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A photo of the back of a woman with the text Search the Landfill written the back of her clothes

Authorities Will Not Recover Bodies of Missing Indigenous Women from Manitoba Landfills

On a grassy area behind the Human Rights Museum on Route 57, just as Provencher BLVD crosses over the Red River in Winnipeg Manitoba; Lies Camp Marcedes. The camp, named after Marcedes Myron, exists to take a stand against local authorities who have decided not to search for and recover the bodies of murdered indigenous women, whom they believe were dumped in local landfills.

A photograph taken at the Rodeo. A group of people stand in a circle.

First Rodeo, Indian Style: A Highlight of Talents and a Spotlight on Social Issues

Together with Navajo nation tribal member Sahar Khadjenoury and the Shon Wasler group, and through a generous grant from the Women In Media Fund (WIMF), Blanquet set off to the Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) in Las Vegas Nevada.