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"VERNA SHABAQUAY"
30X30X.5 INCHES | 1/4" MODERN BIRCH FRAME

Verna Shabaquay, 50, who also went by the last name Simard, fell to her death from the sixth floor of the Regent Hotel in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Sept. 16, 2011. The mother of five was in her hotel suite with her boyfriend that night, according to Vancouver police. Her death was initially ruled suspicious by police, but it was later determined that no foul play was involved. Jesse Ranville, Verna’s youngest son, says one person disputed several eyewitness accounts, and that was enough for police to say it was not suspicious.
CLICK TO READ HER WHOLE STORY ​ON CBC NEWS:
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Missing & Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls

25% from each painting sold will be donated by the artist to The Metis Nation of Ontario​. ​If you are interested in purchasing this Memorial Artwork please CLICK HERE.

CLICK TO ENLARGE ARTWORK.

Do you have information on an unsolved case involving missing or murdered indigenous women or girls?
​Contact CBC by email at mmiw@cbc.ca
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      • BIG CHICKEN WORKSHOP
    • HOPE >
      • HOPE SERIES (LARGE)
      • MINI HOPE 6"
      • MINI HOPE 8"
      • MINI HOPES 10"
      • MINI HOPES 12"
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"VERNA SHABAQUAY"
30X30X.5 INCHES | 1/4" MODERN BIRCH FRAME

Verna Shabaquay, 50, who also went by the last name Simard, fell to her death from the sixth floor of the Regent Hotel in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Sept. 16, 2011. The mother of five was in her hotel suite with her boyfriend that night, according to Vancouver police. Her death was initially ruled suspicious by police, but it was later determined that no foul play was involved. Jesse Ranville, Verna’s youngest son, says one person disputed several eyewitness accounts, and that was enough for police to say it was not suspicious.
CLICK TO READ HER WHOLE STORY ​ON CBC NEWS:
​
Missing & Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls

25% from each painting sold will be donated by the artist to The Metis Nation of Ontario​. ​If you are interested in purchasing this Memorial Artwork please CLICK HERE.

CLICK TO ENLARGE ARTWORK.

Do you have information on an unsolved case involving missing or murdered indigenous women or girls?
​Contact CBC by email at mmiw@cbc.ca