Jane Gerster VICE

Charity Keesic was beaten to death by the 16-year-old son of a family friend. Now her mother is trying to break the cycle of male violence within her community.

Grande Prairie, Alberta is one of the most dangerous places to live in the country, especially for Indigenous women. This is how the community is responding.

Regulations around government records for Status Indians makes it impossible for even investigators to access basic clues to her whereabouts.

Stephanie Lane's remains were found on Robert Pickton's farm and her family is still being punished for it.

But can a two-day course really improve decades of abuse and mistrust?

There are reasons for not voting that go back centuries, long before "Anybody but Harper" existed.

One of the main lessons I've learned in writing this series for VICE is that Canadian government institutions don't want this story told.

Though her killer is behind bars, for her mother there is no justice in how her case was handled.

Why didn't the public know Krystle Knott was missing and would it have helped save her?

She was sexually abused. She lost a younger sister to a tragic accident. Did the system ever give her a chance?

Mag Cywink has spent over two decades searching for justice in her sister's murder, and fears a national inquiry will hurt those who it is trying to help the most.

Sonya Cywink died without an aboriginal name or official Indian status. But her story is very much a part of the 1,200 murdered and missing aboriginal women in Canada.