This new edition of the book, initially published in 2015, includes a thorough update on the femicide of Indigenous women in Canada and a foreword by the French feminist historian, Christelle Taraud.

Ten years ago, Canada was rocked by the realization of the brutal violence against the women and girls of the First Nations. In 2015, an official report revealed that since 1980, at least 1,200 Canadian Aboriginal women had been murdered or had gone missing. This alarming official figure revealed a national tragedy and the systemic failure of law enforcement and of all levels of government to address the issue.

Journalist Emmanuelle Walter spent two years investigating this crisis and has crafted a moving representative account of the disappearance of two young women, Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander, teenagers who have been missing since September 2008. Through personal testimonies, interviews, press clippings and official documents, Walter pieces together the disappearance and loss of these two young lives, revealing these young women through the voices of family members and witnesses.