Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Format: Book Author: McDiarmid, Jessica, author Title: Highway of Tears : a true story of racism, indifference and the pursuit of justice for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls / Jessica McDiarmid. Publisher, Date: [Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, 2019. Toronto : Anchor Canada, 2020. ©2019 Description: xiii, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm xiii, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Summary: For decades, women and girls - overwhelmingly from Indigenous backgrounds - have gone missing or been found murdered along an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern B.C. The highway is called the Highway of Tears by locals. Journalist Jessica McDiarmid offers an intimate, firsthand look at the communities along Highway 16 and the families of the victims, as well as examine the historically fraught social and cultural tensions between settlers and Indigenous peoples that underlie life in the region. Subjects: Missing persons -- British Columbia, Northern Murder victims -- British Columbia, Northern Indigenous women -- Crimes against -- British Columbia, Northern Indigenous women -- Violence against -- British Columbia, Northern Indigenous women -- British Columbia, Northern -- Social conditions Race relations SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies British Columbia, Northern -- Social conditions. Canada -- Race relations Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 9780385687577 (hardcover) 9780385687591 (softcover) 9781501160288 (hardcover) 9780385687591 System Availability: 44 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 44 Control Number: 1769801 Call Number: 362.88089/97071185 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 38 # System items in: 38 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
