POLICE MISCONDUCT ON THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS

MISSING AND MURDURED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Abstract

This exploratory study examines ‘The Highway of Tears’ cases
in Northern British Columbia. Qualitative interviews with
local Indigenous Peoples and Elders on the Highway of Tears
provide empirical data to inform the issue of Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Canada.
This research demonstrates the systemic and multi-faceted
racism that continues to marginalize and oppress Indigenous
Peoples. Such discrimination exists within Canadian
society and the organizational structure of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police. This research uses organizational and environmental
approaches to police deviance and interviews
with First Nations to contribute to understanding why the
MMIWG cases are under-investigated and remain unsolved.