This First Person column is written by Gloria Ballantyne-Packo, the sister of Kendara Ballantyne. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
My little sister Kendara Ballantyne went missing in July 2019. She was found dead in August of that same year in The Pas, Man.
It has been three years and police haven’t made any arrests. Kendara’s name is included now in the much too long and growing list of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG).
Other media have covered Kendara’s story. But I don’t want people to remember my little sister as “missing
