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I'm not obtuse to the statistics surrounding missing indigenous women. Based on what became viral request for police to actively search for the letter writer should she go missing if effort to not become a statistic herself is powerful! This is a very quick read with a glossary for additional resources and information.

Graphic novel - highlights the open letter that Indigenous teen Brianna Jonnie wrote to Winnipeg Police Force. Original letter included at the end. Effectively makes point that many other missing teens receive immediate attention from police, media, and public. She applauds that attention; she recognizes how necessary it is. But I could feel her pain that Indigenous women do not receive the same treatment, and are actually negatively labeled.

Poignant and impactful. “If I Go Missing” is the graphic novelization of Brianna Jonnie‘s 2016 letter to the Winnipeg Chief of Police pointing out that “missing indigenous girls are not afforded the same courtesies” as other missing persons. At the age of fourteen, Brianna taught us how each of the missing are to be honored by law enforcement and the media in order to afford each individual the dignity they deserve. 5⭐️for a powerful message.

In 2016, at the age of 14, Brianna Jonnie sent a letter to Winnipeg Police Service imploring them to do a better job investigating missing persons cases of Indigenous people, particularly women and girls. This book takes words from her letter and adds art depicting the images evoked by Jonnie‘s letter. ⬇️
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Based on the indigenous teenage author's open letter to the Winnipeg Chief of Police about the police and media response should she go missing. This book brings Awareness to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada. #MMIWG #teachersoflitsy