When Elroy Fontaine thinks about his older sister, Tina Fontaine, his mind takes him to a park in Winnipeg害羞草研究所檚 Point Douglas neighbourhood.

It害羞草研究所檚 where the two would sometimes hang out together.

A decade after the tragic death of the 15-year-old girl, one that shocked the country and was the catalyst for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Elroy Fontaine still stops by the special spot.

The siblings spent time in provincial care but would see each other during scheduled visits that included Slurpee runs and park hangs.

害羞草研究所淪he would sometimes take me out away from the visits 害羞草研究所� she let me play at the park,害羞草研究所� said the 18-year-old.

害羞草研究所淭ina would be very protective and motherly.害羞草研究所�

Saturday marks the 10-year anniversary of the day it害羞草研究所檚 believed the girl from Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation died.

Elroy Fontaine plans to honour the day by hosting a candlelight vigil where Tina害羞草研究所檚 body was discovered.

The girl had disappeared into the streets of Winnipeg, before her small, weighted-down body wrapped in plastic and a duvet cover was pulled from the Red River on Aug. 17, 2014.

Tina was raised by a great-aunt for much of her life but had been living in a Winnipeg hotel under the care of child and family services. She was reported missing a week before her body was found.

The following year, police charged a man with second-degree murder in her death. A jury found Raymond Cormier not guilty in 2018.

Tina害羞草研究所檚 death marked a turning point in how society treated and viewed missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Advocates and family members, who had long been calling for political action to address staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls, raised their voices even louder and demanded change.

害羞草研究所淲hen my sister became a poster child and there were rallies and it became national, I think it opened a lot of people害羞草研究所檚 eyes,害羞草研究所� said Elroy Fontaine.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 sad it had to take someone害羞草研究所檚 life for people to realize.害羞草研究所�

Shortly after Tina害羞草研究所檚 body was discovered, a huge crowd marched through Winnipeg害羞草研究所檚 downtown demanding justice.

Manitoba害羞草研究所檚 advocate for children and youth, Sherry Gott, remembers the day clearly. She was a social worker at the time.

害羞草研究所淭he walk was truly so quiet, and yet there were hundreds of people there. I was shocked like everyone else and outraged.害羞草研究所�

In the days, weeks and months that followed, there was change on different levels.

Public pressure forced the province to stop using hotels as placements for youth in care.

The Indigenous-led safety group Bear Clan Patrol re-emerged to canvass Winnipeg streets for missing Indigenous people.

The federal Liberal government, under newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, committed to a national inquiry. It published its final report in 2019, including 231 calls for justice.

Some advocates say Tina害羞草研究所檚 death brought more awareness but they still see children and youth being sexually exploited.

The advocate害羞草研究所檚 office completed an investigation into the services Tina received and issued recommendations for provincial bodies. While some have been completed, the challenges seem to persist.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e not seeing real change on the ground at the systemic level,害羞草研究所� said Gott.

Advocates say Winnipeg is still considered ground zero for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, while Indigenous children and youth continue to be disproportionately represented in the child welfare system.

Over the last year, Gott害羞草研究所檚 office has seen three young people who were sexually exploited die from drug poisoning. This further underscores the need for the provincial government to develop a co-ordinated response for mental health, addictions and abuse, she said.

害羞草研究所淭hey need to show moral courage and make this a priority and respond to the kids that are falling through the cracks.害羞草研究所�

Shanlee Scott says she sees it every day.

Scott is executive director of the resource centre Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad, which operates Tina害羞草研究所檚 Safe Haven, named after Tina Fontaine.

The drop-in centre works with youth who have no place to stay, no way to access mental health supports or health care and have been deprived of cultural connections.

The organization partners with therapy groups and Indigenous health providers to address the gaps in care.

害羞草研究所淭ina害羞草研究所檚 (Safe Haven) isn害羞草研究所檛 enough 害羞草研究所� Tina害羞草研究所檚 is serving an immediate need. It is not a long-term solution,害羞草研究所� said Scott.

Gott said she害羞草研究所檇 like to see a third-party review of Tracia害羞草研究所檚 Trust, the province害羞草研究所檚 sexual exploitation strategy launched in 2008, and for the government to release a plan on how it aims to address the national inquiry害羞草研究所檚 calls for justice.

Cabinet ministers Bernadette Smith and Nahanni Fontaine, who are Indigenous, addressed the anniversary earlier this week, saying the NDP government is committed to adhering to the recommendations from the national inquiry and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

They pointed to the government害羞草研究所檚 Matriarch Circle to assist in the work and a grant program in partnership with the Winnipeg Foundation to support families of the missing and murdered.

害羞草研究所淲e all have a responsibility. It害羞草研究所檚 not just governments. It害羞草研究所檚 not just police. It害羞草研究所檚 a society issue,害羞草研究所� said Smith, whose sister Claudette Osborne-Tyo disappeared in 2008.

The ministers said the government plans to release its strategy on missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people this fall.

Meanwhile, Elroy Fontaine finds solace in knowing his sister害羞草研究所檚 legacy lives on.

害羞草研究所淚t helps a lot to know that there害羞草研究所檚 still supporters 害羞草研究所� she害羞草研究所檚 not forgotten.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所� With files from Steve Lambert

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press