canada are still missing ― and despite the community’s repeated calls for authorities to search a local landfill, police have refused to do so.

Police in Winnipeg ― the capital city of the Canadian province of Manitoba ― arrested 35-year-old Jeremy Skibicki on May 18 in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Rebecca Contois, who was a member of the O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi (Crane River) First Nation. Contois’ partial remains were found in a garbage bin at Winnipeg’s Brady landfill, according to authorities.

On Dec. 1, police also charged Skibicki with first-degree murder in the deaths of three more indigenous women between March and May. Morgan Harris, 39, and Marcedes Myran, 26, were both Winnipeg residents who belonged to the Long Plain First Nation. Police have not yet identified the fourth woman, but members of the indigenous community have given her the ceremonial name of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe ― or “Buffalo Woman” ― to honor her spirit.

On Tuesday, Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth said at a press conference that he believes the remains belonging to Harris and Myran were at a different landfill, at the Prairie Green landfill, north of the city, but that police would not search the site due to what he said are potential chemical hazards, ground conditions and months of waste buildup.

Harris’ daughters, 18-year-old Kera and 21-year-old Cambria Harris, blasted police on Tuesday for refusing to search the landfill despite knowing the women’s remains are likely located there. The two said that police gave them a PowerPoint presentation explaining why they would not look for their mother who went missing in May, according to Canadian public broadcaster CBC.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/missing-murdered-indigenous-women-winnipeg-landfill_n_639662c0e4b0804966adad1d

They could wear hazmat suits. However they are refusing to search for the bodies. If they were white women, they would find a way.

"If you won't, we will."

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[Cha]

1. So sad..

.. That does seem like it's their job to look everywhere for the women's remains so they can get a proper burial for their loved ones.

I can imagine how they feel..

[sheshe2]

3. A proper burial and closure for the families.

It breaks my heart that they didn't even bother, Cha.

[Cha]

5. Maybe there's still hope..

the Indigenous women are determined enough to not let this go.. with enough pressure maybe the police will get it done.. or the women will find a way.

Thank you for their story, she.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[Disaffected]

4. "If they were white women, they would find a way."

I see no justification for such an accusation. They have spelled out the great difficulties for such a search and, IIRC, they are not even sure the remains are actually there.

Have there ever been instances of similarly problematic searches for white women??

[sheshe2]

6. You are denying it...

So the burden is on you to find similarly problematic searches.

Hazmat suits are used by firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, researchers, personnel responding to toxic spills, specialists cleaning up contaminated facilities, and workers in toxic environments.

The United States Department of Homeland Security defines a hazmat suit as "an overall garment worn to protect people from hazardous materials or substances, including chemicals, biological agents, or radioactive materials." More generally, hazmat suits may provide protection from:

Chemical agents
through the use of appropriate barrier materials like teflon, heavy PVC or rubber and Tyvek[citation needed]
Nuclear agents
possibly through radiation shielding in the lining, but more importantly by preventing direct contact with or inhalation of radioactive particles or gas
Biological agents
through fully sealed systems—often at overpressure to prevent contamination even if the suit is damaged or using powered air purifying respirators with full hoods and protective suits to prevent exposure (level C protection level)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazmat_suit#:~:text=Hazmat%20suits%20are%20used%20by,and%20workers%20in%20toxic%20environments.

[33taw]

7. Landfills are frequently searched for missing persons. This is an excuse consistent with other

searches for indigenous persons. While it may be difficult - not searching for three victims is crazy. Police searched the Everglades for Gabby Petito.

[link:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-prejudice-affects-official-search-for-missing-indigenous-women-other-women-of-color|

[link:https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw|

[brer cat]

8. So sad. K&R