The vigil was held by family at Marina Park near where the 14-year-old was found deceased on Dec. 18, 2023.
A vigil was held by family at Marina Park near where the 14-year-old was found deceased on Dec. 18, 2023.
“It’s been one-year since Mackenzie’s death and still, there are no answers and there is no closure,” said Vanessa Sakanee, Mackenzie’s mother in a statement issued by Matawa. “Despite this being an active and ongoing investigation, it doesn’t feel that way—we haven’t received so much as a courtesy update from the Thunder Bay Police Services since Dec. 23, 2023."At the time of her death, our family provided valuable information on who she was with and other connected incidents that happened at the same time , and still, we do not know the circumstances surrounding her death.
The Assembly of First nations also called on the federal government earlier this month to launch a national inquiry into system racism in policing.She had been last seen on Dec. 13, 2023 around 9 a.m. on University Drive. Her body was discovered the morning of Dec. 18, 2023 in the water near the Sleeping Giant Parkway, in the area of Marina Park.
Thunder Bay police had issued a missing persons alert for Moonias on Dec. 16, 2024, just after 12:30 a.m., along with subsequent updates.
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