CANADA Canada - Maisy Odjick, 16, & Shannon Alexander, 17, Maniwaki QC, 6 Sept 2008

[dotr]

2023

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/15th-anniversary-kitigan-zibi-disappearance-1.6958346

'Since they vanished, police have investigated several leads and reports, suggesting they may have ended up in Ottawa or Kingston, Ont.'

Dive teams search Pitobig Creek on the Kitigan Zibi First Nation on July 18, 2017, after police received a tip regarding Odjick and Alexander's disappearance. The searchers came back emptyhanded. (Sûreté du Québec)

https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/maisy-marie-odjick

16 years old, from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation
''Maisy and her best friend Shannon Alexander, 17, were reported missing from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation in Quebec in September 2008.

Laurie said Maisy and her friend were average teenage girls. They went to high school, gossiped about boys and socialized at the popular local hangouts.

Neither girl was in trouble with the law nor did they lead high-risk lifestyles. So when the two suddenly disappeared, it was a shock to everyone who knew them.''

''They went to the Maniwaki arena for the dance that night. Other friends who were at the dance saw the girls leave the arena. That was the last time anyone saw either girl.
When Shannon’s father, Brian Alexander, returned to his apartment, Laurie said he found the girls had left behind their purses, wallets, identification and backpacks. Shannon had even left her medication behind.''

 

[Tricia]

2023

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/15th-anniversary-kitigan-zibi-disappearance-1.6958346

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'Since they vanished, police have investigated several leads and reports, suggesting they may have ended up in Ottawa or Kingston, Ont.'
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Dive teams search Pitobig Creek on the Kitigan Zibi First Nation on July 18, 2017, after police received a tip regarding Odjick and Alexander's disappearance. The searchers came back emptyhanded. (Sûreté du Québec)

https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/maisy-marie-odjick

16 years old, from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation
''Maisy and her best friend Shannon Alexander, 17, were reported missing from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation in Quebec in September 2008.

Laurie said Maisy and her friend were average teenage girls. They went to high school, gossiped about boys and socialized at the popular local hangouts.

Neither girl was in trouble with the law nor did they lead high-risk lifestyles. So when the two suddenly disappeared, it was a shock to everyone who knew them.''

''They went to the Maniwaki arena for the dance that night. Other friends who were at the dance saw the girls leave the arena. That was the last time anyone saw either girl.
When Shannon’s father, Brian Alexander, returned to his apartment, Laurie said he found the girls had left behind their purses, wallets, identification and backpacks. Shannon had even left her medication behind.''

dotr, thank you for posting this. It is so tragic.

 

[atomicsciencegal]

I wanted to know if you could help my community with finding SHANNON ALEXANDER and MAISY ODJICK. It has been over 16 years since their disappearance, and the family has no idea what happened..

All the information we have is this; “17-year-old SHANNON ALEXANDER and her 16-year-old best friend MAISY ODJICK seemed to be in good spirits when they attended a school dance at the Maniwaki Arena in Maniwaki, Quebec on September 5, 2008.

After a sleepover at Shannon’s home that night, the girls just seemed to disappear.

Initially presumed by police to be runaways the girls had left behind their purses, wallets, all identification and Shannon’s essential medication.”

I’m reaching out today, because those girl’s disappearance has affected our entire community on the Kitigan-Zibi reservation…

I understand that this is just one out of thousands of cold cases out there. But I’ve seen how indigenous victims are put on the back burner.. And I (and especially my community) just want to bring them home, back where they belong.

Thank you for your time.
-Memengwe

dotr, thank you for posting this. It is so tragic.

@Memengwe, Tricia is the manager of Websleuths and the very reason we are all here. Many people look up to her and I’m so glad she can help draw attention here to your daughter. Thank you @Tricia for speaking up for Maisy and Shannon and all our MMIWG.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1888345975359709305

 

[dotr]

Jennifer Sweet Oct 28, 2025 lengthy, rbbm.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mmiwg-researcher-speaks-two-bodies-found-in-fredericton-9.6955322

Katie Lunney, a crisis intervener at Gignoo Transition House in Fredericton, has added about 400 names to an MMIWG database. (Rachel Cave/CBC

Lunney said each page in these binders is dedicated to one missing or murdered Indigenous woman or girl. She added about 400 names by cross-referencing against lists compiled by other organizations. (Submitted by Katie Lunney)

'In the wake of these deaths, Lunney shared a video on social media of herself scrolling through a database of more than 1,000 women and girls from across the country who have been murdered or gone missing.'

''Of the many women’s stories in the database, a few really stand out to Lunney as deserving attention.
The cases of Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander are among them''
''The two teens, 16 and 17, disappeared on a night they were supposed to be going to a school dance and having a sleepover in Manawaki, Que., in September 2008.
Despite leaving all of their belongings behind, they were initially labelled runaways, Lunney said.''