Support and Resources

This website provides active information on missing Indigenous peoples and helps to connect people, share resources, and locate people. It is run primarily by family members, friends, and colleagues of missing peoples.

The Bear Clan Patrol started in Winnipeg’s North End in 1992 to provide security for homeless population. Today, they have expanded to other provinces and ensure a visible presence on the streets in order to promote and provide safety and conflict resolution. Working on a voluntary basis, they provide rides and early response to situations.

The helpline was launched by the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council as part of the larger Looking Out For Each Other campaign in Canada and Quebec and it is staffed by Gignoo Transition House, an Indigenous safe house in Fredericton. The helpline number is 1-833-MMI-FIND and operates 24 hours a day.

The Kenora Makwa Patrol was started in 2016 after the disappearance of 16 year old Delaine Copenace, and used to be the Kenora Chapter of the Bear Clan Patrol that originated in Winnipeg. They patrol by vehicle and by foot to build relationships with people experiencing homelessness, work with community partners and organizations, and often share food, water, snacks and kindness.

This search team was founded in Enderby by a group of residents who wanted to continue the RCMP’s search for missing women in the Splatsin/Enderby area. They use drones, which helps their ground-search teams to avoid dangerous terrain and provides them with a bird’s-eye view of the rocky landscape.

A Blogspot website and Facebook page dedicated to posting about missing women and girls. The Facebook page is active with re-posts about missing individuals of all genders across Canada, regardless of identity. The Blogspot page is now inactive, but an archive of it remains.

Instagram page and community service that posts missing persons flyers and flyers for those at risk throughout US and Canada. The page raises awareness and spreads immediate information such as last known locations, physical descriptions, and also connects people with direct numbers for local police contacts.

A toolkit offered by Ka Ni Kanichihk for families of missing persons, it was created after Claudette Osborne-Tyo went missing. The toolkit includes First 24 hours checklist, 48 hours and beyond checklist, self care checklist, customizable Missing Poster, customizable Media Release, and more.

This database covers Canada and the USA and shares pictures of missing persons, so people can work together to help find and advocate for missing Indigenous people and bring them home.