Searchers pursue the truth on mysterious disappearance of Métis leader

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Searchers pursue the truth on mysterious disappearance of Métis leader – CBC

by ahnationtalk on September 17, 2018681 Views

James Brady and Absolom Halkett disappeared in 1967, but now they may have been found

Sep 15, 2018

Mystery has swirled around the disappearance of Métis leader James (Jim) Brady and Absolom (Abbie) Halkett for 51 years. But now, sonar technology may answer at least one long-simmering question — where did the two men go?

Deanna Reder, the head of Simon Fraser University’s Indigenous Studies department, began searching for Brady and Halkett after a request from her uncle. But others in northern Saskatchewan also need that question answered, she said.

“Part of what we’ve wanted to accomplish is to let family members know we’ve looked, we’ve done our best, and we’ve tried to bring them home,” she said.