Welcome to Litsy!

Absolutely heartbreaking book about the many, many missing and murdered indigenous girls and women in Canada.

This book was hard to read, learning about all the injustices and sad stories told here. A good book.

“Because I am an Indigenous woman, I am SIX times more likely to be murdered than my non-Indigenous sisters. I am considered high-risk just by virtue of being Indigenous and female.” Somber opening paragraph. (Ignore my dog eating PB in the background)

I‘m excited to start this. I picked this up while I was looking for a Father‘s Day gift. Being Native myself, I couldn‘t resist. I knew it might be a hard book so I grabbed my lovely ladies Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche and Rose to keep me upbeat 😊

I will never forget this book or the women in it. 💔

This is such a tragic story, but a story that deserves more attention than it has gotten. The way the author writes the stories of these missing women makes you feel like you're right there on the highway searching for clues of what happened.

The subject matter is difficult, but this book should be read and discussed so these women aren't forgotten.

Highway of Tears details the many disappearances and deaths of Native women along Canada‘s Highway 16, spanning decades. Their cases remain unsolved for a variety of reasons. McDiarmid focuses on the disappearances, families, and relative lack of public/media outcry as these women are further marginalized. I‘m glad this is being told and hope more people are brought to advocate for these women and try to prevent more death.

Lucky 13 total reads this month
5 audiobooks
Only 3 library reads
9 books by women
#january2020 #beatofjanuary

A heartbreaking account of the many deaths of indigenous women along Canada‘s Highway of Tears. The inaction on the part of the police, lack of funding and communication is so angering. And that cover is so striking!

An important but heart wrenching book. Justice does not come swiftly or come at all, especially for these indigenous women. These lives must never be forgotten. @ljuliel assume you finished this and had a similar feeling? My heart is broken for these families and communities.

What a heartbreaking, important book. Highway of Tears tells the story of the dozens of indigenous women who have disappeared or been murdered along a remote stretch of road in northern British Columbia.

McDiarmid lays out the history of the area, the lack of attention given to the missing women, and their families‘ struggle to have their stories heard.

#nonfiction #audiobook #canada #history