Found Deceased Canada - Deanna Desjarlais, 27, Vernon, BC, April 2016

The body of Deanna Desjarlais, a young Cree woman who went missing nearly five months ago, was found this week in a wooded area in Surrey, B.C.

Desjarlais, 27, was originally from Saskatoon. She had travelled to Vernon, B.C., in late April, and that's the last time her family heard from her.
Family friend Dana Morenstein says Desjarlais's relatives are absolutely devastated.

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[h=2]Family convinced Desjarlais was murdered[/h] This week, Desjarlais's family learned from the RCMP that she was found in a wooded area without a path to it. At first, her badly decomposed body was difficult to identify, but eventually police were able to get a thumb print.

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[h=2]Wrote song about MMIW before she went missing[/h]
The seven women in the group decided to co-write a song dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous women, after a woman from a previous group was found murdered.
"All of the women were quite torn up about it as you can imagine, so we decided to write a song about it," L'Hirondelle said.
The song is called Come my Sister Come, and L'Hirondelle says it's about how they as sisters needed to stand together and band together for change.
Finding out about Desjarlais' death this week, the women in the group are devastated, she said.

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A family friend of a Saskatchewan woman found dead in a forested area of British Columbia hopes a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women will look into why police publicize some missing person cases but not others.

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Her family had last heard from her in late April, when she was travelling from Saskatoon to Vernon, B.C.

Police are now trying to piece together her movements between then and when she was found.
"The Surrey RCMP is asking anyone who may have seen Ms. Desjarlais in the weeks leading up to May 17 to call us," said Cpl. Scotty Schumann in a statement.
"If we can determine her movements during this time, it may assist us in determining what ultimately led to her unfortunate death."

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Any one with information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or if they wish to stay anonymous, Crime Stoppers, at 1-800-222-8477.

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