In 2005, five-year-old Phoenix Sinclair was murdered on a cold basement floor in Fisher River Cree Nation. Her murder was a tragedy, but also a wake-up call to the inadequacies of child protection. Or was it? In Rekindled, we explore the circumstances of Phoenix's murder, including her disappearance, the discovery of her body, and the trial that put her killers away. But we also investigate what, if anything, has changed in child welfare since her death. Have the lessons lived on? Or do they need to be rekindled?
In 2021, new information came to light about the progress of the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry recommendations. I spoke with Children's Advocate Ainsely Krone to learn the details.
10 Dec 2021
S01 Episode 6: The Dangling Future
After Phoenix, the future for children is not certain. What was promised? What has happened? In the season one finale, we culminate the rekindling of Phoenix's legacy, a final reminder of what we were meant to learn and improve following her fate.
10 Dec 2021
S01 Episode 5: Ghost in the Machine
“We were watching the inner workings of this giant machine that chewed up Phoenix Sinclair and spat her out.” That’s what reporter Katie Nicholson said about Phoenix and her encounters with Manitoba’s child welfare system, a miasma of complexities and ineffeciencies that led the province to admit, “We failed her.”
10 Dec 2021
S01 Episode 4: Confinement
Phoenix Sinclair spent only two months in Fisher River Cree Nation, but the community is synonymous with her name. What happened there? And what were the consequences? Be warned: the answers are not easy to listen to.
10 Dec 2021
S01 Episode 3: The Invisible Child
In 2005, Phoenix disappeared. And what's more - no one seemed to notice. Or did they?
10 Dec 2021
S01 Episode 2: The Greenstick Killers
Samantha Kematch and Karl "Wes" McKay were convicted of first degree murder for Phoenix's death. As they remain in jail all these years later, we take a look at their histories, a trove of disturbing details that seem to lead to just one question - Why were these two caring for children?
9 Dec 2021
S01 Episode 1: Just the Dirt
The story of Phoenix Sinclair is one of tragedy, humanity, and blunder. In Just The Dirt, we give an overview of all of it, an important foundation before exploring the hard details of the story.
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