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Bear Clan Patrol search Winnipeg streets for 2 Indigenous women, 1 missing nearly a year

Volunteers with the Bear Clan Patrol and family members are out in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon, searching for any tips about a woman who went missing early last year.

Bear Clan Patrol volunteers also searching for Thunder Bay's Latanya Tait, last seen in Winnipeg Jan. 16

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A missing poster of a woman named Ashlee Shingoose is taped on a pole on a wintery day.
Ashlee Shingoose, 31, was last seen in the area of Henry Avenue, between Main and Martha streets, in March of 2022. Her family is concerned for her wellbeing. (CBC)

Volunteers with the Bear Clan Patrol and family members were out in Winnipeg's West Broadway neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon, searching for any tips about a woman who went missing early last year.

Ashlee Shingoose, 31, was last seen on March 11, 2022, around Henry Avenue, between Main and Martha streets, according to a post by the Southern Chiefs Organization.

Her father, Albert Shingoose, spoke briefly to CBC News to say his whole family is concerned for her wellbeing.

"My wife is worried about her daughter and also me, her sisters. They want to know where their sister is. My wife wants to know where Ashlee is. We'd like to find her," Albert said.

"Please, anyone, call us. Let us know where she is."

A man in a black ball cap wearing a high vis vest looks at the ground while a man with sunglasses stands in the background on the left side.
Albert Shingoose says his whole family is deeply concerned for Ashlee, 31, whose been missing since March. (CBC)

Kevin Walker, the interim director of Bear Clan, says her disappearance is a mystery.

"It's becoming a concern that she hasn't contacted anybody in a long time. So we're going to be out today with the family and hopefully that we can drum up some leads with getting the posters up and having it on our social media platforms," he told CBC News.

Latanya Tait is described as a five-foot-seven Indigenous woman with a medium build, medium-length brown curly hair, and brown eyes. In this photo she is grinning while looking at the camera.
The family of Latanya Tait, of Sachigo Lake First Nation, says they have not heard from her since before Christmas. (Submitted by Thunder Bay Police Service)


Bear Clan Patrol volunteers are continuing to search on Wednesday evening to search for another woman — Latanya Tait.

Thunder Bay Police Service said in an update on Wednesday that the 25-year-old from Sachigo Lake, an Oji-Cree First Nation, had been seen in Winnipeg on the evening of Jan. 16.

Previously, Tait was last seen on Jan. 1 in Thunder Bay. Her family said they haven't heard from Tait since before Christmas.

The family said they knew that something wasn't right when Tait's father didn't hear from Latanya on his birthday, in early December. 

"[Her father's] birthday happened to be before Christmas and she usually sends greetings to him on that day, and when he didn't hear from her that's when he started to feel that something has happened," said Stan L. Tait, who came to Winnipeg to help search for his niece.

"She's always been in contact with her father, or any family members, and to this day, she hasn't had any contacts at all whatsoever."

Stan L. Tait from Sachigo Lake First Nation, Ont. was in Winnipeg to search for his niece Latanya Tait, who hasn't contacted her family since early December.
Stan L. Tait from Sachigo Lake First Nation, Ont. was in Winnipeg to search for his niece Latanya Tait, who hasn't contacted her family since early December. (Stephanie Cram/CBC)

After hearing that Tait was spotted in Winnipeg on January 16th on a bus in the 1400 block of Portage Avenue, the family is hopeful. 

"We don't understand how she got here, or who brought her here, but just the fact that she's been sighted on the bus … it has brought us hope knowing that she is around and still active," said Tait. 

"In speaking to the ... grandmother Hilda, she had her hopes rejuvenated and now is hoping that she'll be found soon," said Tait. 

For families who live far from Winnipeg, having a resource like the Bear Clan Patrol is really helpful. 

"The Bear Clan has done a lot of good for the people that they have helped, and it's just brought me confidence that we have a good group of people that are … helping out," said Tait. 

With files from Stephanie Cram and CBC Thunder Bay

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