If I Go Missing Brianna Jonnie Summary

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Brianna Jonnie's letter "If I Go Missing" uses personal narrative, emotive language, and statistical comparison to highlight the systemic neglect and racial bias faced by Indigenous communities, emphasizing the need for social justice and equity in the cases of missing First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples. Brianna Jonnie begins her letter by thanking the WPS for finding a missing boy, and highlighting the collective efforts of the media, police and community to help find him. She brings up the point that Indigenous people, specifically girls, are not given the same attention. She implements logos and statistics to support her points, bringing up missing calls regarding missing Indigenous kids and them being reported missing to the public …show more content…

Doing so, she uses her ethos to establish her credibility by expressing her role in the community as she states “I am not involved in drugs, alcohol, prostitution or other illegal activity. I am not a runaway, nor am I involved with Child and Family Services. I am an honour-roll student, a volunteer, a coach, [and] a dancer.” Following this she employs logos, by providing statistics, pathos, by appealing to the reader's emotion and repetition by stating “I am more likely to go missing than my peers. I am more likely than my friends to be murdered by a person unknown to me. I am more likely to be raped, assaulted, or sexually violated. I cannot take public transportation or go for a walk without being approached.” Once again she contrasts the higher levels of risk she faces compared to her friends and others in the community. Approaching the end of her letter, Brianna Jonnie takes a step she feels obliged to take, providing a picture of herself and a statement in the event that she does go

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