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Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid
5.0
"I think it's Canada's dirtiest secret."
Highway Of Tears is the eye-opening documentation of missing and murdered Indigenous females in northwestern British Columbia.
The highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert - Highway 16 - has been dubbed Highway Of Tears due to decades of these largely unsolved incidents.
Journalist author Jessica McDiarmid eloquently weaves the womens' and girls' stories to the reader, making them much more than names on missing posters and random news stories. These are balanced with explanations of the pursuit of justice in a system tainted by racism and societal inequality.
McDiarmid does an excellent job outlining the social and cultural issues, investigation flaws, media influence and politics surrounding the cases with obvious extensive research and care to detail. Readers meet the families and friends of those whose cases may never receive full closure.
The book is an emotional and heartbreaking read and I couldn't put it down. Absolutely recommended as an important book for Canadians, and anyone else interested in this too-little-known area of lives lost.
Highway Of Tears is the eye-opening documentation of missing and murdered Indigenous females in northwestern British Columbia.
The highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert - Highway 16 - has been dubbed Highway Of Tears due to decades of these largely unsolved incidents.
Journalist author Jessica McDiarmid eloquently weaves the womens' and girls' stories to the reader, making them much more than names on missing posters and random news stories. These are balanced with explanations of the pursuit of justice in a system tainted by racism and societal inequality.
McDiarmid does an excellent job outlining the social and cultural issues, investigation flaws, media influence and politics surrounding the cases with obvious extensive research and care to detail. Readers meet the families and friends of those whose cases may never receive full closure.
The book is an emotional and heartbreaking read and I couldn't put it down. Absolutely recommended as an important book for Canadians, and anyone else interested in this too-little-known area of lives lost.