Manitoba First Nation mom took search for daughter into own hands

A Manitoba mother from Sagkeeng First Nation whospent a night on the street looking for her missing daughter has said parents cant wait on police for help they have to put their lives on the line to save their kids.

We need to put elders on the street, to have a safe place for these young people to go there at Portage Place, said Marilyn Courchene.

Courchene's daughter went missing nine years ago and shespent time at Portage Place mall as part of her approach to finding her daughter it worked.

She got to know people on the street, eventually confronting gang members at a gang house and foundher daughter.

I was told later that I wasn't even aware that they had cameras all over, they had lights, guns, ammunition in there, said Courchene. But I think from the street people, I think word was sent to them to show me some respect.

A place like a "grandmother's house" should be set up near Portage Place so girls in trouble have a safe place when they need help, Courchene said.