Life full of promise vanishes without a trace

In a 2009 documentary, Misty Faith Potts sits in a sun-drenched Alberta forest and speaks confidently about the safety of her home reserve. “Bad things happen in the world, but not here,” says the aspiring PhD student in the film wanorazi yumneze, which is about the clash of industry and indigenous values. “The creator will always protect us.”

Six years later, in those same woods, Ms. Potts’s family and friends are scouring the underbrush for any sign of the 37-year-old mother, once the academic pride of her community, who has been missing since March 14.

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