Found Safe Canada - Marley Alicia Morris, 24, last seen downtown Dartmouth, Halifax, NS, 18 Feb 2022

[dotr]

'Don't want my daughter to be another statistic,' says Mi'kmaw father pleading for her safe return | CBC News
March 7 2022
''Marley Morris is described as five feet eight inches tall and 200 pounds, and was last seen in downtown Dartmouth, a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality. (Submitted by Fabian Francis )

''A Mi'kmaw father says he has barely slept since his 24-year-old daughter went missing more than two weeks ago.

Marley Alicia Morris was last seen in downtown Dartmouth, a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality, on Feb. 18, according to Halifax Regional Police.

Her father, Fabian Francis, said he knew something was wrong when Morris missed her son's birthday. The boy turned five on Feb. 21.''

''Chief Leroy Denny, Eskasoni's chief, says a team was sent to Halifax to be with the family, help canvas the community and hang up missing-person posters. Denny said he's reached out to all the chiefs he knows across the country to stay vigilant in case someone spots Morris.

"We'll do whatever we can and we're just here to help," said Denny.

He said the community knows too well the stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and that some families still don't have answers.''



‘Just give us a call’: Father of missing N.S. woman pleads for her return
Global News

 

[YaYa_521]

‘Just give us a call’: Father of missing N.S. woman pleads for her return
Global News

RSBM

• ...often goes back and forth between Halifax and Eskasoni First Nation in Cape Breton, so she is sometimes gone for two or three days.
• “She hasn’t contacted anybody, she hasn’t been online, she hasn’t called me or her mother,” he said. “It’s very out of character, especially for 13 days.”
• “There is no information to suggest that Marley has met with foul play, however, her family and police are concerned for her well-being,” said spokesperson Const. John MacLeod.

 

[YaYa_521]

Marley Alfred-Igor Morris - 20 Feb 2022
Marley Morris - Aug 2020
Marley Alicia Morris - Friends list only

Halifax Regional Police - See comments
1 Mar 2022
Missing Person: Marley Alicia Morris

Halifax Regional Police is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 24-year-old woman.
Marley Alicia Morris was last seen on February 18 in the area of downtown Dartmouth and was reported missing to police on February 26.
Marley is described as an Indigenous woman, approximately 5'8" tall, 200 lbs., with brown eyes, and long dark brown hair.
There is no information to suggest that Marley has met with foul play, however, police are concerned for her well-being.
Police are asking Marley or anyone with information on her whereabouts to call police at 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.

 

[Dargon335]

Unfortunately the number of Indigenous women reported as missing recently seems very high. Let's hope Marley is found safe.

So she hasn't been physically seen since 18 February, which was three days before her' 5-year-old son's birthday.

‘Just give us a call’: Father of missing N.S. woman pleads for her return

The MSM report says: "She was last seen in downtown Dartmouth on Feb. 18 and was last in contact with someone on Feb. 20, police say." I've not found any reference about who this 'someone' might be. Do we know if Marley was dating anyone around the time of her disappearance?

 

[dotr]

March 8 2022 lengthy article.
Advocates call for action to protect Indigenous women from sexual exploitation, trafficking | CBC News
''Heidi Marshall says it's no coincidence that Indigenous women and girls are 10 times more likely to be victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation than non-Indigenous women and girls.

Marshall is the human trafficking consultant for the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association and a co-founder of the Jane Paul Indigenous Resource Centre in Sydney, N.S. It's the only centre east of Montreal specifically for Indigenous women in high-risk situations, living off-reserve. ''

''Nova Scotia has the highest rate of human trafficking in the country. Factors like poverty, involvement with the child welfare system and a history of abuse — all of which increase a person's risk of being trafficked — disproportionately affect Indigenous women and girls, making them even more vulnerable to traffickers.

In fact, a national study released last October by the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking showed 51 per cent of women and 50 per cent of girls trafficked in Canada are Indigenous.
That's why Marshall said she is so worried about Marley Alicia Morris, a 24-year-old Indigenous woman currently missing in the Halifax region. She was last seen in downtown Dartmouth on Feb 18.''

 

[Dargon335]

In fact, a national study released last October by the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking showed 51 per cent of women and 50 per cent of girls trafficked in Canada are Indigenous.

This is tragic without question. Those numbers are incredibly high.

''Nova Scotia has the highest rate of human trafficking in the country. Factors like poverty, involvement with the child welfare system and a history of abuse — all of which increase a person's risk of being trafficked — disproportionately affect Indigenous women and girls, making them even more vulnerable to traffickers.

Very sad indeed...

 

[Darling136]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/missing-mi-kmaw-woman-found-1.6380920

Found safe

 

[Dargon335]

This is very good news. Glad to hear Marley was found safe.