The Ktunaxa Nation is donating $1,000 to a local man’s courageous and important walk to raise awareness of the young women who have been murdered or gone missing along Highway 16, often called the Highway of Tears, in northern British Columbia.

Brett Merchant, from Kimberley, decided to make the 1,200 kilometre trek on foot with his dog Kura to give back to the Aboriginal community and raise awareness for the families and victims of the Highway of Tears murders.

“I am doing this because I am facing significant health issues. I have SLE lupus, early onset dementia and diabetes and am very aware that I have a limited time in which I will be physically able to make a difference in the world,” writes Brett on his fundraising website.

The Ktunaxa Nation is challenging our fellow Nations and partner organizations and governments to donate to Brett’s cause.

You can personally donate to Brett’s gofundme page.

You can find more information on Brett’s journey on his Facebook page, which he keeps updated along the way.

If you see Brett on the highway, be sure to wave, and better still stop to offer him support, food, water or walk with him a while.

Lead image of Brett and Kura from his Facebook page.

Ktunaxa Nation

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