Content Warning: This episode discusses missing persons, violence against Indigenous women and girls, and systemic racism.

Highway 16 in northern British Columbia — a 724‑km (450‑mile) stretch of remote road — has been the site of dozens of disappearances over the past five decades. In this episode, we share the stories of:

• Tamara Chipman (2005) — Gitxsan Nation, last seen near Prince Rupert

Madison Scott (2011) — vanished from a campsite near Vanderhoof

Immaculate “Mackie” Basil (2013) — Dakelh/Carrier woman missing near Kuz Che Reserve, Fort St. James

Through their stories, we explore how transportation gaps, geography, policing, and systemic racism intersect along the Highway of Tears — and why so many families are still waiting for answers.

https://www.aptnnews.ca

RCMP (E‑PANA, missing persons bulletins) https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Carrier Sekani Family Services https://www.csfs.org

Global News https://globalnews.ca

Highway of Tears Initiative & Symposium Report https://www.highwayoftears.org

National Inquiry into MMIWG https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca

Support & Resources

Highway of Tears Initiative

https://www.highwayoftears.org

Carrier Sekani Family Services https://www.csfs.org

Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) https://www.nwac.ca

National Inquiry into MMIWGhttps://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca