The Highway of Tears: Canada’s Stolen Indigenous Women

Cold Case Unsealed · Jun 25, 2026 · 28m

This documentary transcript examines the systemic crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada, focusing on the high number of unsolved cases in remote areas and urban centers. The text identifies Highway 16, known as the Highway of Tears, as a notorious site where lack of public transit forces vulnerable women to hitchhike, leaving them exposed to predators. Experts and family members attribute this tragedy to deep-seated institutional racism within the police force and a general lack of government resources for investigations. Survivors and community leaders trace the roots…