The mother of Erin Brooks, who has been missing for more than four years, says events like Red Dress Day, in support of murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ people, have become her therapy.
Mother of missing Sitansisk woman, Erin Brooks, says community support is her therapy
Allyson McCormack · CBC News
· Posted: May 05, 2026 6:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Laurie Brooks’s daughter, Erin, has been missing since Dec. 27, 2021. She said community events in honour of missing people like her daughter have become her therapy. (Allyson McCormack/CBC)
It’s been more than four years since Laurie Brooks has laid eyes on her daughter’s face or heard what she calls her amazing laughter.
Erin Brooks was last seen at St. Mary’s Smoke Shop on Dec. 27, 2021, on Sitansisk, also known as St. Mary’s First Nation. Police have said they believe she was likely the victim of a homicide.
Her disappearance has left a hole that her mother said “will never be filled by anything or anybody.”
But events like Red Dress Day that raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women,
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