Tanya Brooks
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‘I’m fighting for you’: Tanya Brooks’ family searches for closure in unsolved murderFamily and supporters gathered for an annual memorial march to draw awareness to the unsolved murder of Tanya Brooks, which took place 14 years ago on Wednesday.CanadaMay 10, 2023
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‘Enough is enough’: Family of Tanya Brooks calls for justice 13 years after murderTanya Brooks, a a mother of five from the Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia, was killed on May 10, 2009, and police are still looking for the person responsible for her death.CanadaMay 10, 2022
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‘The cause is too important’: Family and friends of Tanya Brooks celebrate her life onlineOn the eve of the 11th anniversary of Tanya Brooks' death a virtual vigil will be held online in Millbrook First Nation.CanadaMay 10, 2020
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‘You can’t put a time period on grief’: Families fear program closure after MMIWG inquiryThe federal justice department launched FILU in August 2016 as part of a four-year, $16.17-million commitment to programs and community-based organizations that provide specialized victim services for MMIWG families.CanadaJun 2, 2019
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Tanya Brooks family takes ‘power back’ on 10th memorial walkVanessa Brooks is calling on Canadians to do the same by starting a dialogue about Indigenous rights, equality and the sanctity of all human life.CrimeMay 10, 2019
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‘Show up’: Tanya Brooks sparks call to action 10 years after her deathTanya Brooks was murdered on May 10, 2009, and her body was discovered in the window well of St. Patrick's-Alexandra School in Halifax the following day.FeaturesMay 9, 2019
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‘We brought love’: Family of murdered Mi’kmaq woman honours her lifeTanya Brooks was a Mi'kmaq woman and mother of five children when her body was discovered at St. Patrick's Alexandra school on May 11, 2009.CanadaMay 10, 2018
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MMIWG inquiry starts in Membertou, N.S. with families of Loretta Saunders and Tanya BrooksThe families of two Indigenous women killed in Halifax will share their stories with the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Membertou, N.S. on Monday.CanadaOct 30, 2017
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Final remains of murdered Nova Scotia aboriginal woman returned to family after eight yearsPolice had withheld the brain of Tanya Jean Brooks as part of the ongoing investigation into the still-unsolved murder.CrimeMay 11, 2017
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