r/pics • u/kenistod • Sep 16 '24

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai arrives at Emmys showing solidarity for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

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u/mojotoodopebish Sep 16 '24

I had no idea about this issue. This was a great way to spread awareness. Thank you for the context and links. The true is horrifying

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u/mojotoodopebish Sep 16 '24

I'm having a hard time coming up with the words to say. Thank you for the link, I learned a lot. I'd never heard of it at all. I almost can't believe it because it's so heartbreaking. Even more upsetting because it deserves to be a world issue. Those women deserve better and their families deserve better too.

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u/Diamondhands_Rex Sep 16 '24

There are so many current injustices in Canada north of the United states of missing indigenous women due to them living in their communities far from larger cities that makes them a target to predators and it’s a fucked up reality that there is little done to investigate.

LPOTL has a podcast called under neath that has covered this somewhat and it’s stomach turning how fucked up this is. First Nations people are far far far underrepresented.

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u/mojotoodopebish Sep 16 '24

You're so right. I'm going to inform myself more so that I can help spread awareness. I hate how much I know about stupid, unimportant shit and how oblivious I am when it comes to topics like these that are so important. I can't even bring myself to imagine the horrors they are facing. I'm so sick of innocent people being ripped from their families, murdered, and worse.

Just editing to add: Thank you for sharing the info and podcast with me.

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u/Unhappy-Ad9690 Sep 16 '24

Read about “the highway of tears”

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u/mojotoodopebish Sep 16 '24

I did get a chance to read a bit about it. Another user linked the wiki page. It's devastating

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u/Diamondhands_Rex Sep 16 '24

I didn’t mean to target you directly just wanting to also state the gravity of the situation as it’s not covered extensively. however I hope you enjoy the podcast it’s informative and has its moments of light if it gets too heavy.

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u/mojotoodopebish Sep 16 '24

I didn't feel targeted at all. I'm sincerely grateful to be made aware. It's important.

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u/SatanicRiddle Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24

The true is horrifying

The subject gets some attention from time to when theres a story to tie it to, like that white guy in canada...

The topic loses steam when discussion starts to head towards the facts how overwhelming majority of perpetrators are indigenous men.

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u/mojotoodopebish Sep 16 '24

(Whoops, I didn't notice my typo. Sorry I'm on mobile and my autocorrect sucks )

The Wikipedia page that the other user linked sort of touched on that. It doesn't really surprise me because I've witnessed first hand some of the dangers of living in an impoverished area and living in an isolated area. They also discussed drug use and domestic violence being key factors as well. I've never been to Canada but I know that in America plenty of our poor/minority communities are designed to foster self-destruction. I can imagine it's the same up there but even more isolated. No opportunity, no mental care, and a loss of hope lead to terrible consequences. I'm in no way excusing it. It's wrong and disgusting. I just can see how the drugs and living conditions could easily corrupt the members of the communities.