The Nazko First Nation gathered, drummed, and marched together, bringing awareness of the still missing Sidney Boyd.
The fifth annual walk to bring awareness of Boyd and other Missing or Murdered Indigenous Men, Women, and Children was held on Thursday, April 2.
Members of Nazko and friends gathered at the small park across from Season’s House and walked across the Walking Bridge to Echen Hall.
Martina Perry, sister to Boyd, was grateful for the support.
“A lot of things go unnoticed when there are no names brought forward and no pictures posted,” said Perry. “So today is in hopes of getting his name back out there. Just bringing that forward gives a little bit of comfort every day, just to allow people to not lose hope or give up.”
“After five years, not a single day goes by that we don’t think about Sidney,” said Munch. “We often wonder where he is, we look for him in the smallest of signs when we’re searching. We hold onto that hope that one day someone will come forward and give us that tip we need, where we can bring him back home, because it’s hard to grieve when we don’t know where he is. That’s a pain we live with every single day.”
Over the years, Sidney’s Walk has become more than a search for one man. It is also a way to bring awareness to the other still missing Indigenous men, women, and children from the region.
Sidney Boyd was reported missing on April 5, 2021.
He was last seen in Quesnel’s downtown core.
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