‘Not going anywhere’: Family of Tanya Nepinak maintains pressure on Manitoba to search Brady Road landfill

Just days after marching on the legislature in search of answers regarding a potential search for her niece Tanya Nepinak, Sue Caribou returned to the Brady Road Landfill Wednesday to honour the girl’s memory – 14 years after her disappearance.

“I try my best to come here once a year to come and play a song for her cause that was her favourite pastime,” Caribou said.

This past weekend, Caribou was at the legislature demanding action, following weeks of silence from the province. That all came after Premier Wab Kinew had promised her in April that they would try to bring her loved one home.

“I have been patient, I told him that yesterday,” Caribou said. “How long do you want me to be patient? I’ve been patient for over a decade.”

Caribou says she was set to meet with the premier on Monday, but instead he called her to explain why little progress has been made in the three months since their initial meeting.

“He said I have other important things to attend to. Well I think human remains in a landfill is important to attend to, to bring our loved ones home,” Caribou said.

For Caribou, the explanation felt hollow. While she understands the premier has been occupied for much of the summer dealing with the wildfires in the north, Caribou wants the province to know her tireless pursuit for closure will continue until Tanya is brought home.

“The phone call was because he saw the news that I was in front of the legislature, so I said I wanted to remind you that I am not going anywhere.”