The story she carries: seeking justice for murdered and missing indigenous women
CBC Radio | Posted: February 15, 2016 8:00 AM | Last Updated: July 12, 2016
For Lorelei Williams, the disappearance of her family members and over 1,000 other indigenous women has been a personal and heart-wrenching loss.
It's also been the ultimate call to action. Lorelei is a warm and soft spoken mother and she's also quickly become one of this country's most vocal and determined advocates of justice for murdered and missing indigenous women.
Over and over again she tells people about the disappearance of her family, cousins and aunties, missing or murdered. It's hard to return to these stories, but she won't stop — it's part of her work seeking justice for indigenous women. This documentary is one of violence and sadness, yes — but also of hope, resilience, and determination.
Extended interview with the producer
Angela Sterritt gave us such a generous and revealing interview for this episode. But we had to cut down this fantastic chat so it would fit in our show! Never fear, we have the full conversation here. Get the details of Angela's visit to what was once Robert Pickton's farm, learn what happens when she runs into Wally Oppel at the airport, and hear how Lorelei's experiences resonated with Angela's own life story.
About the producer
Angela Sterritt is an award-winning journalist who has worked with the CBC since 2003 as a television and radio reporter, and an online writer. Her reports have aired on CBC's The National, News Now, World Report, World at Six, The Current, As It Happens and local programming. Sterritt was a producer on CBC's 8th Fire, Revision Quest and The Trailbreaker. She was recently awarded a prestigious William Southam Journalism Fellowship at Massey College in Toronto and is the first indigenous person to receive the award since its inception in 1962.