Working 118th | APTN Investigates

[@irenericard8171]

Thank you so much for what you do! Felicia you and your team are making a difference. I can imagine this is very hard work but I see your passion for helping others. Thank you so much. Liz, you are an amazing strong inspiring woman!!! I send blessings to you all! May Creator protect and bless you and your families❤

[@9UaYXxB]

A really difficult story to do. But vital journalism, and I congratulate the bravery of all involved. Doing a story in a much longer format (over 20 minutes) than conventional television would allow, and having a dedicated focus to the impacts of the sex 'trade' on poor/vulnerable indigenous women is important for progress and for improving the awareness of and the safety net for women who are caught up in this dangerous occupation. Between the risks of sexual predators and the risks of street drugs and homelessness, this story has important insights to share. Fine work, APTN.

[@traceyduda9896]

Thank you so much God bless you

[@MissX905]

Don't rule out it being a cop or cops behind the missing women. I had a cop (in uniform)years ago in Ontario offer me booze to go do something with him but I told him "No leave me alone". I didn't tell on him because he likely would have always found ways to arrest me for something and I was scared of him as he was a very big man. He's since passed away but I wonder how many other young women he tried that on with?

[@favel681]

Aweee Seeing Me and the late Vee Duncan at the start the video was a shock, I remember the nights me and him went and did night out reach

[@derekpam7149]

Nice to see native helping native for once! And btw if you’re actually walking the streets still then it’s clear cut drugs and you can’t make an addict stop. Just nice to see one native finally helping other natives finally. There are many motels the native gangs take the girls but no one wants to hear it so can’t help if everyone stays ignorant

[@lisameyer5788]

I know that some don't stay on the street because they end up with an addiction, but the majority do, I would think. 🥺 As for the gangs, they're relentless...I wish we could make them all just STOP.

[@lisameyer5788]

This is so horribly sad...🥺 I hate that people end up living like this, thinking it's the only way to survive. 💔 I've know a couple girls through my late brother, who he knew from the street. I love you, Patti, and I think of you often, Christine. 💜💜

[@glitzglamour2371]

❤❤❤

[@lisameyer5788]

Ohmygosh, my heart breaks for Liz...🥺 I'm so proud of her, though!💜

[@DarleneHildebrandt]

in the video it said 118st and 97 avenue but that's backwards it's 97st and 118 avenue

[@user-ez3il1yy6i]

"the Most Protected Person In America Is A White Woman". [Malcolm X]

[@JamieHumeCreative]

There's a joke. And this is Canada.

[@tylerlog8732]

What about the white women killed by Willy pickton

[@derekpam7149]

This is the hatred and assumptions natives put on other women. ALL WOMEN should be working together to keep safe but the more natives stay angry at other women the less anyone cares about them. White women are not killing nor raping you and natives are not at all comparable to African Americans that built America thru slavery. Natives don’t work not even to help their children a complete opposite to Malcom that was speaking of African Americans vs white many generations ago. Goodness school is free I sure wish you would try it But again hate for other women don’t ask for help then. I mean native girls even hate each other

[@dmm6341]

Uh....its 118th ave, and 97 street...get it right

[@joetoh6675]

@ 4:25 that should be 118th Avenue and 97 Street - avenue/street reversed.

[@deannavaters35]

Can we stop calling them "dates". They are NOT out on a date. That word doesn't tell the truth as to what is happening. The word needs to represent the serious, harshness, and dangerous aspect of what's happening. We're not granting dignity by saying they were on a "date".

[@lesliaisonsdangereus]

118th avenue and 97th street… And the reference is to 95th street

[@kaaitdshady4900]

Get you're gat ,there's no end

[@tc7605]

Edmonton is one of the dirtiest cities in Canada Its the city before you get to the North and all the people from Ft Mac and Grand Prarie end up there. Its brutal there .

