In Stolen Sisters it is estimated that over 500
aboriginal women have been murdered or gone
missing in violent circumstances in Canada in the
past 20 years. An aboriginal woman in Canada is
five times more likely to die violently than a woman
of any other race. These women come from all over
the country, and from all walks of life and economic
backgrounds.
Amnesty International charges that Canada
is "putting Indigenous women in danger of
kidnapping and violent deaths through racism and
indifference".
Stolen Sisters takes viewers inside this contentious
issue, from the rolling farmland to the haunting
depths of the dark alleys of Vancouver. You will hear
the stories of the missing and witness one family’s
desperate search for their loved one.
Daleen Bosse Muskego, a university student , wife
and mother, vanishes from a parking lot and her
family takes the investigation in their own hands,
feeling they are being brushed off by the Police.
Police, meanwhile, claim unconfirmed sightings
of Daleen hampered their investigation. Both
sides tell their story in this controversial case. The
documentary also examines allegations that the
police failed to properly investigate what may have
been crucial physical evidence.
Amber Redman, disappears. She is a 19-year old
student and athlete. Stolen Sisters follows
her mother's journey from months of being bedridden
at the loss of her daughter, to a wave of activism
that leads to a dramatic conclusion on the
international stage.
Stolen Sisters is a window to a world that most people
only read about in their morning paper.
© 2008 Minds Eye International Ltd.