Tina Michelle Fontaine was a 15‑year‑old First Nations girl from Sagkeeng First Nation who tragically went missing in Winnipeg in August 2014. Her body was found in the Red River on August 17, wrapped in a duvet cover, weighed down with rocks—though investigators believe she died around August 10. The circumstances surrounding her death remain undetermined, and in 2018, the man charged with second‑degree murder in her case was acquitted due to a lack of direct evidence. Tina’s death sparked national outrage and catalyzed the establishment of Canada’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls—leading to significant community mobilization, the creation of support initiatives like Drag the Red and “Tina’s Safe Haven,” and renewed calls for systemic reform.

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