[@kaaitdshady4900]

Dont fuckin go in a vehicale

[@Wes-m8g]

White politicians and white cops hmm

[@derekpam7149]

Well nothing stopping natives from going to school to be a cop. Actually even scholarships are offered along with welfare till school is finished. The government has literally given natives no reason to cry victim anymore. Be a cop be in politics it’s paid for just go to school.

[@deannavaters35]

Every sex worker is exploited by the customer who is paying for sex. They may not be killed or beaten, but they are being used regardless.

[@kaaitdshady4900]

😮 omfg yea thats hell

[@apriln3264]

Why is sex work the only option? All the special benefits, privileges, and billions on aboriginal specific programs, housing, schooling, etc, etc.

[@fromtheparkbench1979]

Broken foster care system. Come drive around HOPE and just see how many kids are dropped by foster families at 18 years of age. They were never taught that "billions of dollars" await for education, housing etc., , much less how to apply for the money. Wanna come down and spend time with them teaching how to? Nope? Then stop "presuming" what isn't there, including you know who. Thanks.

[@JUVI9596]

There’s a lot of support. It’s squandered away.

[@emilyservice4670]

Haha there's not as much as you would think and alot of them are not told about supports the goverment doesn't actualy want to help its same with aish they dint tell you what they'll help with they let you figure it out and fight to give it to you..

[@Gigachadly]

Cuz it’s the same reason they didn’t have any natives on star track, they don’t ever plan on working, not even in the future

[@mauricamcginnis4063]

@gigachidlike mind .Bet mommy and daddy are proud 🦚 you turned out to be perfect .Keep on keeping on LMAO 😅😂 .

[@kaaitdshady4900]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kaaitdshady4900]

Give them there rights vack NOW

[@kaaitdshady4900]

Bad guys

[@kaaitdshady4900]

Look

[@ibrahimm2012]

Imagine the hard working people who work in minimum wage jobs in the area and their kids playing around these woman . I see thousand of Somali immigrants in that area who came from civil war countries I have never seen their woman in sex work or their man in selling drugs. They Barely speak English but you will see them working all the time . Those immigrants have more recent trauma then those woman . The neighborhood is ruined our property are not safe . Our children are not safe . If it takes them more 200 years to come out of the generational trauma then we have to deal with them for so long .

[@Dignifiedbaby]

You actually don’t understand anything. While those immigrants come from war, they didn’t grow up in homeless and weren’t born to drug addict parents. People’s trauma is not created equally so it’s really unfair to compare two completely different types of trauma and expect people to handle hardships the same way. Try to show sympathy if you’re not capable of empathy.

[@ibrahimm2012]

@@Dignifiedbaby how do u expect me to show empathy when my house , kids , property are not safe . I am scared that my kids will be grabbed by them or my property will be damaged by them. Out of all the countries in the world Canada is still in the top best countries. There is no real poverty here. If u want to make money there is chances to do that Atleast minimum wage compare to other countries . Empathy and sympathy works only when u try your best then get some help . But here they are drug addicts, doing crime . I think the victim mindset is keeping them behind.

[@Dignifiedbaby]

@@ibrahimm2012 YOU DIDNT EVEN TRY SYMPATHY SO IDK HOW YOU COULD EVER BE EMPATHETIC. You literally only see them as criminals and drug addicts. Your way of thinking is very limited and not kind. Addiction is literally a sickness and people are stuck with the sickness often times. And in order for people to heal from the sickness we have to show compassion towards them and not look down upon them like you are doing right now. One day it could be your kid who becomes a drug addict if you don’t stop being such a negative unkind person

[@MsDemonism]

It's all current trauma. And why would you compare these different issues.

[@MsDemonism]

You can thank your lucky stars you don't have these problems. Get on your knees and thank Allah you don't have these problems and don't understand Mr. Ibrahim. And there is def somali gangs and if you went to their country they were displaced from you would see all kinds of terrible things. In no5 comparable. There are also families that are doing well that are indigenous.

[@aelson7658]

Oh please u women are not right

[@MsDemonism]

Okay racist. Why are you here. Racism and colonialism is underlying problem