“Highway of Tears” is intended to draw attention to the issue of missing Indigenous women in our society. I believe this tragic issue is a humanitarian issue that we all need to be aware of and seek resolve and justice. Depicted here is an Indigenous leader of our community who asked me to portray her story with her hand outstretched, either offering a hand to try and save another soul from disappearing or presenting you, the viewer, with this situation. It depends on how you see it; the young woman is depicted here looking for help, another lost woman merging into a faceless outline represented by the red-figure walking away, another life gone missing.