In recent weeks, advocates have increased their call for a national Indigenous alert system as the search for Frank Young continues in northern Saskatchewan. The boy was last seen April 19 at a playground in the Red Earth community.
Stephanie Harpe lives one province away from where five-year-old Frank Young from the Red Earth Cree Nation disappeared, but as an Indigenous woman she feels it is her duty to help.
"We're doing a lot of the work ourselves," said Harpe, a member of Fort McKay First Nation in northeastern Alberta and a missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls activist based in Edmonton.In recent weeks, advocates have increased their call for a national Indigenous alert system as the search for Frank continues in northern Saskatchewan.
Amber Alerts are sent out on cellphones, television and radio to notify the public and ask for help in locating an abducted child believed to be in danger. Studies across Canada show Indigenous people, especially women, disappear at a disproportionately higher rate than white people or other visible minorities.
When activated, an alert broadcasts information about a missing person on message signs and in highway advisory radio messages. It also provides details through news releases to local and regional media.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it's a conversation worth having.
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