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BRANDY VITTREKWA"
12X12X1.5 INCHES | 1/4" MODERN BIRCH FRAME

Brandy Vittrekwa, 17, belonged to a close-knit family and lived with her mother and brother in Whitehorse, Yukon. On Dec. 8, 2014, her body was found on a walking trail in the city.​​ Two months later Whitehorse RCMP​ ​told the Vittrekwa family they had someone in custody​ and in April 2015 a 15-year-old male ​was ​charged with second-degree murder​ in her death​.​ He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in jail and one year of community supervision on June 16, 2016.
CLICK TO READ HER WHOLE STORY ​ON CBC NEWS:
​
Missing & Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls

25% from each painting sold will be donated by the artist to The Metis Nation of Ontario​. ​If you are interested in purchasing this Memorial Artwork please CLICK HERE.

CLICK TO ENLARGE ARTWORK.

Do you have information on an unsolved case involving missing or murdered indigenous women or girls?
​Contact CBC by email at mmiw@cbc.ca
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      • BIG CHICKEN WORKSHOP
    • HOPE >
      • HOPE SERIES (LARGE)
      • MINI HOPE 6"
      • MINI HOPE 8"
      • MINI HOPES 10"
      • MINI HOPES 12"
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BRANDY VITTREKWA"
12X12X1.5 INCHES | 1/4" MODERN BIRCH FRAME

Brandy Vittrekwa, 17, belonged to a close-knit family and lived with her mother and brother in Whitehorse, Yukon. On Dec. 8, 2014, her body was found on a walking trail in the city.​​ Two months later Whitehorse RCMP​ ​told the Vittrekwa family they had someone in custody​ and in April 2015 a 15-year-old male ​was ​charged with second-degree murder​ in her death​.​ He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in jail and one year of community supervision on June 16, 2016.
CLICK TO READ HER WHOLE STORY ​ON CBC NEWS:
​
Missing & Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls

25% from each painting sold will be donated by the artist to The Metis Nation of Ontario​. ​If you are interested in purchasing this Memorial Artwork please CLICK HERE.

CLICK TO ENLARGE ARTWORK.

Do you have information on an unsolved case involving missing or murdered indigenous women or girls?
​Contact CBC by email at mmiw@cbc.ca