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10TuesdayJanuary202015ByDALICARMICHAELAmberAlyssaTuccaroayoungwomanfromthenorthernAlbertacommunityofFortChipewyanwouldhaveturned25yearsoldonJan.3.InsteadherfamilyheldamemorialrounddancethispastSaturdayinhonourofthedaughterandmotherwhowasmurderedinNiskujustoutsideofLeducAlta.veyearsago.TheeventwasheldinthegymoftheAtha-bascaDeltaCommunitySchoolwherearound200attendeescelebratedherlifesmilingastheydancedateandsharedmemoriesofAmberandherfamily.AmberwasstolenawayfromusandIguesswejustwanttokeephermemoryaliveandcelebrateherlifewhileshewasheresaidAmbersmotherVivianTuccaro.Thiseventmarksthesecondoffouran-nualmemorialrounddancestobeheldforFortChipewyanholdssecondannualmemorialformissingwomanAmberaCreetraditionforthosewhoseliveshavebeentakenthroughunusualcircum-stancesViviansaid.AttherounddancemembersofAmbersfamilyandherclosestfriendssportedsoftbluesweatersdecoratedwithblueroses-herfavouriteower.Amidthecelebrationoflifesomberel-ementsremindedattendeesoftheeventsnecessity.CollageslledwithAmberspho-toswereplasteredaroundtheroomnexttoreplicasofabillboardaskingforthepublicshelpinsolvinghermurder.Documentsshowingthefacesofotherwomenwhosecasesremainunsolvedservedasareminderofthewidespreadnatureoftheproblemofmissingandmur-deredAboriginalwomeninthecountry.Postersadvocatingforwomenssafetysatsplayedoutonatableattheeventsentrancenexttoapetitionforanationalinquiry.FamilychecksjusticesystemAmberwentmissinginthesummerof2010andwithViviansinsistencetokeepherdaughtersnameonthemissingpersonslistherremainswerefoundin2012.Nowpre-sumedahomicidethecaseisstillunsolved.VivianledacomplaintagainstmembersoftheLeducRCMPinMarch2014forwhatshecalledtheirinadequateinvestigationintoherdaughtersdisappearanceandsubsequentdeath.Inthecomplaintsheallegedseveralinstancesofmisconductbyofcersinclud-ingminimizingthesignicanceofAmbersmissingpersonscasedestroyingevidenceandwithholdinginformationfromthefamily.TheinvestigationwascompletedlatelastyearViviansaid.Theinformationhasbeensubmittedforprocessingandonceagainsheisleftwait-ingforthepolicetoreturnwithanoutcome.InthemeantimeherspiritshavebeenliftedthankstothesupportshehasreceivedfromherfriendsandfamilyViviansaid.FortChipisamazingthevolunteeringandeverythingisjustgreatshesaid.IpostonFacebooklookingforvolunteersjusttoeithertocookforthememorialorsetuporanythingandIjustgetresponsesbacksofast.Itsjustamazing.ResidentsofFortChipewyanhavetakenituponthemselvestodomorethanjusthelpwithindividualevents.ThelocalMikisewCreeFirstNationledbychiefSteveCour-toreille-whoattendedthememorial-an-nouncedthelaunchofitsownmissingper-sonsdatabasethispastSeptember.Sofarninenamesfromthelocalcommunityhavebeenlistedasmissingormurdered.PhotosDaliCarmichaelHundredsofFortChipewyanresidentsattendthesecondannualAmberTuccaroMemorialRoundDanceheldinhonouroftheirsisterwhowasstolenveyearsago.FromleftAmbersbrothersPaulTuccaroandBilly-JoeTuccaronieceKenzieTuccarosonJacobTuccaromotherVivianTuccarobrotherJustinTuccaroandMikisewCreeFirstNationChiefSteveCourtoreilleleadtherstdanceoftheevening.InadditiontocelebratingAmberslifethememorialeventisaboutspreadingawarenessontheissueofmissingandmur-deredAboriginalwomen.Informationonunsolvedcasessafetyresourcesandlegalmovementsaredisplayedattheevent.YoungdrummerJoshuaMorin-Whiteknifefollowsalongwiththeolderrounddancedrummers.JUSTICEMISSINGWOMEN