127. Jessica McDiarmid: The Highway of Tears, Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Reconciliation
Jessica McDermott discusses her book "Highway of Tears," which illuminates the pressing call for justice, understanding, and societal reform for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. She delves into topics such as the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry, racism and pathways to reconciliation.
Jessica McDiarmid is a Canadian journalist who has worked across North America and Africa, writing for publications such as the Toronto Star, Chatelaine, the Associated Press, Maisonneuve, the Harvard Review and many others. Her first book, Highway of Tears, was a finalist for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize and the BC/Yukon Book Prize.
Learn more: https://jessicamcdiarmid.com/
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