Chelsea Quava’s Remains Found on ‘Highway of Tears’ – Why Has the Suffering Persisted for Half a Century?

Chelsea Quava’s remains were found on November 6, 2023. Her disappearance was reported by the Saikuza indigenous community almost a month earlier. Chelsea’s name has now added to the statistics of disappearances and murders associated with the stretch of British Columbia’s Highway 16, known as the “Highway of Tears”. Since 1969, on the “Highway of Tears”, dozens of women, mostly from indigenous communities, have disappeared or been found without signs of life. Actions by law enforcement officers and citizens’ initiatives have still not alleviated the suffering associated with the “Highway of Tears” for more than half a century. Why is that?

Highway 16 winds its way through western Canada through British Columbia. It connects the Pacific coast port city of Prince Rupert with Prince George before winding further east.

It is this 718-kilometer stretch of road between Prince Rupert and Prince George that is known as the “Highway of Tears”, passing various indigenous communities, villages, forests, lakes, mountains and unexplored natural areas.

2024-01-20 22:05:18
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