'When someone is missing, time is of an essence to locate them and to find them safely'

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As one landfill search ends and another is planned to begin, an MMIWG advocate says countrywide implementation of the Red Dress Alert and addressing "systemic racism" could prevent the agony of such searches ever needing to happen again.

"We know when someone is missing, time is of an essence to locate them and to find them safely," said Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, a member of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in Manitoba and chair of the National Family and Survivors Circle.

Manitoba is in the process of launching the Red Dress Alert pilot project, which will provide a notification to people's mobile phones when an Indigenous woman, girl, two-spirit or gender diverse person goes missing — similar to how an Amber Alert works.

"They should be looking at the next phase to, alongside the federal government, fully implement the [alert] … and adequately resource it to ensure that it's long-term and sustainable," Anderson-Pyrz said.

"We'll be fighting for those resources, because what the Red Dress Alert means in this country is very powerful for Indigenous women, girls and children."

Morgan Harris, Ashlee Shingoose — also called Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe — Marcedes Myran and Rebecca Contois were all victims of a Winnipeg serial killer. (Submitted by Cambria Harris, Winnipeg Police Service, Donna Bartlett, Darryl Contois)

 

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