 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP, says nearly 1,200 indigenous women have gone missing or been murdered across Canada since 1980. But advocacy groups put the figure far higher at about 4,000 women. Winnipeg, which is one of the most violent cities in Canada, it also has the largest urban indigenous population in North America, and more indigenous women have gone missing or been murdered here than anywhere else in the country. In 2015, Trudeau announced the creation of a two-year national inquiry to examine the epidemic as part of what he called a total renewal of Canada's relationship with its indigenous people. But the inquiry has been plagued by delays, resignations and allegations of government interference. Many here feel it may be destined to fail. They are ours to find. They lay within us, deep inside our minds. Follow the ancestors, listen to what they've said. Live a life where everything is sacred. Treat yourself and others with respect. Times come to make a change. It's hard to send a message to the men who prey on them that they're being watched by the community.