About Tanya Nepinak
AMC Demands Justice for Tanya Nepinak and Brady Landfill Search
April 1, 2025
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba
AMC Communications
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Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) stands in unwavering solidarity with the Nepinak family and the Minegoziibe Anishinabe Nation and their calls for the immediate inclusion of Tanya Nepinak in the humanitarian search and recovery efforts at the Brady Landfill.
“Tanya’s roots go back to Minegoziibe Anishinabe (formerly Pine Creek), where her grandfather, the late Chief Daniel Nepinak, was a signatory to Wahbung and an original member of the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood. Tanya comes from a family of Anishinabe leadership. The unresolved tragedy remains present in our family, and her children and future generations deserve closure and a path forward,” said Chief Derek Nepinak of Minegoziibe Anishinabe.
Tanya Nepinak, a beloved daughter, sister, and community member, was stolen from her family, and after nearly thirteen years, they are still waiting for answers. They continue to carry the unimaginable pain of not being able to lay her to rest, knowing that police informed them long ago that Tanya’s remains are lying at the Brady Road Landfill.
“We need to bring Tanya home,” said Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. “The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has been advocating for a search of Brady Landfill, just as we pushed for the humanitarian search and recovery efforts at Prairie Green Landfill (PGL). We need all levels of government and the Winnipeg Police Service to come together to discuss a plan to bring Tanya Nepinak home. We need to meet with the families and make a plan”.
The discovery of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran at the PGL and now Ashlee Shingoose at the Brady Road Landfill has reopened deep wounds for families seeking closure, including Tanya Nepinak’s family. The ongoing inaction surrounding her case is yet another example of the systemic failure to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+). The cost of a search must never be weighed against a human life. We are calling on all levels of government to commit to including Tanya Nepinak in the upcoming humanitarian search efforts at Brady Landfill. Every life is sacred, and every family deserves answers and that includes Tanya Nepinak’s family. We will continue to fight for justice and closure for them, and every other person we come to learn is being left in landfills in this province.
We stand with the Nepinak family, and we will not stop until justice is served.
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Communications Team
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Email: media@manitobachiefs.com
About the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
The AMC was formed in 1988 by the Chiefs in Manitoba to advocate on issues that commonly affect First Nations in Manitoba. AMC is an authorized representative of all 63 First Nations in Manitoba with a total of more than 172,000 First Nations citizens in the province, accounting for approximately 12 percent of the provincial population. AMC represents a diversity of Anishinaabe, Nehetho / Ininew, Anisininew, Denesuline, and Dakota Oyate peoples.
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