Tina Fontaine: A Life Stolen

Her murder put a spotlight on a crisis Canada could no longer ignore.

Date Found: August 17, 2014
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Victim: Tina Fontaine (15)

Tina’s Background

Tina Fontaine was born in 1999 and raised in the Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba.

After her father was murdered in 2011, Tina struggled with grief, eventually entering the care of Child and Family Services (CFS).

By age 15, Tina had run away multiple times.

She was in and out of foster homes and had recently reconnected with her biological mother. On August 8, 2014, she was reported missing.

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