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Awareness Walk by
Florence Naziel
March 11-17 Prince Rupert to Terrace
Submitted by
Arlene Roberts
Highway of Tears - Awareness Walk MARCH 11th - March
17th.
Leaving Prince Rupert civic
centre parking lot 9am March 11th arriving Terrace March 17,.
Florence Naziel is a 56 year
old grandmother, and has 2 daughters and 6 sons. She is Frog clan
from the We'suweten Nation and lives in Moricetown. o要e of
Florence's cousins has a daughter who is missing from HIGHWAY 16.
Highway 16 extends from Prince Rupert to Prince George, which is the
northern region of BC now called the "Highway of Tears". There
are currently 34 young ladies missing and/or murdered o要 Highway
16, most of which are Aboriginal, although there are o要ly 7 cases
open for investigation because of the legal reporting process. 5 of
the 7 were last seen or their bodies found o要 Highway 16. 6 of
the 7 cases are Aboriginal yound ladies between the ages of 15-22,
the non-aboriginal young lady was 25 years old when she disappeared
in 2002.
There have been so many
questions about "Why" anyone would want to hitchhike or walk along
the Highway. In the past, getting rides and helping each other out
in samll town, village and rural areas was a-given. Now that has
all changed.
Florence plans o要 WALKING
from Prince Rupert to Terrace escorted by a pilot car and dirver o要
March 11th and arriving in Terrace March 17th challenging herself to
walk 20-30 kilometres per day, in Honour of the families of the
"Missing Women" and "Highway of Tears" and to "Keep the Awareness
and concern in the forefront"!
Florence states that "As an
Aboriginal person, my heart goes out to all the missing women of all
nationalities throughout BC and across Canada. I challenge any
Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal to continue to walk with me as we
'tag-off' with teams walking from Terrace to Prince George in May
2006 - people can 'pitch in and help us walk."
SHE ALSO INVITES everyoneto
join her as she begins the Walk o要 MARCH 11th starting in PRINCE
RUPERT at the Civic Centre parking lot at 9am.
To donate, support,
volunteer (she needs water, lunch items, fruit, juices, hotel
/overnight cost, breakfast cost, gas money, First Aid equipment,
words of encouragement & support) CONTACT her at: 1.250.847.3751 or
e-mail: go2kalum@telus.net
Thank you & Please distribute
this.
Arlene Roberts
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