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Women walk to continue search for lost mother

Angel Gladue and Nicole Gladue-Weesemat are not giving up the search for their missing mother Gloria Gladue. The two organized an awareness walk alongside friends and family on Highway 813, journeying from Wabasca to Sandy Lake May 25.
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Angel Gladue and Nicole Gladue-Weesemat march together to raise awareness about missing and women Indigenous people May 25.

Angel Gladue and Nicole Gladue-Weesemat are not giving up the search for their missing mother Gloria Gladue.

The two organized an awareness walk alongside friends and family on Highway 813, journeying from Wabasca to Sandy Lake May 25. The march was in honour of Gloria Gladue, who went missing in the Wabasca area Oct. 9, 2015, as well as other missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Angela Gladue said there needs to be more done to address the issue of Indigenous people going missing.

“There’s not enough done about it. Our mom is missing, it’s going to be three years now. We need to raise awareness,” Gladue said in an interview. “And it’s not even just our mom. The other people that have gone missing, their families are going through, they need answers. There’s not enough done yet.”

Gladue and Gladue-Weesemat walked alongside six others as part of the procession. A van marked with signs for the march and an RCMP escort were also part of the march.

Gladue-Weesemat said the walk is one of multiple efforts to continue to search and raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people. The family participates in multiple awareness walks throughout the year, Gladue-Weesemat said, as well as ground searches.

“Push for answers is what we’re trying to do because we know somebody knows,” Gladue-Weesemat said in an interview.

Gloria Gladue is not the only person that has gone missing in recent years in the Wabasca area. Terrence Alook has been missing since October 2016. Amy Boskyous’s remains were found in December 2017 after being reported missing in Sandy lake a few months earlier.

Angela Gladue said initiatives like the awareness walk are a way to keep hope alive.

“if we stop doing these things, we’re not going to get answers at all,” she said. “This is just our hope.”

Gladue-Weesemat said they have no intention of stopping their efforts until their mother is found.

“We’re just doing what every other missing and murdered family does and we’re not going to stop until she’s found,” Gladue-Weesemat said. “We’ll continue to keep doing it as long as she’s missing.”

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