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Jolly, Joanna.
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Fontaine, Tina, 1999-2014.
Cormier, Raymond (Raymond Joseph) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
First Nations women -- Violence against -- Canada.
Murder -- Manitoba -- Winnipeg.
Murder -- Investigation -- Manitoba -- Winnipeg.
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Jolly, Joanna.
Fontaine, Tina, 1999-2014.
Cormier, Raymond (Raymond Joseph) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
First Nations women -- Violence against -- Canada.
Murder -- Manitoba -- Winnipeg.
Murder -- Investigation -- Manitoba -- Winnipeg.
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Red River girl : the life and death of Tina Fontaine / Joanna Jolly.
by
Jolly, Joanna.
Viking Canada, 2019.
Call #:
364.152 J75r
Subjects
Fontaine, Tina, 1999-2014.
Cormier
,
Raymond
(
Raymond
Joseph
)
--
Trials
,
litigation
,
etc
.
First Nations women
--
Violence against
--
Canada.
Murder
--
Manitoba
--
Winnipeg.
Murder
--
Investigation
--
Manitoba
--
Winnipeg.
ISBN:
9780735233935 (pbk.)
Description:
291 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"A gripping account of the unsolved death of an Indigenous teenager, and the detective determined to find her killer, set against the backdrop of a troubled city. On August 17, 2014, the body of fifteen-year old runaway Tina Fontaine was found in Winnipeg's Red River. It was wrapped in material and weighted down with rocks. Red River Girl is a gripping account of that murder investigation and the unusual police detective who pursued the killer with every legal means at his disposal. The book, like the movie Spotlight , will chronicle the behind-the-scenes stages of a lengthy and meticulously planned investigation. It reveals characters and social tensions that bring vivid life to a story that made national headlines. Award-winning BBC reporter and documentary maker Joanna Jolly delves into the troubled life of Tina Fontaine, the half-Ojibway, half-Cree murder victim, starting with her childhood on the Sagkeeng First Nation Reserve. Tina's journey to the capital city is a harrowing one, culminating in drug abuse, sexual exploitation, and death. Aware of the reality of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Jolly has chronicled Tina Fontaine's life as a reminder that she was more than a statistic. Raised by her father, and then by her great-aunt, Tina was a good student. But the violent death of her father hit Tina hard. She ran away, was found and put into the care of Child and Family Services, which she also sought to escape from. That choice left her in danger. Red River Girl focuses not on the grisly event itself, but on the efforts to seek justice. In December 2015, the police charged
Raymond
Cormier
, a drifter, with second-degree murder. Jolly's book will cover the trial, which resulted in an acquittal. The verdict caused dismay across the country. The book is not only a true crime story, but a portrait of a community where Indigenous women are disproportionately more likely to be hurt or killed. Jolly asks questions about how Indigenous women, sex workers, community leaders, and activists are fighting back to protect themselves and change perceptions. Most importantly, the book will chronicle whether Tina's family will find justice."--From publisher.
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