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The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available 24/7 at 1-855-242-3310.
A gust of wind drifts through the prairie grass and into the city of Edmonton. A peaceful setting until you learn the history of the area.
The rural city limits have long been an informal resting ground in Alberta’s capital city, where dozens of missing women’s remains have been located, many of whom worked in the sex industry. Thirty-seven women have been found in rural areas outside of the city.
The rural outskirts of the city have been referred to as the “killing fields” by sex workers and advocates alike for decades.
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@irenericard8171 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for what you do! Felicia you and your team are making a difference. I can imagine this is very hard work but I see your passion for helping others. Thank you so much. Liz, you are an amazing strong inspiring woman!!! I send blessings to you all! May Creator protect and bless you and your families❤

@9UaYXxB 8 ай бұрын

A really difficult story to do. But vital journalism, and I congratulate the bravery of all involved. Doing a story in a much longer format (over 20 minutes) than conventional television would allow, and having a dedicated focus to the impacts of the sex 'trade' on poor/vulnerable indigenous women is important for progress and for improving the awareness of and the safety net for women who are caught up in this dangerous occupation. Between the risks of sexual predators and the risks of street drugs and homelessness, this story has important insights to share. Fine work, APTN.

@MissX905 3 ай бұрын

Don't rule out it being a cop or cops behind the missing women. I had a cop (in uniform)years ago in Ontario offer me booze to go do something with him but I told him "No leave me alone". I didn't tell on him because he likely would have always found ways to arrest me for something and I was scared of him as he was a very big man. He's since passed away but I wonder how many other young women he tried that on with?

@huggybearjohnson4197 23 күн бұрын

Probably alot I'd say I knew a guy like that get woman into crack then he'd pimp them. Had 2 friends that happened too really pretty girls then. But now the drugs just took its toll on them. So sad.

@derekpam7149 4 ай бұрын

Nice to see native helping native for once! And btw if you’re actually walking the streets still then it’s clear cut drugs and you can’t make an addict stop. Just nice to see one native finally helping other natives finally. There are many motels the native gangs take the girls but no one wants to hear it so can’t help if everyone stays ignorant

@favel681 6 ай бұрын

Aweee Seeing Me and the late Vee Duncan at the start the video was a shock, I remember the nights me and him went and did night out reach

@huggybearjohnson4197 23 күн бұрын

Its so damn crazy of what womna go through. So damn sad the things they see 😢

@user-qe9sf7kj1m 9 ай бұрын

White politicians and white cops hmm

@dmm6341 13 күн бұрын

Uh....its 118th ave, and 97 street...get it right

@user-ez3il1yy6i 9 ай бұрын

"the Most Protected Person In America Is A White Woman". [Malcolm X]

@JamieHumeCreative 9 ай бұрын

There's a joke. And this is Canada.

@tylerlog8732 8 ай бұрын

What about the white women killed by Willy pickton

@huggybearjohnson4197 23 күн бұрын

Exactly thats what I always said/says

@apriln3264 4 ай бұрын

Why is sex work the only option? All the special benefits, privileges, and billions on aboriginal specific programs, housing, schooling, etc, etc.

@fromtheparkbench1979 2 ай бұрын

Broken foster care system. Come drive around HOPE and just see how many kids are dropped by foster families at 18 years of age. They were never taught that "billions of dollars" await for education, housing etc., , much less how to apply for the money. Wanna come down and spend time with them teaching how to? Nope? Then stop "presuming" what isn't there, including you know who. Thanks.

@Hoovie9596 Ай бұрын

There’s a lot of support. It’s squandered away.

@emilyservice4670 12 күн бұрын

Haha there's not as much as you would think and alot of them are not told about supports the goverment doesn't actualy want to help its same with aish they dint tell you what they'll help with they let you figure it out and fight to give it to you..

@ibrahimm2012 Ай бұрын

Imagine the hard working people who work in minimum wage jobs in the area and their kids playing around these woman . I see thousand of Somali immigrants in that area who came from civil war countries I have never seen their woman in sex work or their man in selling drugs. They Barely speak English but you will see them working all the time . Those immigrants have more recent trauma then those woman . The neighborhood is ruined our property are not safe . Our children are not safe . If it takes them more 200 years to come out of the generational trauma then we have to deal with them for so long .

@Dignifiedbaby 4 күн бұрын

You actually don’t understand anything. While those immigrants come from war, they didn’t grow up in homeless and weren’t born to drug addict parents. People’s trauma is not created equally so it’s really unfair to compare two completely different types of trauma and expect people to handle hardships the same way. Try to show sympathy if you’re not capable of empathy.

@ibrahimm2012 4 күн бұрын

@@Dignifiedbaby how do u expect me to show empathy when my house , kids , property are not safe . I am scared that my kids will be grabbed by them or my property will be damaged by them. Out of all the countries in the world Canada is still in the top best countries. There is no real poverty here. If u want to make money there is chances to do that Atleast minimum wage compare to other countries . Empathy and sympathy works only when u try your best then get some help . But here they are drug addicts, doing crime . I think the victim mindset is keeping them behind.

@Dignifiedbaby 4 күн бұрын

@@ibrahimm2012 YOU DIDNT EVEN TRY SYMPATHY SO IDK HOW YOU COULD EVER BE EMPATHETIC. You literally only see them as criminals and drug addicts. Your way of thinking is very limited and not kind. Addiction is literally a sickness and people are stuck with the sickness often times. And in order for people to heal from the sickness we have to show compassion towards them and not look down upon them like you are doing right now. One day it could be your kid who becomes a drug addict if you don’t stop being such a negative unkind person